Insights and Stories on Crops

Australia clears Agrium to shed AWB grain business

May. 4, 2011 at 4:55 pm CDT

Fertilizer and ag retail giant Agrium has the blessing of Australia’s foreign-investment watchdogs to sell the former Australian Wheat Board’s grain handling business to Cargill. Calgary-based Agrium and Minneapolis-based Cargill confirmed Wednesday the sale of the AWB Commodity Management business will raise no objections from Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board […]

ASRA-qualifying acres raised for Que. grains

May. 4, 2011 at 4:14 pm CDT

Red River to crest in Winnipeg this week

May. 4, 2011 at 4:03 pm CDT

By Rod Nickel

Glyphosate-resistant fleabane arrives in Ont.

May. 4, 2011 at 3:54 pm CDT

Durum growers get extension on cash advances

May. 3, 2011 at 4:43 pm CDT

CWB to survive without monopoly, Ritz says

May. 3, 2011 at 4:00 pm CDT

The Canadian Wheat Board, the last major agricultural marketing monopoly in the world, can survive the loss of its exclusive hold over the buying and selling of Western Canada’s wheat and barley and compete in an open system, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz told Reuters on Tuesday. Ritz’s Conservative Party won […]

By Rod Nickel

Weather expert sees limited Prairie seeding opportunities

May. 3, 2011 at 12:30 pm CDT

The window of opportunity for seeding operations in Western Canada is likely to be limited, particularly in the eastern regions of Saskatchewan and much of Manitoba, according to weather outlooks looking at the next 30 days. “There is definitely going to be a bias to wet and cooler weather conditions […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Canola crush margins edge lower

May. 1, 2011 at 10:59 pm CDT

After rallying early in 2011, canola crush margins have declined as the Canadian dollar has soared past the US$1.05 level during the first third of the calendar year. Ken Ball, a broker with Union Securities in Winnipeg, said the strength of Canada’s currency has a significant impact on canola crush […]

By Brent Harder

Soggy fields put northern U.S. farmers on tight deadline

Apr. 29, 2011 at 5:04 pm CDT

Incessant rains have turned Indiana farmer Larry Winger’s grain fields into ponds, making it impossible for him to seed his corn crop. “Historically, we would like the work to be done by the first of May, and research shows the optimal planting time is the last week of April,” said […]

By suzanne-cosgrove

Prairie seeding on hold until mid-, late May

Apr. 29, 2011 at 12:17 pm CDT

Producers in Western Canada continue to wait for favourable weather conditions to dry out fields enough to begin seeding operations, and while a few producers may be able to start some minor field preparations in the next week, the bulk of seeding is unlikely to begin until the middle or […]

By Dwayne Klassen