March 18, 2024

ICE Close: Canola Mixed to Start New Week

Canola futures managed just a mixed close to begin the week, with the nearby contracts higher and new-crop November slightly lower.

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March 18, 2024

Chicago Close: Wheat Lifted by Russia Attacks on Ukraine Ports

Wheat futures ended higher on Monday, lifted by Russian attacks on Ukraine export infrastructure over the weekend. Soybeans closed lower while corn was little changed.

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March 18, 2024

US Wheat Farm Numbers Decline

The number of US wheat farms has declined markedly over the past two decades, with those producing durum and spring wheat seeing the sharpest declines.

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March 18, 2024

USDA FAS Sees Slightly Smaller Argentina Soybean Crop

A hot, dry stretch of weather early in the New Year may have taken the top off what is still expected to be a very good 2023-24 Argentina soybean crop.

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March 15, 2024

Does it work to plant green into cover crops for corn? Five unique ON fields in 2023.

Planting corn directly into a living cover crop before it is killed by herbicide or tillage is not something that would have been considered 30 years ago. However, with advances in planter technology, herbicide options, an...

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March 15, 2024

Is it too early for nitrogen?

A warmer than normal winter coupled with dry weather through February has led to surprisingly good field conditions in much of southern Ontario. Some are questioning whether it makes sense to take advantage of the warm we...

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March 15, 2024

Make the most of a pause from pulses

Growers forced by disease to eschew peas and lentils have options to stay productive while the threat abates. It’s a bitter pill to swallow, but pulse producers across the Prairies have come to expect. it. Find out more on...

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March 15, 2024

Potato growers set up for fertigation success

Potato producer Sheldon Wiebe was part of a three-farmer panel on fertigation during Potato Production Days in Brandon earlier this winter. He, along with Russell Jonk of Swansfleet Alliance and Darren White of White Potat...

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March 15, 2024

Native insect acquires new taste for soybeans

A tiny North American moth species that has been seen in Canada has been developing a new appetite for soybean plants on the U.S. Plains. The soybean tentiform leafminer has been seen in Manitoba creating leaf injuries on ...

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March 15, 2024

StatsCan confirms intentions of more lentils, oats, & durum, & not quite as many canola acres in '24

Canadian farmers will be planting more pulse crops, oats, and durum in 2024. Acres of corn and soybeans are expected to be similar to last year, while wheat and canola area is expected to drop slightly, according to Statis...

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March 15, 2024

The Agronomists: The clubroot conundrum with Marissa Robitaille Balog & Stephen Stelkov

Clubroot is a persistent, destructive, soil-borne disease of canola that lurks in soil waiting to be carried by equipment, boots, wheels, or even wind to a new field. But there is more to managing the disease than just res...

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March 15, 2024

Edible Bean School: Breeding varieties for growers & end users

On this episode of RealAgriculture’s Edible Bean School, Hensall Co-op seed and research manager Paul Cornwell looks at what it takes to bring new edible varieties to market; how breeders work to strike a balance between t...

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March 15, 2024

Corn School: Four questions to ask before counting on biologicals for fixing N

There’s plenty of excitement for both economic and environmental reasons about the potential for biological nitrogen fixation for corn and other crops that don’t fix their own nitrogen, but a soil scientist from North Dako...

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