Insights and Stories of Staff

Against clubroot, ‘I’-rated canola sits between ‘R’ and ‘S’

Feb. 4, 2015 at 5:57 pm CST

A new canola variety billed with “intermediate” reaction against a new pathotype of clubroot is being placed in the zone between “resistant” and “susceptible.” Canterra Seeds, the Winnipeg firm marketing the new CS2000 hybrid variety, clarified its claim for the seed in a statement on a company blog Wednesday, granting many […]

Prairie shippers’ group expands grain car tracking

Feb. 3, 2015 at 6:59 pm CST

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Canola variety’s clubroot claim taken with caution

Feb. 2, 2015 at 7:26 pm CST

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Manitoba canola pest lab backed for equipment, research

Jan. 30, 2015 at 8:37 pm CST

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Ont. to seek community ownership for ex-Guelph ag campuses

Jan. 30, 2015 at 7:03 pm CST

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U.S. defense of COOL goes to WTO in February

Jan. 29, 2015 at 7:50 pm CST

The U.S. government will have its day at the World Trade Organization next month, as its defense of its mandatory country-of-origin labelling (COOL) laws for retail meat is now booked for an oral hearing. The WTO’s Appellate Body division has scheduled its hearing of the U.S. government’s appeal for Feb. […]

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New conditions placed on P.E.I. potato exports to U.S.

Jan. 29, 2015 at 8:07 am CST

Potato wart’s appearance in another Prince Edward Island potato field in August has led to a new round of rules for the province’s potato exports to the U.S. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) on Monday announced new requirements effective “immediately” for such exports, citing the detection of potato wart […]

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Canada expands blocks on U.S. poultry, eggs

Jan. 28, 2015 at 8:08 pm CST

Canada’s avian flu-related ban on imports of poultry, birds and eggs from Washington and Oregon has been expanded to include the same products from California and Idaho. The ban was expanded after outbreaks of avian flu in poultry in the past week in both states, including a backyard flock of […]

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Grain handle up as CN books record freight in 2014

Jan. 27, 2015 at 7:43 pm CST

Canadian National Railway (CN) reported increased revenue from a higher grain and fertilizer handle as part of its “record full-year freight volumes” for fiscal 2014. The railway on Tuesday released fourth-quarter and 12-month results, booking substantially higher revenues and profit in 2014 over 2013. Montreal-based CN reported $844 million in […]

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Nova Scotia MP named parliamentary ag secretary

Jan. 24, 2015 at 1:56 pm CST

A promotion at the federal Tories’ cabinet table has led to the appointment of a new parliamentary secretary on the agriculture file. Gerald Keddy, MP for the Nova Scotia riding of South Shore-St. Margaret’s since 1997, was named Friday to replace Ontario MP Pierre Lemieux as parliamentary secretary for Agriculture […]

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