Soybean market recap
A YEAR IN REVIEW
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SOYBEANS WERE MAKING headlines one year ago, and not just in the farm papers. Prices surged in late fall and continued to rally after the calendar turned to 2021. Now, the market has seen a…
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Plant growth regulators
REDUCE LODGING IN INTENSIVELY MANAGED WHEAT
- PLANT GROWTH REGULATOR (PGR) use on intensively managed wheat has become an avidly discussed topic over the past few years; and during many conversations, there are more questions than answers. Dr. Dave Hooker, University of… -
Fertilizer pricing
POLITICS, HIGH DEMAND, AND SUPPLY DISRUPTIONS ONGOING
- IF A TIME traveler appeared last summer to reveal what would happen to fertilizer costs over the ensuing 18 months, would we have believed them? Likely not. Indeed, the traveler might have been laughed out… -
GrainTALK for December 2021/January 2022
AN UPDATE ON GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO NEWS AND EVENTS
- DECEMBER/JANUARY MAGAZINE Grain Farmers of Ontario has made a change to the publication schedule of the Ontario Grain Farmer magazine. This magazine is the December/January issue. The next new magazine will be distributed in February… -
U.S. industry outlook
INSIGHTS ON CORN, SOYBEANS, AND WHEAT
- GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO has a good working relationship with our U.S. counterpart organizations — American Soybean Association, National Corn Growers Association, and the National Association of Wheat Growers. We inquired about the 2021 growing… -
Strip till residue
AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS
- STRIP TILL Strip till requires a no-till residue management mindset. Strip till is promoted for the ability to achieve the productivity and soil condition benefits of conventional tillage while realizing conservation benefits of no-till. While… -
Building resilience
2022 ONTARIO AGRICULTURAL CONFERENCE
- PLANNING A CONFERENCE during a pandemic isn’t easy; but as the steering committee gears up for the second virtual Ontario Agricultural Conference, they are confident in their ability to produce a high-calibre agenda presented through… -
Seed development: soybeans
THE PROCESS OF PRODUCING THE BEST VARIETY
- WHEN SOYBEANS ARE planted, most farmers, thoughts revolve around current weather patterns, upcoming herbicide applications, what the soybean market is doing, or a host of other pertinent considerations. But does the thought cross many farmers’… -
Rising quality, falling numbers
NEW STANDARDS
- IN THIS DAY and age, consumers are demanding higher quality products and it is having a ripple effect right down to the farm gate. As a grain merchant who works with both farmers and buyers,… -
FSA 3.0 – strengthening sustainability
THE FUTURE OF ASSESSMENT
- THE SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE Initiative (SAI) Platform is a food and drink industry initiative that supports the development of sustainable agriculture worldwide. The initiative is truly a member-driven, member-run organization focused on advancing agricultural sustainability collaboratively.…