Insights and Stories of Alana Vannahme

Dec. 21, 2007 at 5:31 pm CST

(Resource News International) — The federal government’s recent announcement that it plans to modernize both the Canada Grain Act (CGA) and the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) is being met with scepticism among farmers, who say there are too many unanswered questions as to what the amendments will mean for producers. […]

By Alana Vannahme

Dec. 13, 2007 at 11:30 pm CST

(Resource News International) — Counties in Alberta are implementing aggressive measures designed to address the growing clubroot infestation in canola, according to crop specialists with Alberta Agriculture and Food. Although clubroot appears to be spreading rapidly, Harry Brook, a crop specialist with the provincial Ag Info Centre in Stettler, pointed […]

By Alana Vannahme

Dec. 6, 2007 at 12:24 pm CST

(Resource News International) — The main surprise in the updated grain and oilseed production survey from Statistics Canada, released Thursday, is that production levels for five major crop varieties were lowered. Mike Jubinville, a farm consultant with ProFarmer Canada in Winnipeg, said, “It’s a surprise across the board. I don’t […]

By Alana Vannahme

Nov. 29, 2007 at 5:03 pm CST

(Resource News International) — As India’s demand for pulses grows in coming years, Canadian exports are expected to increase accordingly, according to Carl Potts of Pulse Canada, and that increase may support prices. Canada is India’s largest supplier of pulse crops — legumes such as peas, beans, lentils, chickpeas and […]

By Alana Vannahme

Nov. 21, 2007 at 6:27 pm CST

(Resource News International) — The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) is cautiously optimistic that a U.S. rancher group’s latest bid to halt the import of older Canadian cattle won’t succeed. The most recent move by the U.S. cattle group Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund (R-CALF USA) began just days before “Rule 2” […]

By Alana Vannahme