Insights and Stories of Terryn Shiells

Mar. 15, 2013 at 3:56 am CDT

Farmers across Western Canada are optimistic about forage crop production this spring, as moisture conditions look good in all three Prairie provinces, according to industry officials. Though soil conditions were fairly dry ahead of winter freeze-up across some areas in Western Canada, snow cover this winter has been very good, […]

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Mar. 8, 2013 at 5:02 pm CST

The dynamics of flax movement in Western Canada are starting to see signs of change, according to industry officials. Jonathon Driedger, an analyst with FarmLink Marketing Solutions in Winnipeg, said a small flax processor in Alberta has recently offered fairly attractive new-crop contracts for movement to China. "In the past […]

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Feb. 26, 2013 at 7:07 pm CST

Canadian wheat is on its way to becoming the new canola, industry officials said during a presentation here Tuesday at the annual Wild Oats Grainworld conference. Todd Ormann, head of the crop portfolio for cereals at Syngenta Canada, said several major agribusinesses are noticing how important wheat is and are […]

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Feb. 26, 2013 at 12:44 pm CST

Oats are in danger of becoming a "special" crop in Canada because acres are expected to decrease to record lows, the president of Ag Commodity Research said here Tuesday in a presentation at the annual Wild Oats Grainworld Conference. Randy Strychar said he expects 2.66 million acres of oats to […]

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Feb. 25, 2013 at 3:11 pm CST

Export demand for western Canadian flax is expected to see an increase in the 2012-13 crop year, Jonathon Driedger, senior market analyst with FarmLink Marketing Solutions, told the annual Wild Oats Grainworld conference here Monday. Driedger expects exports of western Canadian flax to increase to 436,000 tonnes in 2012-13, from […]

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