Insights and Stories on Crops

May. 5, 2011 at 11:02 am CDT

A liquid insecticide combining two active pest controls has picked up registration for use by soybean, potato, tomato and cabbage growers across the country. Bayer CropScience last week announced federal approval for its foliar insecticide Concept, a combination of imidacloprid and deltamethrin, in all provinces and territories. Deltamethrin, a Group […]

May. 5, 2011 at 11:00 am CDT

A larger grain handle and higher grain revenue have helped boost Canadian National Railway’s (CN) first-quarter bottom line. Montreal-based CN last week booked profit of $668 million on $2.084 billion in gross revenue for the three months ending March 31, up from $511 million on $1.965 billion in the year-earlier […]

May. 4, 2011 at 11:01 pm CDT

Mudding in or broadcasting canola seed won’t help you get the yield benefit you’d otherwise get from seeding early, the Canola Council of Canada warns. In its CanolaWatch newsletter Wednesday, the council grants that early-seeded canola does tend to produce higher yields, “but that performance edge depends on good seed […]

May. 4, 2011 at 5:50 pm CDT

Statistics Canada is expected to confirm tightening supplies of most grains and oilseeds, aside from wheat, in the agency’s latest stocks in all positions report, to be released Friday. The report is to show the stocks being held on-farm and in commercial positions as of March 31. “From a general […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

May. 4, 2011 at 5:37 pm CDT

Saskatchewan fertilizer giant PotashCorp says it’s owed more potash from a U.S. rival’s mine in the province, despite Mosaic’s claim to the contrary. Minneapolis-based Mosaic Co. said Monday it has “satisfied its obligation” under a 40-year-old tolling agreement to supply potash from its Esterhazy, Sask. mine to PotashCorp, and will […]