Faba Bean Feed Benchmark

Oct 13, 2016

Prices on feed wheat and barley continue to be heavily influenced by the widespread infection of this year’s crops with fusarium mold, and resulting high vomitoxin levels.

Low vomitoxin grain values escalated by $15-20/T in Manitoba and Saskatchewan due to scarcity of supply while remaining relatively stable in Alberta. Values for high vomitoxin grains (greater than 1 ppm) remained unchanged.

Corn pricing dropped slightly in Manitoba but remained unchanged in Saskatchewan and Alberta. Corn DDGS prices continued to soften except in Alberta, where values increased by $20/T.

Soybean meal and canola meal prices reflected the switch to October futures contracts by further declining by $20-30/T across the Prairies. Feed grade peas and lentils and fababeans traded in Alberta at $195/T, $210/T in Saskatchewan, and $235/T in Manitoba.

Source : Albertapulse

Video: Dicamba Returns for Georgia Farmers: What the New EPA Ruling Means for Cotton Growers

After being unavailable in 2024 due to registration issues, dicamba products are returning for Georgia farmers this growing season — but under strict new conditions.

In this report from Tifton, Extension Weed Specialist Stanley Culpepper explains the updated EPA ruling, including new application limits, mandatory training requirements, and the need for a restricted use pesticide license. Among the key changes: a cap of two ½-pound applications per year and the required use of an approved volatility reduction agent with every application.

For Georgia cotton producers, the ruling is significant. According to Taylor Sills with the Georgia Cotton Commission, the vast majority of cotton planted in the state carries the dicamba-tolerant trait — meaning farmers had been paying for technology they couldn’t use.

While environmental groups have expressed concerns over spray drift, Georgia growers have reduced off-target pesticide movement by more than 91% over the past decade. Still, this two-year registration period will come with increased scrutiny, making stewardship and compliance more important than ever.