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Grain and oilseed markets test lows looking for demand

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Big corn acres in the U.S. For this early July grain market update, we. Read More Big corn acres in the U.S. Read More Big corn acres in the U.S. For this early July grain market update, we. Whether or not that demand materializes as prices fall is the billion dollar question. Read More

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The Sharp Edge: Building sprayer tender trailers, with Shawridge Farms

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Covering 40,000 acres a year with a sprayer is a big job. At Shawridge Farms, a large cash crop and commercial grain elevator operation located in Arthur, Ont., So how does one guy get over all those acres? Read More Covering 40,000 acres a year with a sprayer is a big job. So how does one guy get over all those acres?

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USDA boosts corn acres, cuts world wheat ending stock estimate in September WASDE

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The USDA boosted its harvested area for corn by 774 thousand acres to 87.1 million acres, resulting in a U.S. Markets came under pressure following the release of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s September supply/demand report on Tuesday. corn production estimate of 15.1 billion bushels — slightly above trade expectations.

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Big yields top 2024 Great Lakes Yield Enhancement Network contest

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bushels per acre. bushels/acre, while John Kilbourne of Ontario finished third with a yield of 160.2 bushels/acre. Hosted by Grain Farmers of Ontario, Michigan State University, Michigan. Nick Suwyn from Michigan has topped the 2024 Great Lakes Yield Enhancement Network wheat yield contest with 171.9 Read More

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The Agronomists, Ep 172: Managing crop loss at the combine with Lorne Grieger and Marcel Kringe

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You can’t manage what you don’t measure, and if you’re not measuring grain loss out the back of the combine, you could be losing two, four and even 10 bushels an acre on the harvest pass. Recognizing that both header loss and combine loss contribute to lower yield and volunteer issues for the next season, Read More

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Edible Bean School: Harvesting with high-capacity combines

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High-capacity combines are finding a fit in edible bean fields as growers look to cover more soy, corn, wheat and edible acres with fewer machines, and also take advantage of their gentler grain handling capabilities. Read More

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Edible Bean School: Harvesting with high-capacity combines

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High-capacity combines are finding a fit in edible bean fields as growers look to cover more soy, corn, wheat and edible acres with fewer machines, and also take advantage of their gentler grain handling capabilities.

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