When to switch corn hybrids in a wet spring

Wet spring conditions across Ontario have some corn growers contemplating whether it’s time to switch hybrids and plant shorter season corn hybrids. Find out more on the topic from this RealAgriculture report.

ON Corn Committee hybrid selector tool

The hybrid selector tool allows head-to-head comparisons of up to 4 hybrids across up to 4 years in the Ontario corn committee performance trials. The tool provides a summary of performance trial and economic returns of th...

Saskatchewan Planting Advances, but Continues to Lag

Saskatchewan producers made progress in the fields last week, but planting is continuing to lag the five- and 10-year average pace.

CPKC Offers Proposal to Bring Certainty to Timing of Possible Work Stoppage

US Hard Red Winter Yield Potential Mostly Higher; Soft Red Lower

Yields in the primary US Hard Red Winter states are forecast to be mostly higher this year, but the same isn’t true for the notable Soft Red states.

Manitoba Seeding Now Ahead of Average Pace

Railway Strike Date Now Uncertain

A date for a possible strike or lockout of CN and CPKC rail employees remains uncertain after the federal government last week asked the Canadian Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) to weigh in on whether a labour disruption...

US Corn Planting Continues to Lag Average Pace, Soybeans Slightly Ahead

US producers were able to make decent corn and soybean planting progress this past week, with corn still lagging the average pace but soybeans slightly ahead.

Late blight threat forecast is high for potato crops in 2024

Sometimes Mother Nature provides perfect conditions for late blight, but on-farm mitigation practices can help control it. Reducing late blight risk was the focus of a panel discussion at the Ontario Potato Conference held...

How ON crops are shaping up so far

Winter wheat is advanced by 10-14 days in southern Ontario compared to other years, particularly in early planted fields. Corn planting has been concentrated mainly on lighter textured soils due to sporadic showers across ...

Early Start Puts Alberta Planting Progress Ahead of Normal

Progress may be lagging in both Manitoba and Saskatchewan, but farmers are getting the 2024 into the ground ahead of schedule in Alberta.

USDA Lowers Old-Crop US Wheat Stocks; Rebound Projected for 2024-25

The USDA lowered its 2023-24 US wheat ending stocks estimate from last month, but a rebound is projected for 2024-25.

US, Global Soybean Stocks Forecast to Expand in 2024-25

Much heftier soybean ending stocks are on the way for 2024-25 – both for the US and the world.