Crop Industry News
25 April 2014
Soybean Sudden Death Syndrome - How Can You Avoid the Risk?ANALYSIS - Sudden death syndrome (SDS) is one of the most important diseases of soybean in the Midwest....
24 April 2014
What Are International Soybean Buyers Looking For?ANALYSIS - The US Soybean Export Council is launching the US Soybean Sustainability Assurance Protocol to define the characteristics of sustainable soy, which is exactly what international buyers...
22 April 2014
Wyckoff's Weekly Grain Outlook: Profit Taking Pressure Across GrainsANALYSIS - There's considerable profit taking pressure across all grain markets at the start of the week, reports Jim Wyckoff....
21 April 2014
Pollen Collected by Bees Contaminated with Toxic PesticidesEU - Over two third of the pollen that honeybees collected from European fields and brought to their hives to feed their larvae is contaminated with a cocktail of up to 17 different toxic pesticides....
18 April 2014
Strong Domestic, International Demand Supports US Grain PricesANALYSIS - Strong domestic and international demand for US grains continues to underpin prices at relatively high levels, writes grain analysts at GeoGrain. ...
Professor Leads Recommendations on Climate Change MitigationUS - The latest assessment of global climate change is out and scientists from around the world have recommended changes including some in agriculture, forestry and other land use designed to...
17 April 2014
Mexico: A Positive Year Ahead but Full of ChallengesMEXICO - Mexico’s economic growth is gradually improving, but food consumption remains vulnerable to income and price effects, according to a report from Rabobank – "Mexico Agribusiness Outlook...
16 April 2014
How is Ukraine Unrest Affecting Grain Markets?ANALYSIS - Unrest and uncertainty in Ukraine and in the Black Sea region as a whole is having a sharp impact on European grain prices and prospects, writes Chris Harris....
15 April 2014
Sustainable Profitable Agriculture with Biodiversity ConservationEU - Economically viable agriculture can be combined with effective biodiversity conservation according to a recent EU funded study....
14 April 2014
Lords Call for EU Action on Food WasteANALYSIS - The report calls for a redistribution of potentially wasted food to different sections of society or to be used in the animal feed chain where appropriate....
10 April 2014
Irish President Tours FAI Farm During State Visit to UKUK - The President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins, visited a leading sustainable farming research and innovation centre, the Food Animal Initiative (FAI), in Oxford, as part of a landmark state...
09 April 2014
USDA Supply, Demand Report: Friendly for Corn, Soybeans; Bearish for WheatANALYSIS - The April USDA supply and demand report contained no major surprises. However, the latest government data was deemed a bit bullish for corn and soybeans, and modestly bearish for wheat,...
Indian Sugar Production Down Seven Per Cent in Last YearINDIA - India’s sugar production output has recorded a 1.6 million tonnes or seven per cent decrease at 21.5 million tonnes during the April 2013 to March 2014 fiscal year, writes Jagdish Kumar....
US Farmers Fighting Wind Erosion and Continued DroughtUS - During the first week of April, parts of the North, East, Central and Rolling Plains regions received from 0.5 inch to 2 inches of rain, according the National Weather Service and reports...
08 April 2014
Wyckoff's Weekly Grains Outlook: Mixed Picture Across MarketsANALYSIS - There's a mixed bag across the grain markets this week, reports Jim Wyckoff....
06 April 2014
World Trade Talks Stall over Definition of Safety StandardsGLOBAL - World Trade Organisation talks over an agricultural trade deal have hit another block as one of the negotiating committees could not reach an agreement over a definition for private...
03 April 2014
Research Ramps Up Vegetable Oil Production in Global Food FightUK - Vegetable oils are a major global commodity. World production exceeds 150 million tons per annum and has risen by ~50 per cent in just ten years....
01 April 2014
Wyckoff's Weekly Grain Outlook: No Major Surprise in USDA Planting ReportANALYSIS - The USDA’s much anticipated estimates of March 1 grain stocks and 2014 planting intentions released yesterday contained a few surprises, but no major shocks, reports grains analyst...
31 March 2014
New Research: Neonicotinoids Barely Found in Pollen of Seed-treated PlantsUS - Neonicotinoids are a class of pesticide that has been popular with corn, cotton, canola and soybean farmers for years, writes Entomology Today. ...
28 March 2014
Canada’s Bees Thrive: Public Needs Facts, Not FearCANADA - Popular media outlets in Canada are filled with stories about the imminent decline of honeybees and the calls by some beekeepers to ban the pesticides — called neonicotinoids — which...
How Variable Fertiliser Application Can Remove Variability in Crop YieldsANALYSIS - Variability of soil types in a field will produce variability right through the season and differences in biomass through the season will produce differences in yields....
27 March 2014
India Must Address Grain Storage ConundrumINDIA – Inefficient grain trading could mean much of India continues to starve regardless of economic development or harvest yields....
26 March 2014
Is The US Heading Towards Another Dust Bowl?ANALYSIS - There's a mixed bag of weather conditions across the US, with rumours that a new Dust Bowl isn't too unlikely, writes Gemma Hyland....
How Can Science and Farming Live Together?ANALYSIS - Modern farming needs modern scientific techniques, engineering, technology and social science....
25 March 2014
Wyckoff's Weekly Grain Outlook: Bullish Data in Grain MarketsANALYSIS -There's bullish tones across all three grain markets this week, reports Jim Wyckoff....
24 March 2014
NOAA Forecasts Flooding in Midwest; California, SW Stay in DroughtAccording to NOAA’s Spring Outlook, rivers in half of the continental US are at minor or moderate risk of exceeding flood levels this spring. ...
21 March 2014
World Water Day: Agriculture and Water Inextricably InterlinkedGLOBAL - This Saturday, 22 March, the world celebrates World Water Day. Water and agriculture are inextricably interlinked and interdependent. Agriculture is a major user of both ground and surface...
How Will Ukraine Unrest Affect Grain Production?ANALYSIS - The political turmoil in Ukraine at the present could lead to a drop in grain production according to the president of the Russian Grain Union Arkardy Zlochevskiy, writes Chris Harris....
19 March 2014
US Corn Exports to Japan Enjoy Powerful ReboundUS - US corn exports to Japan are enjoying a powerful rebound, projecting a strong return for the remainder of the 2013/2014 marketing year that began September 1. ...
18 March 2014
Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef Invites Public Comment on Draft Principles & CriteriaGLOBAL – The Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB) has released its draft Principles and Criteria for Global Sustainable Beef document for public comment. ...
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