U.S. Department of Agriculture Archives - Page 35 of 55

Let’s Feed Ourselves

By Alan Guebert May 26, 2011

Squeeze almost any official of almost any agbiz or farm group and the words “Feed the world” will cross their lips. The phrase is this century’s “Manifest Destiny,” a near-imperative, a cornerstone of our export-directed ag policy. But this ambition, according to the number-crunching crew in Daryll Ray’s ag shop at the University of Tennessee,

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

World’s Wheat Crop Not Yet A Writeoff

By Phil Franz-Warkentin May 19, 2011

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts saw some choppy activity during the week ended May 13, finishing with declines for the most part as speculative profit-taking and ideas that seeding conditions were improving in parts of the Canadian Prairies weighed on values. Those planting conditions are expected to be a key factor to watch in the

Forages, Livestock

Manitoba Forage Seed Grower Joins Anti-Monsanto Legal Action

May 5, 2011

In the age of patent protection, there’s lots of precedent for corporate giants suing farmers – but few farmers willing to take on the corporations. Well, meet Paul Gregory. He is among 60 farmers, producer groups and seed companies suing Monsanto Co. by challenging its patents on genetically modified seed. Gregory, who owns Interlake Forage

Cereals, Crops, News

“Point Of No Return” For U.S. Hard Winter Wheat

April 28, 2011

Prolonged drought conditions through Texas, Oklahoma and southern areas of Kansas, the top U.S. wheat-growing state, have left wheat industry experts fearing there is little hope for much of the new wheat crop due to be harvested this summer. Indeed, the U.S. Department of Agriculture last week said fully 38 per cent of the entire

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Waters Remain Muddied For Seeding Predictions

April 14, 2011

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform were mixed during the week ended April 8, with old-crop months down and new-crop contracts posting advances. The sell-off of the nearby May and July canola futures reflected the ample old-crop supply situation and the absence of demand from the domestic and export sectors. Talk surfaced

Crops, Oilseeds

Cancer Cause Or Crop Aid? Glyphosate Faces Big Test

By Carey Gillam April 14, 2011

Critics say it’s a chemical that could cause infertility or cancer, while others see it speeding the growth of super weeds and causing worrying changes to plants and soil. Backers say it is safe and has made a big contribution to food production. It’s glyphosate, the key – but controversial – ingredient in Roundup herbicide

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Western Barley Sees Actual Trading

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 7, 2011

Canola contracts on the ICE Futures Canada platform moved higher during the week ended April 1, taking their cue from the rally in the U.S. soybean and corn markets. Activity was range-bound and choppy for the first half of the week, as participants squared their positions ahead of two widely anticipated U.S. Department of Agriculture

Grain Markets

Corn To Meet Or Exceed 2008 Record Price

April 7, 2011

KANSAS CITY, MO./REUTERS Corn futures rallied April 3, matching the record-high price set during the 2008 global food crisis and extending sharp gains posted the previous week due to very tight supplies. Futures added over three per cent to a rally that began on March 31 when the U.S. Department of Agriculture pegged quarterly corn

Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Trading Refocuses On Market Fundamentals

March 31, 2011

Canola contracts traded on the ICE Futures Canada plat form chopped around within a narrow range during the week ended March 25, but the bias was to the upside in the end. The market took a much-needed breather after seeing some volatile price swings over the past month. With consolidation the order of the day,

Crops

Syngenta To Go Ahead With Ethanol-Specific Corn

By Carey Gillam March 24, 2011

Amonth after receivi ng regulatory approva l , Swiss agricultural company Syngenta is starting to sign up U.S. farmers to grow its new biotech corn seed aimed at ethanol production, but expects to enrol fewer than 20,000 acres in a contracted growing arrangement this spring, a top company executive said Mar. 16. Syngenta is meeting

Daily Network News

Canadian agriculture must be seen as growth sector: Blois

Chicken, eggs benefit from demand for economical protein

Spain detects first swine fever cases outside initial Barcelona outbreak zone

Tag Archives U.S. Department of Agriculture