Insights and Stories on Crops

Mar. 2, 2011 at 5:56 pm CST

Process and transfer elevators licensed by the Canadian Grain Commission will soon no longer be able to deduct for shrinkage against money owed to farmers. The CGC on Wednesday said it would fix the maximum shrinkage allowance for licensed process and transfer elevators at zero, effective March 19. That allowance […]

Mar. 1, 2011 at 7:03 pm CST

Ag chem firm Mana Canada has been granted registration for its off-patent version of BASF’s Group 2 herbicide Pursuit, to be available for the 2011 growing season. Calgary-based Mana, the Canadian arm of Israeli chemical company Makhteshim Agan, will sell its imazethapyr herbicide under the brand name Phantom. Group 2 […]

Mar. 1, 2011 at 4:42 pm CST

A major Quebec hothouse tomato producer will work with McGill University and electrical giant GE on trials of LED lighting aimed at boosting crop yield and cutting energy use. Les Serres du St-Laurent, which grows Savoura-brand tomatoes under artificial light year-round at a number of greenhouses in the province, will […]

Mar. 1, 2011 at 12:55 pm CST

A team of nine researchers at three Ontario universities plans to come up with a draft genome sequence for dry beans and, as a boon for growers, develop genetic markers for disease resistance in the crop. The new multi-university research project is to be led by Peter Pauls, chair of […]

Mar. 1, 2011 at 12:44 pm CST

Canada’s farmers look to plant a record canola area of 19.5 million acres (7.9 million hectares) or more this spring, driven by expanding crush capacity and strong global demand, an official with Bunge Ltd. said Monday. The biggest wildcard is high potential for serious spring flooding that could take much […]