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9 trends affecting agriculture for 2025

Real Agriculture

Lagging productivity, the diving Canadian dollar, precarious U.S. Also on the list, saysAaron Goertzen, senior economist with BMO, are increased input costs, high crop carryover, lower interest rates, and a more loose labour market. Each of these Read More Lagging productivity, the diving Canadian dollar, precarious U.S.

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Pulse School: Assessing herbicide carryover risk

Real Agriculture

Once applied, herbicide active ingredients that land on the soil surface are broken down by soil microbes. Those microbes require moisture and warmth to chew through and neutralize the herbicide. When in-season water is limited, those active ingredients can stay in the soil, sometimes for years.

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Pulse School: Herbicide layering makes the most of in- and out-of-season weed control

Real Agriculture

Controlling weed populations in fields destined for pulse crops is complicated by a few factors, including pulse sensitivity to carryover, poor early crop competition, and herbicide-resistant problem weeds.

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How carryover 2023 crop on farm is impacting farmers’ outlook during 2024 harvest

Real Agriculture

It’s no secret that there was still 2023 crop on-farm at the end of July. Some of that old crop won’t have moved even as the calendar flips to September. I’m not sure that this is uncommon during cycles where the market is in decline over an extended period. For three years prior, the best. Read More

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Poll: When it rains, it pours — what’s your biggest agronomic challenge right now?

Real Agriculture

Carryover damage. Wild weeds. Cutworm feeding. What’s the biggest agronomic challenge facing you right now? It’s officially summer and that means the crop is growing rapidly (we hope!), but it also means each crop stage brings a new set of challenges to overcome.

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USDA Shocks the Markets with Higher Corn and Soybean Yields and Production

AgWeb Farm Journal

USDA shocks the market with higher corn & soybean yield, production and carryout. Lower winter wheat acres and carryover slightly friendly. SA numbers were not supportive either. Jim McCormick, AgMarket.Net

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Production Reporting Reminders

ProAg

As important production reporting deadlines approach, we would like to take this opportunity to provide you with some helpful information regarding production reports. Additionally, an annual production report is required for all area risk protection insurance (ARPI) policies, unless specific in the special provisions.