With bees and other pollinators in mind, corn and soybean growers who’ve used seed flow lubricants when planting seed treated with neonicotinoid pesticides will have only one option this spring. Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has rolled out new guidelines for corn and soybean planting which will permit only the use of Bayer […] Read more
New seed flow lubricant to be only one allowed on corn, soy
U.S. grains: Soy jumps most in two weeks on tightening supplies
Corn gains second consecutive month, wheat down fourth month in row Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybeans surged into the close of trading on Friday, finishing just below their session high and climbing for the second straight day on good demand for U.S. supplies in the early days of a bumper harvest in South America, […] Read more
Oats/corn spread narrows in, as oats rise
CNS Canada — Oats futures at the Chicago Board of Trade are currently at their strongest levels relative to corn since 2006, as Canadian logistics issues have caused nearby oats contracts to jump higher while corn values hold steady. The March oats contract gained US16 cents per bushel on Tuesday to close at US$4.1675, only […] Read more
Weak prices to slow expansion in Man. corn acres
Lower prices are expected to slow the expansion of corn acreage in Manitoba this spring. Last spring, 380,000 acres of corn were planted in Manitoba, a jump from 300,000 in 2012 and 180,000 in 2011. But a recent downturn in corn prices, due to large production in the U.S., is expected to curb farmer enthusiasm […] Read more
Three Chinese men charged with stealing U.S. seed technology
Three Chinese nationals have been charged in two separate cases of trying to steal seed technology, trade secrets under development in the United States, authorities said on Thursday. After a two-year investigation, a man working for a Chinese conglomerate was arrested on charges of stealing inbred corn seed from production fields in Iowa and Illinois […] Read more
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