Crop Industry News
20 October 2014
Mycotoxins: Farmers Must Be VigilantANALYSIS - Mycotoxins can wreak havoc on a producer's feeding program, and this year is no exception, given the cool wet conditions across much of the US Midwest, reports Sarah Mikesell, 5m senior...
17 October 2014
Market Analyst: Grain Prices Supported This WeekANALYSIS - Several market factors have supported grains prices this week, reports Mike Zuzolo for Global Commodity Analytics....
How Does Crude Oil Price Affect Vegetable Oil Markets?ANALYSIS - The fluctuating price of crude oil, including recent falls in price down to around $80 a barrel, are having a direct impact on the oilseed and vegetable oils markets....
16 October 2014
World Food Day: How Family Farmers are Improving Food Security in BrazilBRAZIL - World Food Day on October 16th draws attention to the 805 million people who are chronically undernourished around the globe....
Massey Ferguson: MF 5610 Tractor Journeys to South PoleMassey Ferguson announced the MF 5610 tractor set to journey to the South Pole in six weeks’ time has successfully completed stringent tests in Iceland....
Call For Innovation on Family FarmsGLOBAL – Family farming underpins food security on a world level and must be led by innovation going forward....
15 October 2014
Editors Comment: What Are Rabobank's 10 Big Ideas to Boost Global Food Production? ANALYSIS - In a new report, Rabobank says innovation in food and agribusiness should focus on improved technologies and new business models, writes Sarah Mikesell....
14 October 2014
Harvest Focus: How Have Northern Hemisphere Cereals Fared?ANALYSIS - The year’s cereal harvest has generally been strong with European and Ukrainian growers leading the way....
CME Group Cuts Workforce by 5 Per CentUS - As part of its recently announced restructuring, CME Group said it will reduce the company's global workforce this week by roughly 5 percent or about 150 positions. ...
12 October 2014
Pumpkin Crop Developed Well Amid Favorable WeatherUS - Mild weather in the spring and early summer coupled with sufficient rain in August allowed this year's pumpkin crop to flourish. ...
10 October 2014
Market Analyst: Fight Returns to Grain FuturesANALYSIS - This week saw corn have it's first higher close in five weeks, following wheats first higher close in six weeks, last week, reports Mike Zuzolo for Global Commodity Analytics....
09 October 2014
Strong Potato Yields Expected to Bolster EU Supply ANALYSIS - The European potato supply is growing, fueled by a 3-4 per cent increase in acres and almost perfect growing conditions, reports Sarah Mikesell, TheCropSite senior editor. ...
08 October 2014
US Macroeconomic Indicators for Cotton Supply ChainUS - A range of macroeconomic data releases suggest US economic growth will continue at a moderate pace. ...
07 October 2014
Allendale Expects USDA Will Lower AcreageANALYSIS - Analysts at Allendale Inc. expect to see USDA lower acreage in Friday's reports. ...
Editors Comment: What Role Will On-Farm Diagnostics Play in Agriculture?ANALYSIS - It’s beginning to feel an awful lot like fall here in the Midwest. And last week I got to see some beautiful fall leaves on my drive up to World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin,...
06 October 2014
Does China Really Impact the Global Grain Price?ANALYSIS - Does China really have a strong impact on the US and global commodity prices? No, says economist Kel Kelly. ...
03 October 2014
Endocrine Disruptors – Risk or Hazard?ANALYSIS - As the European Commission launched its consultation on endocrine disruptors as pesticides, crop protection industry experts spelt out concerns that a catch all hazard based approach...
02 October 2014
Is Politics Rather than Science Dictating Crop Protection?ANALYSIS - Too many regulations regarding chemicals and crop protection products are being made for short-term political expediency rather than being based on solid science....
01 October 2014
Is Growing GM Crops Good For the Livestock Sector?GLOBAL – Growing genetically engineered (GE) crops for animal agriculture is safe and very beneficial, according to a research review assessing the performance of over 100 billion animals....
29 September 2014
Resistance Management: Still Time to Walk Your FieldsANALYSIS - Now is the time to start planning your weed management program for next year, and there's still time before (or even during) harvest to walk your fields and determine which weed species...
26 September 2014
Allendale Inc. Sees Higher Corn, Lower Bean StocksUS - Allendale Inc estimates end of the marketing year corn, at 1.194 billion bushels, which is higher than USDA's September 11 estimate of 1.181....
25 September 2014
Global Alliance for Climate Smart Agriculture Launched by President ObamaUS - From record droughts in Kansas to deadly wildfires in California, the United States is feeling the effects of climate change, writes Secretary of State John Kerry, Agriculture Secretary...
24 September 2014
Massey Ferguson Driven by Global OpportunitiesANALYSIS - Operating in 170 countries, Massey Ferguson is looking to emerging markets like Africa and the Middle East to offer their dependable equipment to farmers who have never used mechanized...
23 September 2014
Wyckoff's Weekly Grain Outlook: New Contract Lows in Grain MarketsANALYSIS - Markets were narrowly mixed in overnight trading. Corn, soybeans and wheat prices are hovering near their recent contract lows. ...
22 September 2014
McDonald's: Sustainability is Job #1, #2 and #3ANALYSIS - McDonald's sustainability efforts focus on verifiable sustainable coffee, fish, fiber, palm oil and beef with "beef being Priority Number One, Two and Three."...
19 September 2014
Can Farming Reverse its Ageing Trend?ANALYSIS – Agriculture is ageing and more must be done to draw young people into UK food production to meet growing national and world demand....
Market Analyst: Grain Pressure ContinuesANALYSIS - Grains are continuing to feel selling pressure from both currencies in the outside markets as well as the impending increase in supplies, reports Mike Zuzolo for Global Commodity Analytics....
18 September 2014
Export Customers Commit to Buy $2.3 Billion of US SoyUS - Buyers from China at the second-annual, soy-checkoff-funded US Global Trade Exchange have agreed to buy $2.3 billion of US soy totaling 176 million bushels of US soybeans, marking the second...
17 September 2014
NFU Outlines Priorities Ahead of 2015 General ElectionUK - A Government that understands farm businesses, wants agriculture to grow and has the policies that send the right signals to farmers, are the key messages in the NFU’s farming manifesto...
15 September 2014
Sudden Death Syndrome Hits Soybeans Across USANALYSIS - Due to high moisture levels throughout the Midwest this season, Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS) has hit soybean fields not only in the Midwest, but "any place that soybeans are grown,"...
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