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Cereal harvest begins in Manitoba, hay, forage yields well below average

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for August 6

By Manitoba Agriculture August 6, 2019

Southwest Region Higher than normal temperatures prevailed with very little to no rain across the region. Scattered showers in Russell and Birtle areas amounted to less than 5 mm. Crops are showing symptoms of prolonged dry weather and in some cases, soils are close to the permanent wilting point. Most winter cereals are close to

CBOT September 2019 corn with 20-, 100- and 200-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans ease on Midwest rains, trade worries

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume August 6, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures eased on Tuesday as better-than-expected rain in parts of the Midwest and forecasts for more showers lessened concerns about further yield losses in dry areas of the farm belt. Wheat futures declined as pressure from an advancing U.S. harvest and a firmer U.S. dollar dragged down

W.G. Dickson’s combine setup, pictured with sons Murray and Archie in 1943.

Country Crossroads, Other

Second World War-era photos show novel solution to labour shortage

Photos donated to the Manitoba Agricultural Museum show W.G. Dickson’s unique combine setup

By Manitoba Agricultural Museum July 24, 2019

Photos recently donated to the Manitoba Agricultural Museum may show one farmer’s novel solution to labour shortages during the Second World War. The Dickson Henderson family of the Boissevain area donated several digital images to the museum. One photo shows a pull-type combine set up to allow remote operation of the tractor from the combine

Crops, Markets, Weather

U.S. grains: Rains fuel crop worries, lift corn, soy, wheat

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek June 20, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures jumped on Thursday as expectations for more rain in the U.S. Midwest heightened worries about bad weather reducing autumn harvests. Forecasts called for rain over the next five days, which would keep some fields too wet to plant and add stress to planted crops that are

A view of the “Bridge of No Return” from the South Korean side of the DMZ between North and South Korea. (Bob Hilscher/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops

North Korea faces food crisis after poor harvest, UN says

By GFM Network News, Tom Miles May 3, 2019

Geneva | Reuters — Four in 10 North Koreans are chronically short of food and further cuts to already minimal rations are expected after the worst harvest in a decade, the United Nations said on Friday. Official rations are down to 300 grams (10.6 ounces) per person per day, the lowest ever for this time

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat futures tumble on increasing global supply estimates

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek April 16, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures slumped on Tuesday with strong crop ratings and increased forecasts for global harvests pushing Chicago Board of Trade wheat to a one-month low. Wheat prices came under pressure after the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a weekly report issued late on Monday, rated 60 per cent

CBOT March 2019 corn (orange) and March 2019 soybeans (green). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: All eyes on March 1 trade deadline

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm February 13, 2019

As high-level trade talks are underway in Beijing this week between the U.S. and China, commodity markets are watching carefully, said an analyst following the Chicago Board of Trade. “All eyes are on March 1,” said Steve Georgy of Allendale Inc. Should negotiators fail to make any progress toward resolving the U.S./China trade war, the

Stored grain has to be both cool and dry to minimize the risk of spoilage.

Crops, News

Drying grain may become the norm as harvests trend later

Natural air drying with supplemental heat hasn’t caught on in Alberta yet, but it soon could, says expert 

By Jennifer Blair January 29, 2019

Prairie farmers may need to get used to leaving grain in the field at harvest. “Harvest might be starting earlier, but poor weather during the harvest season is slowing down that last little bit of harvest, and there’s more and more crop being left in the field in October,” said Joy Agnew, program manager at

USDA’s main home page on Jan. 11, 2019. (GFM Staff photo)

Crops, Markets, Weather

U.S. shutdown sends grain traders, farmers hunting for data

By GFM Network News, P.J. Huffstutter, Tom Polansek January 11, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — When the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a slew of key farm reports would not be released on Friday due to the partial government shutdown, the phones at crop forecaster Gro Intelligence blew up. The USDA was set to release its views on the projected size of U.S. soybean stockpiles, among

Crops, Markets, Weather

December StatsCan report could vary from years past

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News December 4, 2018

CNS Canada — After this fall’s long, drawn-out harvest, some analysts predict Statistics Canada’s final Production of Principal Field Crops numbers could vary from the usual pattern. StatsCan’s report, due out Thursday, is a “very uncertain” report “because that was probably one of the most bizarre falls we’ve ever had on the Prairies,” said Ken

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Soy futures hit June 2024 high as China ramps up buying

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Cereal harvest begins in Manitoba, hay, forage yields well below average

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans ease on Midwest rains, trade worries

Second World War-era photos show novel solution to labour shortage

U.S. grains: Rains fuel crop worries, lift corn, soy, wheat

North Korea faces food crisis after poor harvest, UN says

U.S. grains: Wheat futures tumble on increasing global supply estimates

CBOT weekly outlook: All eyes on March 1 trade deadline

Drying grain may become the norm as harvests trend later

U.S. shutdown sends grain traders, farmers hunting for data

December StatsCan report could vary from years past

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