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Hope fades for relief to U.S. drought

Jul. 25, 2012 at 1:25 pm CDT

Midday weather updates indicated worsening stress on the U.S. corn and soybean crops for the next two weeks as the worst drought in over 50 years retains a firm hold on America’s heartland, an agricultural meteorologist said on Wednesday. "There are no soaking rains seen through Aug. 8," said Andy […]

Soy drops as rains loom; corn yo-yos on profit-taking

Jul. 24, 2012 at 4:57 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Manitoba crops – some farmers swathing, others could use rain

Jul. 24, 2012 at 1:35 pm CDT

By mafri

Feds fund food safety audit for chicken producers

Jul. 24, 2012 at 10:38 am CDT

Rain to help crops in northern Midwest

Jul. 24, 2012 at 8:46 am CDT

By Sam Nelson

CWB wheat/barley marketing programs ready, canola in works

Jul. 23, 2012 at 5:18 pm CDT

The Canadian Wheat Board’s marketing programs for wheat, durum and barley are ready to be launched with the start of the 2012/13 (Aug/Jul) crop year, according to an official with the CWB. Pool programs for canola were also in the works. "There is no question that the CWB is ready […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Hail claims pile up in Manitoba and Saskatchewan

Jul. 23, 2012 at 4:58 pm CDT

There are already more crop hail claims in Manitoba than were filed for the entire 2011 growing season. At nearly 1,800, Manitoba claim numbers have surpassed the number filed to date in Alberta, despite a much smaller cropped acreage in Manitoba. The majority of the claims come from a storm […]

By Canadian Crop Hail Association

Cargill recalls us ground beef after salmonella outbreak

Jul. 23, 2012 at 4:53 pm CDT

Nearly 15 tons of ground beef have been recalled by a unit of agriculture conglomerate Cargill Inc in connection with a seven-state outbreak of salmonella across the northeast and Virginia, the United States Department of Agriculture said. Cargill Meat Solutions, based in Wichita, Kansas, voluntarily recalled 29,339 pounds of fresh […]

By Reuters

Corn and soybeans pull back from peaks

Jul. 23, 2012 at 4:46 pm CDT

U.S. corn slid more than 1 per cent from record highs on Monday and soy tumbled more than 3 per cent from its peaks, due to forecasts for rain in drought-plagued U.S. crop regions, tumbling equities and a stronger dollar. "Forecasts are a little wetter than they were last week, […]