Chicago Close: Higher Ahead of Friday USDA Report

Corn, wheat, and soybean futures all finished higher on Thursday, ahead of the USDA’s monthly supply-demand update due for release tomorrow.

ICE Close: Canola Moves Higher with Outside Markets

Canola futures posted solid gains on Thursday, underpinned by gains in outside markets.

Saskatchewan Harvest Inches Forward

The Saskatchewan harvest continued to take just baby steps this past week, with most producers in the province still not yet underway.

New CCC Program to Encourage Fertilizer Efficiency

Corn School: Best strategies for planting into rye

When it comes to planting and establishing corn in a cereal rye cover crop, the growing corn can be adversely impacted by rye’s allelopathic effects, the release of chemicals that inhibit the plant’s growth. On this episod...

Fertilizer sanctions expected to continue into 2023 crop year

With 2022 harvest knocking at the door, producers are starting to look ahead to the 2023 growing season, and it appears the Canadian government will continue to impose its 35 per cent sanctions on fertilizer from Russia an...

Soybean School: New test helps find best variety for fighting phythophthera root rot

Researchers at Laval University in Quebec have developed a hydroponic lab test that could allow growers and agronomists to better deploy genetic resistance and tolerance in the fight against phytophthora root rot in soybea...

Chicago Close: Wheat Futures Gain as US Dollar Weakens

ICE Close: Canola Closes Mixed after Choppy Day

Canola futures were narrowly mixed at Wednesday’s close with the bias higher in the most active front months after a choppy session that saw prices trade within a wide range.

Map: Ontario Dryness, Drought Worsened in July

Port of Oshawa Expansion to Improve Local Grain Movement

A planned $30 million expansion of the Port of Oshawa is expected to provide farmers in the central part of the province with a better means to move their grain.

Map: Prairie Dryness, Drought Little Changed in July

Prairie drought did not improve in July, but it didn’t get much worse either.