CHICAGO (Reuters) — Crop forecaster Lanworth trimmed on Wednesday its estimate of the 2013-14 global wheat crop by one million tonnes due to lower-than-expected production in Australia and Argentina. Lanworth said it expects the 2013-14 world wheat harvest to reach 706 million tonnes. It also affirmed its earlier estimates of world corn production and world […] Read more
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Lanworth lowers 2013-14 world wheat production outlook
EU sees winter crops in good shape despite rains
PARIS, Nov 25 (Reuters) – Winter cereal and oilseed crops in the European Union are generally in good condition, despite heavy rain in some regions that has hampered sowing, the EU’s crop monitoring unit said. “Winter wheat experienced some sowing delays in France, but these were compensated by rapid early development and conditions were particularly […] Read more
Agritechnica ‘lives up to the legend’ says Sask. manufacturer
HANOVER, Germany — The world’s largest farm show has seen an increased Canadian presence in recent years. Agritechnica, which has run every second year since 1985, began to attract more North American attendees and equipment company exhibitors in 2007. Mary-Jane Duncan, who farms south of Regina, said the German show is legendary among farmers, and […] Read more
Higher commodity prices boost ag technology development
HANOVER, Germany —The Western Producer was in Germany last week for the giant farm show, Agritechnica. Every two years, the world comes to Hanover to find out how the planet’s engineers, machinery designers and technology providers have been keeping themselves busy. This edition of the event tells me that those folks haven’t been getting much […] Read more
Weighing the cost of certified seed
Farmers look at many costs when they make a crop plan. One of the things I hear from a lot of growers is that certified seed doesn’t pay year after year. Moving from Manitoba to Alberta in 1997, I wondered why there were not more seed growers in my new home province? And where did […] Read more
International farm machinery sales outlook bright
Solid farm profits | German co-op says an optimistic view of future has sparked a record pace of farm machinery sales
HANOVER, Germany — Farmers plan to buy machinery at record or near record levels for the rest of 2013 and into next year, says the head of a German farm co-operative. Reinhard Grandke, chief executive officer of Germany’s large farmer co-operative DLG, says his organization’s analysis of the international markets for farm equipment and technology […] Read more
Fuel savings rationale for flatter tires
Looser soil, better yields | Running at the lowest recommended pressures saves fuel and reduces compaction
HANOVER, Germany — Running on flat tires used to be considered a sign of a lazy farmer. However, German researchers have shown that flatter tires can result in fatter wallets for farmers. Research has supported the commonly held view that tires are better able to transfer power to the field when the pressure is lower. […] Read moreCanola almost unchanged as markets flip flop from Monday
Tuesday’s crop futures markets did a flip-flop from Monday, with wheat and corn being the gainers and soybeans the loser. Canola was almost unchanged and oats was the biggest price winner overall, gaining 10 cents per bushel on the nearby December contract. Crops were the strongest class in the commodities complex Tuesday, although it was […] Read more
U.S. crop price decline cools farmland value boom-Fed
CHICAGO, Nov 15 (Reuters) – Falling crop prices from a bumper 2013 harvest dampened buyer interest in U.S. Plains and Midwest farmland in the third quarter, slowing price gains after years of record advances, regional Federal Reserve data showed on Friday. The Kansas City Federal Reserve, surveying 219 farm bankers in its leading region for […] Read more
Canadian air drill vs. German planter
And the winner is … The canola-corn planter trend continues to gain momentum, but is it as efficient as an air drill?
Canola growers who seed with a corn planter say it isn’t necessarily just about yield. “There are other benefits to consider,” said Stephen Petluk, who used a Seed Hawk air drill and a Monosem corn planter this year to seed more than 4,000 acres of canola near Lethbridge. Petluk compared the seeders on two similar […] Read more
