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Corn Harvest In 2009 — Or Will It Be 2010?

By Pam De Rocquigny November 5, 2009

As fall progresses, many farmers are starting to consider overwintering their corn until next spring – a purely economical decision that is hard to debate. This article will focus on considerations before harvest, how to deal with high-moisture corn after harvest, and a few key points to ponder if you are considering leaving your corn

News

Frost contunied from page 1

October 8, 2009

Frost , from page 1 while stem rot causes plants to break and fall over, making harvest difficult. Phoma stem rot, which also causes plants to break, has infected some fields too. Sclerotinia is common in sunflowers now because growers are pushing their rotations, not allowing a big enough gap between when they grow sunflowers

News, Oilseeds

China Sees Good Grain Harvest

September 24, 2009

China’s agriculture minister said the country is still expecting a bumper harvest of autumn grain despite drought and early frost in major growing areas in the northeast. “The severe drought since August in parts of the northeast and south have affected grains production, but for the whole country, if there is no major weather disaster,

Country Crossroads

Readers’ Photos – for Sep. 24, 2009

September 24, 2009

EARLIEST CORN: Despite the late start to gardening this year, an early variety of short-stalked, heirloom corn, “Baby Orchard,” was ready to eat by mid-August. The tiny cobs, only four to five inches long, were bred by Canadian seedsman, Mr. Orchard, and introduced in the mid-1940s to home gardeners.

Cereals, Crops, Opinion

A New Home For KVD

By Laura Rance-Unger July 16, 2009

For Sale: One inexpensive but effective method of segregating different types of wheat according to quality and end-use characteristics. Well used, but in good condition. Reliable, low tech and user friendly – a proven performer. Reason for selling: Don’t like it. It gets in the way of lower wheat prices. Contact: Gerry Ritz, minister of

News

Slow U. S. Planting Could Tighten Corn Stocks Forecast

June 4, 2009

Planting delays in key areas of the U. S. corn belt this spring could lead to tight supplies of corn during the next year, forcing prices higher and further threatening profit margins at ethanol plants and livestock companies. The slow pace of corn planting east of the Mississippi River, including major production states such as

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Canola Hits Eight-Month High, Supplies Tighten

By Don Bousquet May 14, 2009

For three-times-daily market reports from Don Bousquet and RNI, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca Grain and oilseed prices at ICE Futures Canada in Winnipeg closed the week ended May 8 higher, with old-crop canola rising to its highest level in eight months. Export demand, friendly technical signals and speculative buying all combined to

Crops

Report Reviews Security Options

By Allan Dawson May 14, 2009

“The grain-marketing environment may be at a point in time where producer payment security is most warranted.” – EVALUATION OF PRODUCER PAYMENT SECURITY PROGRAMS REPORT Areport comparing programs to protect farmers against payment defaults when they deliver grain doesn’t reveal any clear winner, says Rob Brunel, vice-president of the Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP). “This report

Cereals, Crops

Grain Freight Charges Should Drop Next Crop… In Theory

By Allan Dawson May 7, 2009

Western farmers, on average, should pay 7.4 per cent less to move their grain to export in the 2009-10 crop year that starts Aug. 1 due mainly to lower railway fuel costs, the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) announced April 30. Assuming normal grain-shipping volumes, farmers collectively should, on average, pay $28.41 a tonne to ship

Crops

Biotech Giants Battle For Better Corn Seed

By Carey Gillam March 26, 2009

Competition is heating up in the lucrative U. S. corn market, as seed industry leaders Monsanto Co. and DuPont Co.’s Pioneer Hi-Bred race to win over farmers with an array of new seed products. For both, corn is king. It is the largest crop grown in the United States, and is a critical component not

Daily Network News

CBOT Weekly: USDA predicts declines in planting intentions

Protein Industries Canada funds Saskatchewan pulse ingredient project

February canola crush up from 2025, StatCan reports

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