Insights and Stories on Crops

Jul. 29, 2025 at 5:04 pm CDT

Australia's gains in wheat farm productivity have exceeded those in the United States, Canada and Europe and continue to rise while those of other developed markets slow or reverse.

By Peter Hobson, Reuters

Jul. 28, 2025 at 5:00 pm CDT

U.S. corn futures hit a two-week low on Monday and soybeans also fell as market players continued to brace for large crops and forecasts called for milder, non-threatening weather in the Midwest production belt.

By Julie Ingwersen, Reuters

Jul. 28, 2025 at 3:29 pm CDT

Glacier FarmMedia – Canola growers could soon see clearer, more detailed information on seed labels when shopping for clubroot resistance. Clubroot is a persistent and evolving soil-borne disease that affects canola and other cruciferous crops, causing swollen galls on roots that reduce nutrient uptake and stunt plant growth. The Clubroot Steering […]

By Don Norman

Jul. 28, 2025 at 3:19 pm CDT

With dry conditions in Australia’s southern production regions, the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in Canberra projected reduced wheat production for 2025/26. The attaché wrote in their report released on July 28 that Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria had low soil moisture levels going into wheat planting and there was below-average autumn rains.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Jul. 28, 2025 at 11:53 am CDT

All wheat production in Canada is to remain relatively steady in 2025/26 said the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in Ottawa. In the report released on July 28, they forecast 35.15 million tonnes compared to 34.96 million in 2024/25.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm