Insights and Stories on Grain Marketing

Sep. 21, 2020 at 8:14 pm CDT

E-marketplace Farmers Business Network (FBN) has disposed of the annual membership fee that allowed members access to its various buying groups and services. California-based FBN, which has operated in the U.S. since 2014 and expanded to Canada in 2017, announced Tuesday (Sept. 15) its farmer members may now have “access […]

By Dave Bedard

Mar. 26, 2018 at 1:05 pm CDT

By Brenda Tjaden OrganicBiz contributor  There’s an old adage in farming: half of the trick to success in grain marketing is planting the right crop in the first place. To that end, we can look at new-crop production contracting opportunities to guide seeding decisions. Unfortunately for organic growers, these are […]

By OrganicBiz

Nov. 20, 2017 at 2:16 pm CST

Winnipeg | CNS Canada – The future of grain marketing includes access to a larger market for producers online, according to Lyle Ehrmantraut. “You have to be able to see the deals to make the best decisions. So without all the deals in front of you in a centralized system […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Nov. 17, 2017 at 4:20 pm CST

Winnipeg | CNS – As yields grow throughout North America and the physical size of the crop becomes larger, farmers who invest in storage bins now, stand to reap the rewards later. “Guys with space are winning,” said Kurt Ahrens, founder of Grainbot in Omaha, Nebraska. Speaking at the Grain […]

By Dave Sims

Sep. 29, 2017 at 9:38 am CDT

Your location will have had a big impact to your harvest outcome this year. Weather issues stressed crops across the Prairies. Whether you had a bumper crop or a poor crop, you need to review your marketing plan. This is the critical time when prices and trends can be set […]

By Brian Wittal