Insights and Stories on Crops

New standard samples for Eastern grains

Dec. 28, 2010 at 12:59 pm CST

The Canadian Grain Commission’s Eastern Standards Committee has released new standard samples and standard prints (photographs) for peas, pea beans and lentils. The committee also recommended a new guide for No. 1 Canada Eastern Red (Winter), Mildew Guide. Standard samples and standard prints represent the subjective visual grading factors that […]

New standard samples for Western grains

Dec. 28, 2010 at 12:53 pm CST

By Staff

Tomato and tobacco growth regulator registered

Dec. 28, 2010 at 12:31 pm CST

By Staff

Folicur label expanded to oats and barley

Dec. 28, 2010 at 12:29 pm CST

By Staff

Ag Growth buys Kansas conveyor maker

Dec. 23, 2010 at 6:43 pm CST

East’s oilseed growers funded for crop development

Dec. 23, 2010 at 6:09 pm CST

Soybean and canola growers in Eastern Canada are expected to benefit from funding for research to boost crop yield and quality. The federal government on Friday put up $3.2 million for the Eastern Canada Oilseed Development Alliance (ECODA) for variety development work on crops such as short-season soybeans and higher-oil, […]

Assiniboine Valley farms get expanded flood fund

Dec. 23, 2010 at 5:47 pm CST

Compensation for lost native hay and pastureland and to restore forage crops has been added to the offerings from an aid fund for farmers in western Manitoba’s Assiniboine Valley. The provincial government on Wednesday said it would budget over $2.5 million to the Assiniboine Valley Producers Flood Compensation program to […]

Banks seen curbing grain loans after collateral crops vanish

Dec. 23, 2010 at 4:42 pm CST

(Reuters) — Small and medium-sized grain trading houses will have a tougher time getting loans after lenders were caught by the disappearance of grains in Russia said to have cost Swiss banks over US$100 million. Financial institutions will demand more guarantees from companies before getting credit — even when they […]

By Sybille De La Hamaide

Railways both below cap on Prairie grain revenue

Dec. 21, 2010 at 7:54 pm CST

Neither Canadian National (CN) nor Canadian Pacific (CP) Railway have made too much money from their Prairie grain handle in 2009-10. For the first time since the 2002-03 crop year, neither of Canada’s two major railways has booked income from Prairie grain freight beyond the maximum amount allowed by the […]

Feed barley bids soften, but still firm overall

Dec. 21, 2010 at 6:23 pm CST

(Commodity News Service Canada) — Barley prices in the key Lethbridge, Alta. feeding area have softened over the past few weeks, but are unlikely to see much further downside heading into the new year if the outside grain markets remain firm. “The feedlots are covered well for the rest of […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin