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Wheat near Stockholm, Saskatchewan in July, 2024. | Greg Berg photo

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Prairie Wheat Weekly: Wheat, durum cash prices lower on the week

Jul. 25, 2025 at 10:53 am CDT

Cash prices for spring wheat and durum across the Canadian Prairies pulled back during the week ended July 24.

Precision 4R cuts farm greenhouse gas emissions

Jul. 25, 2025 at 9:41 am CDT

By Jeff Melchior

Saskatchewan Crop Report: Rains benefit some crops

Jul. 24, 2025 at 3:19 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Feed Grain Weekly: Buyers holding off from making purchases

Jul. 24, 2025 at 11:43 am CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

ICE Weekly: Canola trade choppy, makes weekly gains

Jul. 24, 2025 at 11:43 am CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

CBOT Weekly: ‘It’s a weather game now’ says Lusk

Jul. 23, 2025 at 3:34 pm CDT

As the rest of July plays out, United States soybeans and corn will remain in a weather market, said Sean Lusk, vice-president of Walsh Commodity Hedging Services in Chicago.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Manitoba crops still in good shape

Jul. 23, 2025 at 11:17 am CDT

Manitoba cereals, oilseeds and pulses continue to develop nicely, the province’s latest crop report said.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Spencer Harris (green shirt) speaks with attendees at the Nutrien Ag Solutions crop plots at Ag in Motion on July 16, 2025. Photo: Greg Berg

Interest in biological crop inputs continues to grow

Jul. 22, 2025 at 5:53 pm CDT

It was only a few years ago that interest in alternative methods such as biologicals to boost a crop’s nutrient uptake seemed to spike in popularity. But according to Spencer Harris, senior vice-president of global ag retail for Nutrien Ag Solutions, biologicals are not all that new for Nutrien — the global ag retailer has been researching biological crop inputs for nearly two decades.

By Greg Berg

Pulse Weekly: AAFC revises data for largest pulse crops

Jul. 22, 2025 at 1:32 pm CDT

As pulse crops across the country continue to develop, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada updated its estimates for dry peas and lentils. AAFC issued its July supply and demand report on July 21.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm