US and the World It has been a frenetic start to the planting season across the greater North American corn belt. Dry hot weather in the US southwestern plains is damaging the standing wheat crop, while wetter weather in the northern central plains is…

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US and the World      It has been an unusual time in the grain markets over the last several weeks.  Usually at this time of the year we are focusing on getting ready for planting with late April and early May a time of…

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US and the World     Spring can represent many things to many people, but to farmers usually it represents a new optimism of the season ahead. There is also an anticipation to get back on the land and that is certainly there in spades…

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US and the World      Simply put, the world has changed over the last few weeks.  War is a terrible thing and a major war on the European continent is unprecedented for commodity markets over the last 70 years. It goes without saying that…

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US and the World     February can be an in between time for grain markets. On the one hand we have got past the January final numbers from the USDA reflecting the fundamentals of supply and demand and production over the last year. On…

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US and the World      It is a new year and with it comes all kinds of new realities. Farmers across the Great North American corn belt are re-calibrating and planning for the new year. One thing that we know is change is our…

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US and the World      2021 is winding down and farmers are reviewing harvest results and recalibrating plans for the next crop year.  In the United States corn and soybean harvest is wrapped up.  The USDA released their final weekly crop progress report at…

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In this episode of GrainTALK, we feature the Great Lakes Yield Enhancement Network in a conversation with Marty Vermey, Grain Farmers of Ontario senior agronomist, Joanna Follings, cereals specialist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, and Kevin Van Netten, a…

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US and World      Harvest time is in the past tense for many people across the North American farm belt. As of Sunday November 7th 84%, of the American corn crop had been harvested, while 87% of US soybeans were harvested.  Generally speaking, harvest…

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In this week’s podcast we discuss how the wet weather has impacted harvest and the damage that may have been caused by taking equipment into the fields in less than ideal conditions. Mitigation tips and long term strategies for building resilient soils are discussed.…

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