Reading Time: 3 minutes Copper deficiency can slash crop yields by 50 per cent and is often mistaken for herbicide injury — an agronomy expert explains what growers need to know.
Copper deficiency could be costing you 50 per cent of your yield
Copper nutrition has been understood since 1931, but growers are still leaving yield on the table by treating it as an afterthought in their fertility programs
AAFC projects tighter canola stocks for 2026-27
New crop wheat ending stocks held at 5.750 million tonnes, while the 2025-26 wheat carryout was projected at 7.250 million tonnes
Canadian canola carryout supplies at the end of the upcoming 2026-27 marketing year will be tighter than earlier projections, according to updated supply and demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, released April 17.
Western Australia farmers turn to canola over wheat as fuel, fertilizer costs rise
Farmers in Western Australia will swing to canola from wheat and plant less land than last year as they grapple with concerns over the availability and cost of fuel and fertilizer.
Alberta Whisky Act would tie spirit’s identity to local grain and farm roots
Proposed Bill 24 would define what qualifies as Alberta whisky, requiring local water and grain while building a provincial whisky trail to boost tourism
Reading Time: 3 minutes Proposed legislation would give Alberta whisky a defined identity tied to provincial grain and water, with a whisky trail aimed at boosting tourism.
CBOT Weekly: U.S. trade monitoring crops, weather
U.S. winter wheat drier than normal
Dry conditions in much of the U.S. are deteriorating the nascent winter wheat crop.
Prairie CWRS wheat bids dip with U.S. futures, rising loonie
Canada spring wheat bids were mostly lower during the week ended April 14, as strength in the Canadian dollar and mixed activity in the United States futures weighed on values.
UN warns of food crisis from Iran war, but grain analyst says supplies are strong
Fertilizer prices are climbing and Middle East shipping is disrupted, but ample grain stocks and pre-positioned inputs may cushion the blow for Northern Hemisphere farmers
Reading Time: 3 minutes The UN says disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz threaten global food systems, but a leading grain analyst says supplies remain strong.
Argus cuts Ukraine wheat crop forecast on lower harvest area
Ukraine’s 2026 wheat harvest is expected to be 23.5 million metric tons, down from 23.9 million tons in December.
CBOT Weekly: April supply and demand report a ‘nothing burger’
There was very little change in the April supply and demand estimates from the United States Department of Agriculture on April 9, with the report essentially being a carbon copy of the March estimates.
Feed Grain Weekly: Demand rises despite war uncertainty
Demand is ongoing and prices are slowly rising for feed grains despite the war in Iran, said Brandon Motz, owner and manager of CorNine Commodities in Lacombe, Alta.