Insights and Stories of Staff

Jul. 19, 2010 at 2:52 pm CDT

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has announced up to $4 million for Mustard 21 Canada for mustard seed breeding and market development. “This investment will help unlock the potential of mustard seed, finding new ways to use it beyond the hamburger, and expanding markets for our farmers,” Ritz said at the […]

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Jul. 19, 2010 at 12:57 pm CDT

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada says AgriInvest Deposit Notices will start to appear in producers’ mailboxes over the coming weeks with information on how and where to make their 2009 AgriInvest deposit. Producers can now make their AgriInvest deposits at a participating financial institution of their choice. They must open an account […]

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Jul. 19, 2010 at 12:45 pm CDT

A common weed for U.S. corn and bean farmers, and also present in Ontario, just got even more troublesome. Waterhemp in Illinois was already known to be resistant to four classes of herbicides — triazine, PPO inhibitors, glyphosate and ALS inhibitors. AgWeb is now reporting the the first documented case […]

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