Farmtario – A four-year, multi-location study aims to find organic soybean varieties suited for Ontario and Manitoba. The study, funded through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP), will help find varieties better to grow under organic conditions. “There is still strong demand,” said Rob Wallbridge, organic specialist with Thompsons Limited. Wallbridge was joined by a number […]
By Gord Gilmour Glacier FarmMedia Staff Manitoba Agriculture has released its latest organic crops cost-of-production figures and once again the production system is stacking up well against conventional agriculture. Higher production costs are typically met by higher prices, which more than offset the production lag organic growers can experience, Roy Arnott, a farm management specialist […]
By Ashley Robinson Glacier FarmMedia staff Even though it’s technically 2019, in southern Ontario some organic producers are still stuck in 2018 – at least when it comes to harvest. “We’ve still got guys combining (soybeans) with snow on them. It never got dry and they were waiting for them to get dry, but we […]
Read more: Some Ontario organic producers still battling 2018 harvest
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. […]
By Phil Franz-Warkentin Glacier FarmMedia staff With the harvest largely in the rear-view mirror and spring seeding still a distant spec on the horizon, the organic markets in Western Canada are generally holding steady heading into the winter months. Prices for most of the major crops only saw minor movement over the course of November. […]
Read more: Organic grains steady, but with wide quality spread
USDA – Compared to two weeks ago, trade active on moderate demand for feed grade corn and soybeans with light activity on feed grade wheat. Trade inactive on all other organic grains. Bids for feed corn steady to 50 cents lower as buyers take in new crop. Bids for feed grade soybeans steady. No current […]
American Society of Agronomy – In a newly published study, researchers dug into how fertilizing with manure affects soil quality, compared with inorganic fertilizer. Ekrem Ozlu of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his team studied two fields in South Dakota. From 2003 to 2015, the research team applied either manure or inorganic fertilizer to field […]
