Insights and Stories on Crops

Apple juice maker sees potential red ink ahead

Aug. 8, 2011 at 3:00 pm CDT

Lower sales of its branded goods and higher costs for apples and other inputs have fruit processor Sun-Rype Products booking a second-quarter loss, with a chance of second-half losses to follow. The Kelowna, B.C.-based fruit juice and fruit snack maker on Thursday reported a net loss of $1.44 million on […]

Chickpeas see gains on global concerns

Aug. 8, 2011 at 3:00 pm CDT

By Brent Harder

BioExx asks CEO to step down

Aug. 8, 2011 at 2:25 pm CDT

CropWatch: Armyworm counts near thresholds

Aug. 5, 2011 at 5:01 pm CDT

AAFC forecast cuts wheat outlook, maintains canola

Aug. 5, 2011 at 8:00 am CDT

No La Nina or El Nino expected through autumn

Aug. 5, 2011 at 5:00 am CDT

The dreaded El Nino or La Nina weather anomalies should not crop up through autumn 2011 but weather forecasters said Thursday the outlook for next year was uncertain at best. The U.S. Climate Prediction Center forecast in a monthly report that “the majority of models” indicated neutral conditions into the […]

Pre-harvest Roundup use on mustard comes with caution

Aug. 4, 2011 at 4:15 pm CDT

A minor use has been approved for glyphosate as a pre-harvest desiccant on tame mustard crops in Canada — but not without a warning to export-minded growers. The new minor use allows pre-harvest applications of Monsanto’s 540 gram-per-litre formulation of Roundup WeatherMax at 0.67 litres per acre of yellow, brown […]

Waterlogged Prairie growers to get $30-per-acre aid

Aug. 4, 2011 at 2:45 pm CDT

Rain-soaked crop producers in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Alberta can expect payments of $30 per acre for land that either couldn’t be seeded or that was seeded then drowned this year. The federal and three Prairie provincial governments on Thursday announced about $448 million for an AgriRecovery program, in part to […]

Wheat streak mosaic spotted in central Man.

Aug. 4, 2011 at 9:00 am CDT

A confirmed case of wheat streak mosaic in south-central Manitoba, diamondback moth rising in the east and concern over thresholds for soybean aphids are covered in the province’s latest insect and disease update. Attached here are the PDF of the Aug. 3 update from provincial entomologist John Gavloski and an […]

Drozd: Gold shines in light of economic uncertainty

Aug. 4, 2011 at 7:00 am CDT

Gold has garnered a lot of attention since nearly doubling in price over the past three years and gaining over 600 per cent this past decade. Gold’s lustre comes from the fact investors have always viewed the shiny metal as a safe investment in times of economic uncertainty. Unknown outcomes […]

By David Drozd