Insights and Stories on Crops

Back to the future for grain price outlooks

Nov. 20, 2015 at 3:24 pm CST

If there were any lingering doubts over whether the grain price party is over, a few hours at this year’s Cereals North America conference last week firmly laid them to rest. Speaker after speaker set the scene for a melancholy outlook. Stocks are at or near record levels for many […]

Building a 137 bushel CPS crop

Nov. 13, 2015 at 9:15 am CST

By Lee Hart

The giant pumpkin growers of Manitoba

Oct. 30, 2015 at 9:02 am CDT

By Lorraine Stevenson

Food farms are a hit

Oct. 23, 2015 at 10:16 am CDT

By Debbie Furber

Managing risk basis: Demystifying the variables

Sep. 25, 2015 at 10:43 am CDT

By Duncan Morrison

USDA raises soybean estimate, cuts corn outlook

Sep. 11, 2015 at 1:47 pm CDT

The U.S. Agriculture Department on Friday surprisingly raised its forecast for domestic soybean production, based on expectations for record yields in key states such as Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska. The government lowered its forecast for corn production by more than expected in its monthly supply and demand report. But supplies, […]

By Mark Weinraub/Reuters

In praise of water, and beavers

Sep. 11, 2015 at 11:18 am CDT

It frustrates me as I travel around the country witnessing how human nature can be so misguided. Sometimes we can be short sighted and forget that we need to look at the big picture. Even though we mean no harm, some of our agricultural practices can cause more damage than […]

By — Steve Kenyon

Make sure you test the right pound of ground: Les Henry

Sep. 4, 2015 at 9:59 am CDT

First, some general tips around soil testing. The first thing to note about soil testing is that it is an index — it is not like a dipstick in a crankcase. A soil test (index) rates a soil as very low to excessive and is one piece of information to […]

By Les Henry

Measuring your harvest loss is the first step to managing it

Aug. 6, 2015 at 3:42 pm CDT

In a drought year like this one, when every bushel counts, the last thing a producer wants to do is to leave grain on the ground. But harvest loss — to the tune of up to five bushels an acre — is a costly problem for growers across the Prairies. […]

By Jennifer Blair

Recipes for better soil

Jul. 31, 2015 at 9:30 am CDT

You can’t control Mother Nature, but you can have some control over the health of your soil. At a recent workshop, soil scientist Jill Clapperton outlined some visible indicators of soil health, and described a few things producers could do to improve their soil. “If you have healthy plants, you […]

By Alexis Kienlen