ICE Close: Canola Lacks Direction

Canola futures ended mixed on Wednesday, as there was little fresh news to influence bids either way to a great extent.

Chicago Close: Soybeans Down on Warm, Sunny Weather

Soybean futures declined on Wednesday, feeling pressure from favourable Midwest weather.

Sideways Pattern Expected for Corn, Soy Futures

With attention shifting away from last week’s USDA supply-demand update and toward the looming U.S. harvest, rangebound activity is expected in corn and soybean futures – barring a fresh outside influence.

Grains Innovation Fund Now Open to Applications

Manitoba Harvest Falls Further Behind Average Pace

The Manitoba harvest has fallen behind the average pace by more than 20 percentage points due to continued overly wet conditions.

Late blight in potatoes detected in Norfolk County

Target optimum planting date for winter wheat

As we saw with the 2019 winter wheat crop, if winter wheat is planted late and if conditions are not fit, there is a greater risk of winter survival issues. Read more on target optimum planting dates from this Farmtario ar...

Adzuki beans showing growth in ON

Farmland value increases slow down

Farmland values across Canada are still rising but at a lower rate than recent years. Farm Credit Canada reviewed the first six months of 2019 and found a national average increase of three percent, compared to 6.6 percent...

September WASDE puts spotlight on corn, soybean crop

September’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report showed little movement in field crop production estimates, but highlighted fluctuations in corn and soybeans. Hear the full breakdown of the Septemb...

Hope for ON's harvest at the mercy of Mother Nature

After being at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show, it’s very clear that the fate of farmers’ profitability rests firmly in the hands of Mother Nature. Starting in 2018, Mother Nature has not exactly been on friendly terms with far...

Strip tillage gains traction in ON

Ontario farmers have been strip tilling for almost two decades, but the soil conservation tillage method appears to be gathering momentum across the province. Find out more on strip tillage from this Real Agriculture repor...

Model-based estimates shift field crop production numbers

Statistic Canada is out with its Principal Field Crop Estimates for the month of August, and the model-based analysis paints a bit of a different picture than the July report. Read more on the estimates from this Real Agri...