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GRAINS-Soybeans sink nearly 4 pct; corn hits 2-1/2 year low

Jul. 23, 2013 at 3:43 pm CDT

U.S. soybean futures tumbled on Tuesday as cash basis bids weakened in key locations in the U.S. Midwest and farmers sold some of their scarce old-crop supplies. Corn futures also came under pressure, with the new-crop contract falling to its lowest level in more than 2-1/2 years as forecasts for […]

DuPont seeks exit from paints business to focus on farms

Jul. 23, 2013 at 1:45 pm CDT

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FCC annual report reflects positive outlook

Jul. 23, 2013 at 1:06 pm CDT

Feds fund canola cluster

Jul. 23, 2013 at 12:55 pm CDT

Irving Oil said to cause spike in value of ethanol credits

Jul. 22, 2013 at 4:37 pm CDT

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Ebbing beef prices pare early U.S. cattle futures gains

Jul. 22, 2013 at 4:10 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle on Monday sagged with lower wholesale beef prices, said analysts and traders. The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday afternoon quoted the wholesale price of choice beef at $188.98 per hundredweight (cwt), which was down 24 cents from Friday. Select cuts fell 97 cents to […]

By Theopolis Waters

GRAINS-Soymeal climbs daily limit on tight supply; corn sags

Jul. 22, 2013 at 4:06 pm CDT

U.S. soybean meal futures rose by the daily trading limit to a new contract high on Monday as processors scrambled to obtain scarce supplies of the oilseed. But new-crop U.S. corn futures fell for the fifth time in seven sessions as much of the Midwest benefited from weekend showers and […]

By Tom Polansek

Weed resistance – Palmer amaranth marches north

Jul. 22, 2013 at 3:28 pm CDT

Three years ago, Dr. Ford Baldwin stood in a field near Widener, Arkansas, and spoke of the many challenges facing growers in the Mid-South of the U.S. He talked about the advance of resistant weed species and how, five years prior to that, he’d written about the looming “train wreck” […]

By Ralph Pearce

W. Cdn CWRS wheat bids down for fourth straight week

Jul. 22, 2013 at 3:17 pm CDT

Cash bids for CWRS across western Canada moved lower for the fourth straight week during the period ended July 22, as weather conditions have been generally favourable for wheat development in North America, analysts noted. On July 22, average spot bids for 13.5% CWRS acrossManitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta came in at […]

By Terryn Shiells

Crop rotation – it works; scientists now say why

Jul. 22, 2013 at 1:44 pm CDT

Crop rotation has been used since Roman times to improve plant nutrition and to control the spread of disease. A new study to be published in Nature’s ‘The ISME Journal’ reveals the profound effect it has on enriching soil with bacteria, fungi and protozoa. “Changing the crop species massively changes […]

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