Insights and Stories on Crops

That wasn’t sugar on top: Raspberry truck busted

Jun. 17, 2011 at 5:36 pm CDT

Border officials at Windsor’s Ambassador Bridge crossing found an unusual choice of topping last week on a load of California raspberries bound for the GTA. The Canada Border Services Agency on Wednesday reported finding 39 kilograms (86 pounds) of cocaine stored in two bags on top of a shipment of […]

Buhler adds tillage to Farm King, Versatile lines

Jun. 16, 2011 at 5:48 pm CDT

Bin maker Meridian to offer aeration systems

Jun. 16, 2011 at 3:57 pm CDT

CropWatch 2011: Peace could use some rain

Jun. 16, 2011 at 5:44 am CDT

Westeel to add conveyor systems to product line

Jun. 15, 2011 at 6:30 pm CDT

Oats bids high, but waiting on clearer direction

Jun. 15, 2011 at 4:38 pm CDT

Oats bids can be found at rather high levels across Western Canada, but the uncertainty of new-crop production is limiting actual activity in the market for the time being. “Right now not a lot of guys are pricing, as they are a little nervous about the weather and what kind […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Seeding virtually complete in Alberta: AARD

Jun. 15, 2011 at 4:33 pm CDT

Seeding operations in Alberta are generally complete with the only exceptions in the south, where less than five per cent of the intended crop still needs to be put into the ground, according to a provincial crop specialist. “That area has been extremely wet and has prevented producers from seeding […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Wetness to push Man. unseeded acres to record

Jun. 14, 2011 at 10:55 pm CDT

Unseeded crop acres in Manitoba will likely reach a record high this year due to excessive wetness, a provincial government official told Reuters on Monday. The province is working to calculate an estimate, and it appears Manitoba will exceed the record of nearly 1.4 million unplanted acres set in 2005, […]

By Rod Nickel

Wet conditions hit size of Prairie wheat crop: CWB

Jun. 14, 2011 at 5:54 pm CDT

Canada’s Prairie crop belt will produce less wheat and more barley this year, with excessive moisture in Manitoba and Saskatchewan limiting the projected harvest, the Canadian Wheat Board said on Tuesday in its first forecast of the year for the region. Flooding will hit the world’s biggest spring wheat and […]

By Rod Nickel

Expect another crush record in 2011-12

Jun. 14, 2011 at 1:30 pm CDT

A total of 5.11 million tons of canola have been crushed in Canada as of June 8 in the 2010-11 crop year, according to the Canadian Oilseed Processors Association. That number is an all-time high and there are six weeks still left in the crop year. The previous high was […]

By Brent Harder