Yields may be reduced | Development of late seeded crops is catching up but maturity of corn is still a month away
CHICAGO (Reuters) — Warm, humid, late-summer weather across the central United States is speeding the development of corn and soybeans. The favourable conditions have eased concerns about potential yield losses due to frost for this year’s late planted crop. About 10 percent of the projected record corn crop was seen at risk in early September, […] Read moreNews
U.S. heat wave eases frost fear for corn, soybeans
Wheat up in Thursday trading
Wheat was the winner Thursday, rising seven to 10 cents per bushel on American wheat futures contracts, while soybeans were the loser, falling eight to nine cents for most contracts. Perhaps the most interesting aspect of Thursday price action was the lack of major follow-through from Wednesday’s “no tapering yet” news from the U.S. Federal […] Read more
Oil company pays price for horning in on hawk territory
A Calgary-based energy company has had its mineral surface lease cancelled because of failure to protect ferruginous hawks. Crew Energy Inc. was ordered Sept. 19 to stop operating an oil well near Suffield, Alta., and reclaim the site due to violations under the public lands act. The provincial environment department found that Crew did not […] Read more
Weekly U.S. wheat export shipments highest since at least 1990
(Reuters) — U.S. exporters loaded and shipped more wheat last week to global buyers than any time in at least the past 23 years, with most of the grain headed for China and Brazil, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data on Thursday. Exporters shipped 1.204 million tonnes of U.S. wheat in the week ended […] Read more
USDA urges joint bid packages to boost sugar-for-ethanol sales
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Sugar processors and biofuels makers “are strongly encouraged” to submit joint bids to divert surplus sugar into the renewable fuels market, the U.S. government said in its latest attempt to avoid the highest sugar subsidy costs in a decade. The Agriculture Department said it will announce results of its sugar-for-ethanol initiative on […] Read more
Research still priority: Viterra
Viterra Inc. will continue investing in crop research despite selling its research division to Agrium Inc. “Going forward, Viterra will continue to support R&D innovation in Canada,” said company president Kyle Jeworski. “That’s going to be a pillar of Viterra.” He said the company has a longstanding commitment to crop research that has resulted in […] Read more
Young subscriber avid reader for 75 years
The Western Producer has been coming to my home every week since about 1934-36. One day in the early 1930s, a sales-man stopped at our farm home selling The Western Producer My father had said “no,” he couldn’t afford no newspaper. Me, being maybe 12 years old or so, said I had some money and […] Read more
Small business online resources provide info, speed transactions
The internet is a powerful re-search tool for individuals and business owners, but it can also be overwhelming. Finding information online can often take much longer than using the information once you find it, which is not good for efficiencies and can be frustrating. In fact, some business owners still try to avoid using the […] Read more
GDT buys input store
Gardiner Dam Terminal Ltd. has bought Viterra’s interest in the crop input business associated with its locations near Lake Diefenbaker in central Saskatchewan. GDT Ltd. and Viterra own the elevator operations as a joint venture, but now what was the GDT JV AgServices business, including crop input sales from the Strongfield, Broderick and Tulis locations, […] Read more
Strong sector sends students to ag classes
A big jump in the enrolment of agriculture students at the University of Manitoba is being credited to a solid recruitment effort and a strong ag sector. And the institution isn’t alone. Other ag programs at western Canadian universities and institutions are also reporting steady growth in their student bodies. “The agricultural industry and the […] Read more