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Adapting to Canada’s Changing Ag Landscape

Farming has been going through a lot of changes in recent years especially as the internet and handheld devices have landed on the farm and inside the tractor. Farmers are connected to the world and the markets on a daily basis they are no longer just talented crop...

Weather Conditions are Strengthening in South America

In the main growing areas of Paraguay & southern Brazil additional systems will bring rain chances in the near future for areas where crops can still benefit from rainfall. There will also be dry periods allowing harvest to progress & allowing planting...
Risk Management for Your Crop Marketing Program

Risk Management for Your Crop Marketing Program

In the ever changing marketplace, here are some tools and steps to establish a more sophisticated approach to grain marketing. Historically, grain marketing and profitability has been a challenge that requires balancing volumetric risks from weather with the ever...

Know-Risk Agriculture Markets Update

HEDGE THOUGHTS: It’s a new year, but we seem to have started 2013 the way we ended 2012, on the downside. The main focus is still on generally good weather conditions in South America and demand destruction due to high prices. We have stressed that the high prices of...

Wheat Acres Set to Ramp Up in 2013

Wheat acres and frankly wheat’s reputation have taken a hit in recent years, overshadowed by canola’s promise of big yields and big profits. Then 2012 came along and the crop totally redeemed itself. Even in the face of extreme weather and drought, this year’s wheat...

What to Watch in Fertilizer Markets

It’s no surprise that the fertilizer markets have cooled off this fall, but those farmers shopping for a deal may not want to wait too long to pre-buy. Record prices for corn and soy will definitely pressure prices in to the new growing season, and international...