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Natural ingredients offer a ‘bran’ new way to preserve healthy food
Penn State – A natural antioxidant found in grain bran could preserve food longer and replace synthetic antioxidants currently used by the food industry, according to researchers at Penn State. “Currently, there’s a big push within the food industry to replace synthetic ingredients with natural alternatives, and this is being driven by consumers,” said Andrew […]
National Organic Grain and Feedstuffs: December 5
USDA – Compared to two weeks ago, trade activity and demand on feed grade corn and soybeans moderate. Feed grade corn traded 6 cents higher FOB even as cash bids are seen slightly lower than the prior period. Forward contract activity was minimal as growers are holding out on selling corn until after January 1. […]
Organic price quotes: Late November
Read more: Organic grains steady, but with wide quality spread
Organic price quotes: Late October
Read more: Western Canadian organic crop falls victim to wet, cool fall
Organic price quotes: Late September
UPDATED: Oct. 19, 2018 Read more: Organic crops show strong quality as Prairie harvest drags on *UPDATE: The previous chart incorrectly stated the price for western Canadian soybeans. We apologize for the error.
Organic farmers urged to focus on soil health
By Karen Briere Glacier FarmMedia staff Cody Straza encourages organic growers to use five soil health principles to improve their systems. Trying to implement all five is a challenge, he told a recent organic and low-input field day in Swift Current, but it can be done. Straza and his family operate Upland Organics on 2,100 […]
National Organic Grain and Feedstuffs: September 12
USDA – Compared with two weeks ago, trade activity and demand was moderate on feed grade corn. Price levels vary widely FOB the farm for feed grade corn based on market destination and location of the transaction, with the bulk of trading between 9.00 and 1.050 FOB. Offers for new crop are ranging 25 to […]
National Organic Grain and Feedstuffs: August 29
USDA – Compared to two weeks ago, trade activity light on moderate demand for feed grain organic corn and soybeans with the bulk of trade activity on feed grade wheat. Feed grade soybean meal prices remain steady in their respective regions with trade being too limited to report a price on feed grade soybean oil, […]