Insights and Stories of Dwayne Klassen

Apr. 27, 2010 at 5:29 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Last year at this time, producers were still waiting for the soils in Manitoba to dry up enough to begin seeding corn — not the case this year, according to an official with the Manitoba Corn Growers Association. “Producers have already started planting the corn crop […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Apr. 20, 2010 at 4:26 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Spring fieldwork has begun in select areas of Alberta with some seeding operations underway in the extreme southern regions of the province, according to a provincial crop specialist.  “I would say seeding is very limited still, with less than five per cent of the intended area […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Apr. 19, 2010 at 6:20 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — The administrative offices of ICE Futures Canada and ICE Clear Canada will soon move from the downtown site of their former trading floor, according to its CEO. Brad Vannan said the move from the building at Winnipeg’s Portage and Main, still named “Commodity Exchange Tower” for […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Apr. 13, 2010 at 1:43 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — The precipitation that fell in the form of snow over the past few days looks to have done little to alleviate the dry soil moisture conditions across many ag growing areas in Alberta. “There’s been little accumulation of snow to date and what has fallen has […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Apr. 1, 2010 at 6:18 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Cash bids for feed barley in Western Canada have been holding fairly steady at some pretty weak levels and the outlook for values does not bode well. “There is no shortage of supply and that is one of the reasons values remain at some poor price […]

By Dwayne Klassen