Insights and Stories of Sean Pratt

New pulse varieties incoming

Jul. 16, 2024 at 1:35 pm CDT

Limagrain has some small red lentil varieties ready for commercialization, Benzon Lorenzana, the company’s head of cereals and pulse research for North America, said during the Ag in Motion show.

Wheat is transfered to the cargo ship 'Jork' at the Alliance Grain Terminal in Vancouver

Global crop yields have not kept up with increasing demand

Jul. 9, 2024 at 11:26 am CDT

By Sean Pratt

Canada’s crush boom to benefit Aussie canola

May. 13, 2024 at 4:37 pm CDT

By Sean Pratt

U.S. shuns free trade agreements

May. 1, 2024 at 11:14 am CDT

By Sean Pratt

Pesticides under fire in U.S.

Mar. 15, 2024 at 11:51 am CDT

By Sean Pratt

Commodity Classic: U.S. corn growers await aviation fuel decision

Mar. 4, 2024 at 2:54 pm CST

American corn growers are on pins and needles waiting to find out if corn ethanol will qualify for a lucrative sustainable aviation fuel tax credit.

By Sean Pratt

Commodity Classic: ‘Strong evidence’ for old crop price rally says economist

Mar. 4, 2024 at 12:31 pm CST

Old crop corn and soybean prices in the United States will likely rally this spring, according to an agricultural economist.

By Sean Pratt

Commodity Classic: U.S. fighting for market share says Vilsack

Mar. 4, 2024 at 10:01 am CST

U.S. agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack says the United States is trying to regain its competitive edge in world agricultural markets.

By Sean Pratt

Commodity Classic day one: Farmers concerned about EPA’s herbicide strategy

Mar. 1, 2024 at 10:32 am CST

Day one of the 2024 Commodity Classic is in the books and a few interesting themes emerged from the annual gathering of U.S. corn, soybean, wheat and sorghum growers.

By Sean Pratt

Protein sector faces labour crunch: report

Feb. 6, 2024 at 2:58 pm CST

Government, industry and educational institutes must act now to address the labour challenges confronting the emerging plant-based protein industry in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, according to a new report.

By Sean Pratt

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