Crops
Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. transportation network is inadequate to cope with bumper crops due to be harvested this season, creating a critical role for storage operations, the head of CHS Inc., a leading agricultural co-operative, said Friday. Farmers, who had already struggled with a tight supply of railcars delivering fertilizer this spring, will […] Read more
U.S. railcar crunch makes crop storage critical: CHS chief
Omnitrax puts brakes on crude through Churchill
CNS Canada –– Omnitrax has announced it will not be shipping oil through northern Manitoba’s Port of Churchill after all. The Denver-based company, which owns the Hudson Bay port facility and rail line serving it, had expressed interest in the idea, but said Friday it had suspended plans to ship crude oil for the foreseeable […] Read more
Excess moisture, cool spring swamp wild rice crop
CNS Canada — Many crops have felt the effects of excess moisture and a late, cool spring this year — and even the crops that already grow in water have been impacted. Weather conditions have been tough on this year’s wild rice crops, according to an industry participant. “What we’re hearing right now in northwestern […] Read more
Oats prices remain steady, crop quality questionable
CNS Canada — While this year’s oats crop in Canada may not be above-average, prices are staying relatively strong in comparison to other crops, from where one southern Manitoba merchant sits. “They’ve held in very strong relative to corn and wheat,” said Ryan McKnight, a grain merchant for Linear Grain at Carman, Man. “Out of […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat jumps; corn posts biggest weekly rise in months
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures jumped on Friday on concerns that rising tensions between Ukraine and Russia will disrupt wheat shipments from the two key exporters, while corn posted its biggest weekly gain in five months. Worries about disruptions to Black Sea grain exports sparked a round of short-covering among wheat traders who […] Read more
Sunflower values steady despite summer hurdles
CNS Canada — Western Canadian sunflowers are seen continuing to draw steady prices, despite volatile conditions that throw many other crops up and down. Ben Friesen, commodity purchasing manager with Keystone Grain, said prices have generally hung around the 32-cent-per-pound range for several months now and he expects that stability to continue. “I don’t see […] Read more
Further losses likely for falling spring wheat futures
CNS Canada — Spring wheat futures at the Minneapolis Grain Exchange hit fresh contract lows over the past week, and are seen as likely to have more room to the downside as North America’s spring wheat harvest is just getting started. However, the Chicago and Kansas City winter wheat contracts are due for a post-harvest […] Read more
New biocontrol to fight fusarium in cereals
Using fire to fight fire, a new biocontrol product could be commercialized for use against fusarium head blight in a year or two. Adjuvants Plus at Kingsville, Ont. has reached a licensing agreement with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) to use its patented technology — a fungal organism called Clonostachys rosea, strain ACM941 — to […] Read more
U.S. grains: New-crop soy rises from contract low
Chicago | Reuters — New-crop U.S. soybean futures rebounded on Thursday from a contract low set earlier in the session, while corn topped a one-week high in a recovery from recent losses and wheat futures ended a five-day slide. Traders took profits on previously sold, or short, positions after crop prices came under pressure earlier […] Read more
Bloat no problem with the right genetics
Managing bloat comes down to the right genetics, right feed, and right mineral products
Reading Time: 3 minutes The fear of bloat costs the livestock industry more than the condition ever does, says a well-known grazing consultant and researcher from Idaho. “I’ve seen the figures from the States, and something like two one-hundredths of one per cent of the total cattle herd dies each year from bloat,” Jim Gerrish told attendees at a […] Read more