We’re in the thick of the fall season, and grain markets are acting a little counter-seasonal. On today’s RealAg LIVE!, Brian Voth, president and founder of IntelliFARM Inc., walks us through what’s going on with soybean, canola, wheat, and corn markets. Don’t miss RealAg LIVE! now Monday through Friday at 1 pm Mountain/3 pm Eastern… Read More
It’s not traditionally a time of year where we see big boosts to several crop price complexes, but what about 2020 has been normal? In this grain market Q&A LIVE!, Brian Voth, of IntelliFarm, sits down with sports-starved host Shaun Haney to talk corn, canola, soybeans, ethanol, baseball, spring wheat and more! Don’t miss RealAg… Read More
Which crop has the biggest price upside? Where will canola acres land? Do I really need to know my cost of production? Brian Voth, transplanted Manitoban and president of IntelliFarm Inc., is our latest RealAg LIVE! guest, and he fielded all sorts of questions. (Check out the full video/discussion below) Let’s start with canola! And… Read More
While the COVID-19 pandemic is unlike anything in modern-day history, commodity markets are — perhaps surprisingly — adjusting and adapting to the global market sell-off. In this interview (recorded Thursday, so keep that in mind on quoted numbers), RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney and Brian Voth with IntelliFarm break down what’s going on in the… Read More
With most commodities seeing a big jump in Thursday’s market, some analysts — including Brian Voth, president of IntelliFarm Inc. — are calling canola “the designated driver of the commodity party.” While the rest of the grain market saw decent gains, canola inched higher in comparison. Canola closed up $0.70 in November closing at $473…. Read More
At the start at what most would call seeding month, Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced an extension to the AgriStability program along with an increase to the Advanced Payment Program cap. To some, this was good news — but not enough. Manitoba wheat grower and newly minted Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association president,… Read More
Host Shaun Haney is back from Las Vegas and ready to cover the top ag issues impacting your farm! In today’s RealAg Radio: You’ll hear the top ag news stories of the day with Jessika Guse We dip into the RealAg mail bag to hear your feedback and thoughts from email and the RealAg listener… Read More
In a perfect world, you’d price grain several times a year, locking in a percentage of production at a profit, as determined by a complete cost of production figure. But farming isn’t perfect, and only the truly disciplined (and lovers of all things marketing) have annual pricing plans and stick with them. In reality, bills… Read More
As growers look ahead to seeding, it seems every single cropping option has pricing issues, but there also opportunities to look for. Supply has been a challenge for wheat and corn while soybeans and canola have benefited from strong demand that has assisted in creeping acres higher. READ: 7 Deadly Sins of Grain Marketing Shaun… Read More
Canadian farmers have found some additional acres to seed this year, according to the Statistics Canada planting intentions report published on Friday. The agency’s projections for the three largest acreage crops — wheat, canola and soybeans — were all higher than analysts were expecting. Adding up the individual crop and summer fallow categories, the total acres described… Read More
Soybeans will be on the verge of matching corn acres in the U.S. this year, according to the USDA’s Prospective Plantings report published Friday. Higher soybean acres has been the consensus in the market for some time, but the department’s soybean acreage estimate of 89.5 million was still well above the average pre-report guess of… Read More
Pope Gregory I probably didn’t foresee his list being used as guidance for grain farmers managing market risk when he defined what became known as the seven cardinal sins in 590 AD. But whether we’re talking morality or grain marketing, these behaviours and habits can be costly. Brian Voth, president of IntelliFarm Inc., presented the “seven… Read More
Farmers in much of Ontario are celebrating rain, while combines are parked or stuck due to too much rain in parts of the west. We take a look at how Chinese politics are hurting canola prices, the future of beef research in Canada, and much more on this week’s TWORA podcast, featuring Peter Johnson, Brian… Read More
2015-16 was a record year for Canadian canola demand. Export and domestic consumption surpassed the 19 million tonne mark, according to crop year-end numbers from the Canadian Grain Commission — a 16.6 percent jump from 2014-15. “The fact that’s versus 16.3 million tonnes last year. That’s almost mind-boggling,” says Brian Voth of Prairie Farm Consulting…. Read More
They’re not splashing in the green pool or swinging from the parallel bars in Rio, but like their athletic compatriots, American farmers are breaking records. That’s if you believe the latest numbers from the US Department of Agriculture. The USDA issued its monthly supply/demand report on Friday. Here are some of the upsets/highlights: A 7.1 bushels/acre… Read More
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