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CHS locks in fertilizer supply, scraps plan for N.D. plant

By GFM Network News, Reuters August 12, 2015

Reuters — U.S.-based agribusiness CHS Inc. said it would invest US$2.8 billion in a unit of fertilizer producer CF Industries to secure nitrogen fertilizer supplies. This is the third deal in a week in the highly fragmented global fertilizer industry, which is trying to cope with weak prices caused by excess supply. CHS will have

U.S. spring wheat yield projections highest ever

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen July 31, 2015

Fargo, N.D. (Reuters) — Yield potential for spring wheat grown in the northern U.S. Plains was projected as the highest on record, with the crop benefiting from timely planting and cool weather, according to results from an annual crop tour. Scouts on the Wheat Quality Council’s three-day tour of North Dakota, the top spring wheat

Good wheat prospects in central N.Dakota

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen July 29, 2015

(Reuters) — Spring wheat has good yield potential in west-central North Dakota, aided by early planting, scouts on one leg of an annual crop tour said on Wednesday. Crop scouts on the Wheat Quality Council’s tour traveling one route in west-central North Dakota made six stops, mostly in McLean County, and projected an average yield

Above-average wheat yields in southern North Dakota

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen July 28, 2015

Hebron, ND (Reuters) — Spring wheat prospects are above average in southern North Dakota, scouts on an annual crop tour said on Tuesday. Crop scouts on the Wheat Quality Council’s tour travelling one route in south-central and southwestern North Dakota made four stops and projected an average yield of 45.6 bushels per acre (bpa), above the

Soybean plant with nematode-filled cysts.

Local news, Oilseeds

On the lookout for soybean cyst nematodes

But make no mistake, this new destructive pest is coming and farmers  can learn more about it July 22 at the SMART Soybean Day in Carman 

By Allan Dawson July 16, 2015

Soybean cyst nematodes haven’t been found in Manitoba yet. That’s the good news. The bad news is it’s only a matter of time until they are, says University of Manitoba soil scientist Mario Tenuta. But early detection will help farmers manage it. The search for the small, soil-borne, worm-like parasites that can dramatically reduce soybean

Cereals, News

U.S. wheat industry alleges Canada discriminates

U.S. Wheat Associates says Canada’s grading system is like COOL in reverse

By Allan Dawson June 5, 2015

The United States’ wheat lobby is glad to be rid of Canada’s single-desk wheat seller; now it wants better access to Canadian wheat markets. U.S. Wheat Associates sent a letter to Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz May 20 saying Canadian wheat grading and varietal registration regulations unfairly discriminate against U.S. imports. “It is readily apparent to

Recipe Swap

Can rhubarb become toxic?

Prairie Fare: Rhubarb Cake

By Julie Garden-Robinson June 5, 2015

Do you remember the “telephone” game? You might have played it when you were a kid. In the game, one person whispers a message into the ear of the person next to him or her, then that person repeats the message to the person next to him or her and so on. By the end

Canola at the cotyledon stage. (Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Crops, Weather

U.S. canola crop also hurt by frost, likely off early estimates

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin June 4, 2015

CNS Canada — Recent frost that forced farmers to reseed canola fields across a large portion of Western Canada also reached into canola-growing regions of the northern U.S., with production likely taking a hit south of the border as well. “We’ve had at least 200,000 acres that have been reseeded, and a small number of

Country Crossroads, Other livestock

Amidst an oil boom, North Dakota produces premium caviar

There is only a limited number of paddlefish that can be caught per year

By Ernest Scheyder June 3, 2015

North Dakota is known globally not just for prolific oil production, but also, it turns out, for caviar. A distinctly American version of the salty delicacy prized for centuries by Russian czars gets its start each May in the cool waters where the Missouri and Yellowstone rivers converge, the same spot where explorers Lewis and

Cereals, News

Elgin-ND receives interim registration

This potentially high-yielding milling wheat will be available to western Canadian farmers in 2016

By Allan Dawson June 2, 2015

Elgin-ND, a new high-yielding American Dark Northern Spring wheat, received a three-year interim registration May 20 from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), making commercialization possible in Western Canada. FP Genetics has the Canadian distribution rights. Buying Elgin-ND for seed to be planted in Western Canada from American suppliers contravenes plant breeders’ rights’ laws and

Daily Network News

‘Significant’ Canadian GDP slide expected in 2026, FCC says

Gene edited, PRRS resistant pig approved in Canada

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end week higher

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CHS locks in fertilizer supply, scraps plan for N.D. plant

U.S. spring wheat yield projections highest ever

Good wheat prospects in central N.Dakota

Above-average wheat yields in southern North Dakota

On the lookout for soybean cyst nematodes

U.S. wheat industry alleges Canada discriminates

U.S. canola crop also hurt by frost, likely off early estimates

Amidst an oil boom, North Dakota produces premium caviar

Elgin-ND receives interim registration

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