THE 2017—18 MARKETING year will be remembered for the tariff war between the United States and China. Already weighed down by the prospects of huge U.S. crops, the uncertainty over the trade situation applied further [Read more]
THE LOW CANADIAN dollar, big crops in the U.S., and summertime volatility were among the factors that shaped prices for corn, soybean, and wheat crops in Ontario in the last marketing year. Data compiled by [Read more]
WHEN LOOKING BACK at the last marketing year for corn, soybean, and wheat crops, the predictions for large grain supplies to weigh heavily on the markets were realized. But it could have been worse for [Read more]
COMMENTATOR RETIRES AFTER MORE THAN TWO DECADES John Jordan, whose voice is well-known throughout Ontario’s grain industry, recently retired as editor of Farm Market News at the University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus. Blair Andrews, a [Read more]
NEW GUIDEBOOK FOR GROWERS CROP RESEARCHERS ARE stepping up their efforts to help Ontario farmers and crop advisors learn more about early season soil insects and to give them more options for pest management. Farmers [Read more]
IDENTIFYING WEEDS WHEN IT COMES to scouting fields, weed technician Dave Bilyea says misidentifying a weed is a missed opportunity. It’s a message the researcher at the University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus often delivers to [Read more]
HANDLING HEAVIER LOADS AND REDUCING SOIL COMPACTION WHILE WHEELED TRACTORS continue to be the vehicle of choice for farmers in North America, tracked tractors have been gaining more of a foothold in the high horsepower [Read more]
SOIL COMPACTION WHILE FARMERS KNOW that soil compaction can weigh heavily on yields, many may not realize they have it in their fields or that they may be contributing to the problem. Dale Cowan, Senior [Read more]
50 YEARS OF RELIABLE RATINGS THE MAN WHO came up with Ontario’s renowned Crop Heat Unit (CHU) system admits a little luck along with ten years of research led to its development. Considered the gold [Read more]
GRAIN INDUSTRY INSIGHTS IT IS SHAPING up to be the year of the big surplus in the corn market. With the potential of a record US corn crop harvested in 2013, market analysts and insiders [Read more]
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