Insights and Stories of Leeann Minogue

Jun. 16, 2014 at 4:03 am CDT

Raleigh, N.C. — Whatever major boosts may soon come in world soybean production are seen coming from countries with the acres to spare, not necessarily from breeders building better beans. That’s how one major player in Brazil’s soybean sector sees the near future, as growers meeting here Thursday discussed the […]

By Leeann Minogue

Jun. 6, 2014 at 2:03 pm CDT

To spray or not to spray? It’s a tougher question when it comes to sclerotinia in canola than for most other crop diseases. Last year, the high levels of sclerotinia many forecasters called for didn’t materialize. This year’s disease levels, and farmers’ decisions about going to the expense of spraying […]

By Leeann Minogue

May. 12, 2014 at 6:01 pm CDT

Canola’s seed kernel size can vary greatly from year to year, ranging from three to 7.5 grams per 1,000 kernels. While some growers believe larger seeds have a better chance of survival and can be seeded at lighter rates, others say there isn’t enough evidence to assume that larger seeds […]

By Leeann Minogue

Feb. 14, 2014 at 4:39 pm CST

A group of “dissident shareholders,” seeking farmers’votes to head off a sale of southeastern Saskatchewan’s Weyburn Inland Terminal, will continue its campaign after a brief stop in court. With 15 days to go before a meeting at which shareholders will vote on the proposed takeover of WIT by Winnipeg grain […]

By Leeann Minogue

Feb. 7, 2014 at 3:13 pm CST

Having spent the week taking the pulse of Saskatchewan’s grain and oilseed growers, the province’s pea, bean and lentil grower organization expects to see more acres in the province shift this spring to pulses — and to soybeans. “We’re expecting pea and lentil acreage to be up this spring,” Carl […]

By Leeann Minogue