June 19, 2023
| Uncategorized
Take advantage of higher old-crop prices before they turn and think about pricing new crop to help with cashflow
There’s a point when old crop price drops. It’s usually in late June or early July. Don’t get caught with grain still in your bin when that happens.
Remember economics 101? Markets operate under the law of supply and demand. There’s a moment every spring or early summer when end users suddenly decide they have enough grain to get them through the rest of the year until new crop gets harvested. Demand drops. Price follows.
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April 28, 2023
| Eastern Canada
GPOs and other tools can protect your returns, even in a volatile market
As is often the case this time of year, we’re in a weather market for wheat. It seems every morning there’s a new announcement somewhere in the world that causes markets to move.
That’s often the case in the spring when seeding is happening across North America. There’s a lot of energy in the market. News makes it sound like it’s too hot, too cold, too wet, or too dry. We’re in a weather market now.
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March 27, 2023
| Eastern Canada
Fall planting in 2022 was a dream for much of the Ontario winter wheat crop. Record acres are planted. A very stark contrast to what was experienced the year prior. The crop seems to be off to a near perfect beginning. To date, the winter has not been too threatening by way of temperature or precipitation.
There is reason for optimism, but we are not out of the woods yet. April weather will still have an impact on the strength of your wheat stand. (more…)
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March 6, 2023
| Western Canada
Maximize your crop’s success by implementing a 5R strategy: The right rotation, the right time, the right herbicide, the right rate and the right resource
Weed strategies need to be adjusted every year based on where your farm is located and what environmental impacts have affected weed growth.
Canada’s resistant weeds continue to grow. For example, Kochia is now resistant to Group 2, Group 4, Group 9, and/or Group 14 herbicides. Group 14 is a newly added group of kochia resistance discovered in a Saskatchewan case, and added resistance brings a change to the 3R weed control strategy.
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June 30, 2022
| Eastern Canada
There has been a lot of talk regarding Tar Spot in the past couple of years , and with good reason. This disease migrated from south of the border and moved into Southern Ontario by winds. Tar Spot (depending on time of infection) can rob a corn crop of up to 60% of potential yield. This disease not only continues to blow in from the US, but it can also overwinter on stover and in soil. (more…)
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June 6, 2022
| Eastern Canada
We can help manage your forage crop and maximize yield with insect and disease protection too
Whether you’re a dairy farmer looking for excellent quality and high yield, feeding hay to horses or other livestock, or selling hay as a cash crop, it pays to manage your forages.
No matter the situation, the first step to better forage management is to assess what you have. The earlier in the season you do this the better. A fertilizer strategy can start after first cut and still make a difference in yield and quality by the end of summer. It’s worth it to act now. (more…)
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May 26, 2022
| Eastern Canada
Prices are high. We have a marketing tool that will help you hit your target price.
Everyone sees the opportunity in these historically high markets but if you’re like most growers, (more…)
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April 7, 2022
| Western Canada
As if you didn’t have enough on your mind, there is never-before-seen volatility in grain markets to add to your reason to lie awake, staring at the ceiling.
In our hyper, 24-hour news cycle, any small hiccup can cause a blip in the market. Relying on your own wits to capture those momentarily spikes won’t work, especially when prices spike in overnight markets only to settle back down by the time you sip your morning coffee and pull out your phone to check. (more…)
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April 5, 2022
| Eastern Canada
Keep a crop weed free during a critical period early in its development and you’ll maintain it’s yield potential. Let weeds sneak in, even though the plants are young and small, and you’ll flush away yield before you’re even out of the gate.
Plants don’t like to be crowded. Put an object close to a plant and it will change the way it grows to compensate for the pressure. (more…)
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March 10, 2022
| Eastern Canada
Weather conditions were difficult this past fall when winter wheat was planted with an estimated 70% of intended wheat acres planted. It was one of the more challenging falls in recent memory.
Some of those acres were seeded in September, before the weather turned and it started to rain. Some growers were able to sneak in and plant in the middle of the planting window in mid-October. A large number of acres didn’t get planted until the first 10 days of November.
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