Dry takes another slice off Western Australia winter crop prospects by Neil Lyon, 10 July 2017 WESTERN Australia’s predicted winter crop plantings have dropped a further 1.5 per cent over the past month with wheat and lupin hectares falling back
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Groups join forces to fight carbon taxes in Manitoba – Organizations representing thousands of concerned Manitoba businesses and residents, joined together today to publicly oppose carbon taxes in the province. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), the Canadian Taxpayers
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For American corn and soybean production, yields went unchanged at 170.7 and 48 bushels per acre respectively. But, with the updated planted acreage for corn, total U.S. production of the coarse grain was raised by nearly 200M bushels from June’s
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GENEVA (Reuters) – Russia has indicated a potential new legal salvo in its trade war with Ukraine and the European Union, telling the World Trade Organization that a trade deal between Kiev and Brussels breaks the rules by penalizing Russia.
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Where’s the Wheat?The hot topic heading into the report was wheat. The U.S. spring wheat yield was pegged at 40.3 bu/ac by the USDA, down 14.6% from last year’s 47.2 bu/ac.[2] Further yield downgrades are likely expected by the market
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Warm temperatures were experienced throughout the province resulting in rapid crop growth.Precipitation would be welcomed in much of the Southwest and Central regions.Fungicide applications continue in spring cereals and canola to manage risk of fusarium head blight and sclerotinia.Disease and
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Siemens Says – Currently, there are 50 plus farms testing positive for PEDv in southeast Manitoba and eight disease buffer areas, comprising 21 sow operations, 13 nurseries and 16 feeders. Manitoba Pork said it cannot be stressed enough Biosecurity is critical
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Siemens Says – One hundred and fifty years old or should I say young? Looking across the border to the United States 241 years old, but reflecting on our recent travels to Europe, we sat and walked in houses and churches
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