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Soybeans still picking up acres

By Gord Gilmour March 1, 2013

At one time the edible bean workshops would have been the hot ticket at the Manitoba Special Crops Symposium and you’d be fighting for a chair. This year there were just a few scattered groups of growers listening to presentations on everything from harvest methods to seeding techniques and there were likely more empty chairs

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Precipitation elsewhere drags on oilseed momentum

By Dwayne Klassen February 28, 2013

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform posted small advances during the week ended Feb. 22. The gains would have been significantly higher had it not been for some late-week taking of profits by a variety of market participants. Some of the strength was related to the downward swing in the value of

Crops, International news, Oilseeds

Rains bolster Paraguay soy crop

By Mariel Cristaldo February 28, 2013

Reuters / Paraguay’s soy farmers should gather a record 2012-13 crop of more than eight million tonnes after recent rains eased concerns that yields could take a last-minute pounding from dryness in the world’s No. 4 exporter. While the South American country’s harvests are small when compared with those of neighbouring soy giants Argentina and

Crops, News, Oilseeds

Dock worker strike exposes weak link for Brazilian export powerhouse

By Gustavo Bonato, Roberto Samora March 1, 2013

The government wants to privatize  158 ports to attract private investment,  but workers fear a loss of jobs

Reuters / Dock workers shut down the movement of global commodities through Brazilian ports early Feb. 22 during a six-hour strike to protest the government’s plan to overhaul regulations and put more than 150 terminals in the hands of the private sector. The short-lived work stoppage provided a glimpse of what could turn out to

Crops, News, Oilseeds, Pulses, Weather

Soybean planting protocols still under investigation

By Gord Gilmour February 23, 2013

Soybean acreage is soaring in Manitoba, but some basic agronomy — such as how, when, and with what to plant the crop — is still being hammered out. Seeding dates and rates, row spacing, and post-seeding rolling practices are the focus of trials being conducted by Brent VanKoughnet of Agri Skills for the Manitoba Pulse

Crops, News, Oilseeds, Weather

Crop insurance expands areas for heat-loving crops

By Allan Dawson February 23, 2013

This is something farmers have been asking for, especially  with the release of earlier-maturing varieties

Crop insurance on soybeans, corn, open-pollinated corn, edible beans, sunflowers and lentils is being expanded — on a test basis — across Manitoba this year. Until now, those crops were only insurable in areas deemed to be warm enough, and with enough frost-free days. However, farmers from outside those areas have been asking for coverage,

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Expect canola to give back some acres this spring

By Phil Franz-Warkentin February 23, 2013

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts moved off their recent highs during the week ended Feb. 15, with speculative profit-taking and increased farmer selling — brought on by the previous week’s rally — weighing on values. The market ran into support to the downside and was showing signs of stabilizing ahead of the Louis Riel Day

Crops, Oilseeds, Weather

It’s not the heat — it’s the photoperiod

By Gord Gilmour February 23, 2013

You can breed soybeans to grow just about anywhere, but whether you’d want to is another question, says an Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada soybean breeder. Elroy Cober told the recent Manitoba Special Crops Symposium that it’s widely expected that Manitoba will take the No. 2 slot behind Ontario in the coming season. “The short-season areas

Crops, Oilseeds, Weather

Argentine soy crops still thirsty for rain

February 23, 2013

Buenos Aires / Reuters / The scant rains and high temperatures worrying Argentine farmers since January have started to hit the development of corn and soy, particularly later-planted crops, the Agriculture Ministry said Feb. 15. Rain that fell in the previous few days did not reach many areas in urgent need of water after weeks

Cereals, Crops, News, Oilseeds

High costs expected to bite into U.S. farm profit

By Reuters February 22, 2013

The seven-year-old U.S. agricultural boom, driven by record-high commodity prices and painfully tight supplies, is expected to peak this year and then come to an abrupt end as high costs start to bite, the government projected Feb. 11. The U.S. Agriculture Department said farm income would soar to a record $127.6 billion this year, up

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The Canadian GMO mustard wars: Dijon vs canola

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