Crops

The US Department of Agriculture released its prospective plantings report on Friday.  It says U.S. farmers are aiming to expand plantings of corn, wheat and soybeans this year, as the ongoing war in Ukraine keeps global supplies tight. But analysts say adverse planting conditions are likely to trim back the expansion in some northern U.S. states as […]

Global grain trader Viterra’s management team in Russia plans to create an independent Russian grain exporter once the company ceases export activities in the country. Viterra — whose owners include mining and trading giant Glencore and the investment management firm for the Canada Pension Plan — has decided not to continue its origination and export […]

The Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) has committed over $467,000 to four research projects funded through the Alberta Agriculture Funding Consortium (AFC) in the 2022-2023 crop year. “The projects Sask Wheat funded through the AFC program address key issues that are important to Saskatchewan wheat producers such as efficient fertilizer application and studying herbicide […]

Cargill says it will take a further step back from the Russian market by stopping handling Russian grain from its export terminal from July, although its shipping unit will continue to carry grain from Russian ports. Most international grain traders have stopped new investment in Russia since last year following Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine […]

Six farmers from southeast Missouri find themselves at odds with Bayer CropScience after allegedly saving and subsequently planting soybean seed that contained the company’s Roundup Ready 2 Xtend technology. Bayer also alleges that four of the six growers illegally applied dicamba formulations not approved for over-the-top (OTT) use on Xtend soybeans and did so after […]

As the rally in canola on ICE Futures continued yesterday, an analyst stressed it’s not when this upswing ends, but where. David Derwin of PI Financial in Winnipeg spoke of when canola prices were falling, and they broke through that psychological barrier of $800 per tonne on their way down. Derwin says that would be a natural place […]

The East Central Research Foundation farm near Yorkton has taken part in a trial on cadmium accumulation in flax.  South Korea won’t accept flax due to unacceptably high levels of cadmium. Ishita Patel was the project leader.  She’s based at the South East Research Farm at Redvers. “As a solution to this issue, perhaps producers […]

Springtime still seems distant for southern Manitoba as snow remains and freezing temperatures persist. However, provincial pulse specialist Dennis Lange says current conditions are setting up well for seeding after temperatures rise and snow melts. In its latest flood outlook released last Wednesday, the province projected a major risk of flooding along the Red River due to […]