Insights and Stories on Crops

Ont. organic corn gets production insurance plan

Mar. 16, 2011 at 9:45 pm CDT

Ontario’s provincial crop insurance and ag funding agency has launched a new production insurance plan for organic corn grown in the province. Agricorp’s new plan, announced this week, “recognizes the crop’s higher market value,” the agency said. Eligible varieties include all commercial corn grown for organic grain or silage, not […]

Viterra sees grain price rebound

Mar. 16, 2011 at 5:47 pm CDT

Japan-bound grain ships reported unable to unload

Mar. 16, 2011 at 5:44 pm CDT

By Jonathan Saul

Canada Bread to shut B.C. bakery, expand at Edmonton

Mar. 15, 2011 at 5:24 pm CDT

Fungicide approved against fusarium in corn

Mar. 15, 2011 at 4:02 pm CDT

Windsor-area winery to double production

Mar. 15, 2011 at 3:04 pm CDT

A southwestern Ontario winery has picked up public funding to more than double its output by way of a major expansion. Pelee Island Winery will get $451,200 from the province’s Rural Economic Development Program toward its investments in a new bottling line, wine filtration system and a million additional litres […]

Japan places tender for Canadian wheat

Mar. 15, 2011 at 2:47 pm CDT

Producers wondering whether the earthquake disaster in Japan would delay or halt grain exports to the country got an answer Tuesday as the Asian nation placed an order for high-protein Canadian wheat. Maureen Fitzhenry, spokesperson for the Canadian Wheat Board in Winnipeg, said it appears to be business as usual […]

By Brent Harder

Altacor, Coragen insecticide labels expanded

Mar. 15, 2011 at 2:19 pm CDT

Vegetable, berry and tree nut producers are expected to benefit from expanded labels for a pair of Group 28 insecticides. DuPont Canada on Monday announced it has picked up expanded registrations for Coragen and Altacor, both of which feature Rynaxypyr, an anthranilic diamide (Group 28) product that the company says […]

BASF, Monsanto plan joint moves on dicamba-tolerant crops

Mar. 15, 2011 at 5:30 am CDT

Seed and ag chem firms BASF and Monsanto have agreed to work jointly on development of dicamba-tolerant cropping systems they expect to have available in Canada by mid-decade. The two companies’ agreement, announced Monday, grants each company reciprocal licenses to the other’s work and gives Monsanto a supply line for […]

Japanese disaster stalls Canadian canola business

Mar. 14, 2011 at 8:03 pm CDT

Routine Canadian canola exports to Japan will likely be disrupted in the aftermath of the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan March 11, according to market participants. With the potential for a nuclear meltdown now dominating the headlines the export situation to the country remains uncertain, but traders generally […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin