Dry conditions allowed Manitoba farmers to accelerate seeding to 85 per cent completion during the week ended May 25, 2025.
U.S. grains: Wheat falls on rain in growing regions
Chicago wheat fell for a third straight session on Tuesday, as rain in growing areas of the U.S. Plains improved moisture for the crop, reinforcing expectations of a well-supplied market, according to analysts.
Grain’s supply and demand ratio finds balance
Production is expected to recover by 70 million tonnes due to favourable conditions while demand will rise by 45 million tonnes
The global grain outlook for 2025-26 is incredibly balanced, says an analyst.
Corn has come a long way over the past 9,000 years
Practical Research: The fusarium we see in small cereal grains is the anamorph of the pink mould seen in corn
Consider that if you grow corn after wheat or vice versa and have a wet summer or fall, be prepared for possible outbreaks of pink mould/fusarium head blight in either crop in such a rotation.
Mexico now top buyer of U.S. ag commodities
A growing demand for meat, poultry and dairy has increased the country’s feedgrain imports from the United States
A growing demand for meat, poultry and dairy has increased the country’s feedgrain imports from the United States
Wheat price likely to remain weak unless corn shock occurs
Chances for a spring rally in wheat prices appear slim, and the best chance for changing that outlook might depend on another crop: corn.
Corn protein could solve battery problem
U.S. researchers use corn protein as a separator in lithium-sulfur batteries to reduce corrosion and increase battery life
Scientists at the University of Washington have learned that corn protein can improve the performance of lithium-sulfur batteries.
Brazil’s ethanol boom keeps more corn at home
Reduced exports from the South American country are expected to raise corn prices, which could also benefit barley growers
Brazil is consuming a lot more corn at home and will be less of a force in the export market in the years to come, says an analyst.
Long-term Trump farm impact could be loss of biofuel market
U.S. analyst says the repercussions would be many, including lower prices for feed for livestock producers
U.S. analyst Joe Kerns of Ever.Ag says the repercussions of Trump agriculture policies could be a loss of the biofuel market and lower crop prices.
Brazilian tour proves fruitful for Alberta visitors
Farming Smarter organized the tour to shed light on how farming works in this ag powerhouse
Feeding the planet is a global responsibility, and more than 20 Alberta producers travelled to the southern hemisphere last fall to see how agriculture is done in that part of the world.
