Time to plan for 2016!

Jan 12, 2016

Focus on efficiency, productivity, profitability with precision agriculture

If you are looking for ideas on ways to farm smarter or more efficiently, the 2016 Farms.com Precision Agriculture Conference and Ag Technology Showcase may help you to learn how to make adjustments to your existing farm plan, so that you can be more efficient, more productive, and more profitable in 2016 and beyond.

senseFLy eBee Drone, Ag Business & Crop Inc.

senseFLy eBee Drone, Ag Business & Crop Inc.

Where else can you investigate cool technology like UAVs and laser technology for soil sampling, as well as attend strategic sessions geared to provide you with information to fine tune your farm, and network with like-minded farmers and precision agriculture experts. Interested in learning how to get all of the yield potential out of your planning? Or learning what the three keys to higher yields are?

The Precision Agriculture Conference also features a number of exhibitors, so that you can easily check out precision agriculture products and services available to farmers in southwestern Ontario. These companies include: 360 Yield Center, A & L Laboratories, Affinity Management, Ag Business & Crop Inc., Apline Solutions , Delta Power Equipment, Deveron UAS, Devolder Farms, Farmers Edge, Farm Credit Canada, GPS Ontario Hensall District Co-op, Huron Tractor, LaserAg Inc., Practical Precision, Premier Equipment, PRIDE Seeds, Scotia Bank, SGS Agri-Food Laboratories, Shea Ag, Stoltz Sales & Service, Stratford Agri Analysis, Stratford Farm Equipment, Unmanned Systems Canada, Weather Decision Technologies – Skywise, WinField Solutions and XS Inc.

Speakers include international experts such as Expert & Data Strategy Consultant Lisa Prassack, soil agronomy expert Jacques Nault of LaserAg, precision ag analysis and reporting expert Ben Gist of XS Inc., and Professional Agrologist and a Certified Agricultural Consultant Robert Saik, Founder of The Agri-Trend® Group of Companies.

Early Bird registration has been extended to January 17, so register now before it is too late:

http://www.farms.com/photo-gallery/precision-ag-conference-registration.aspx

And don’t forget to book your hotel room by January 15, 2016 to ensure special conference rates

For more information about the 2016 Farms.com Precision Agriculture Conference and Technology Showcase:

http://www.farms.com/precision-agriculture/conference-2016/

Video: Will the 2025 USDA December Crop Report Be a Market Mover/Surprise?

Historically, the USDA December crop report is a non-event or another dud report as the USDA reserves any final supply changes to the final report in January of the following year in this case 2026. But after the longest U.S. government shutdown in history at 43 days and no October crop report will they provide more data/surprise and make an exception?
Our China U.S. soybean purchase tracker is now at 26.6% or a total of 3.2 mmt but for traders it’s taking too long to unfold.
The final Stats Canada production report was bearish canola and wheat projection a record crop in both (it adds to the global glut of supplies) and bullish local corn and soybean prices in Ontario/Quebec thanks to a drought. It will not help the fund flow short-term, the USDA may need to offset it?
A U.S. Fed interest rate cut of another 25-basis point next Wednesday (probability 87.1%) could help fund flow and sentiment in stock and ag commodities into year end.
More inflows into Bitcoin this past week saw prices rebound back above 90,000 with support at 82,000 and resistance at 96,000.
A V-shaped bottom in cattle suggest the lows are in after Mexico reported another new world screwworm case. Lower weights, seasonal demand and higher U.S. beef select/choice values with a continued closure of the Mexican border to cattle will result in a resumption of higher cattle futures into yearend.
Australia is expected to produce its 3rd largest wheat crop ever at 36 mmt adding to the global glut of supplies.
Reports of ASF in hogs in Spain the largest pork exporter in Europe could see the U.S. win more pork export business long-term.
If the rains verify into next week of 3-5 inches for Brazil it would go a long way to fixing the dry regions from the last 2-months, but the European weather model has been wrong for the past 2-months!
Natural gas futures are surging to the 3rd price count as frigid hold temps set in.
CDN $ is also surging to end the week on a very resilient economy and better employment numbers suggesting no interest rate cuts next week.
Finally, the CFTC report showed funds were net buyers of soybeans but sellers of corn, canola and wheat. In real time the funds have gone back to selling as they take some profits.