Insights and Stories on Crops

Wet conditions not promising for Man. sunflowers

Jun. 8, 2010 at 10:31 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Weather conditions haven’t caused an overwhelming amount of seeding delays to sunflower crops in Manitoba, which produces 90 per cent of Canada’s sunflowers. But the excess moisture and precipitation is expected to delay the crop’s production, according to an official with the National Sunflower Association of Canada […]

Weather delays lentil seeding, may slow development

Jun. 8, 2010 at 8:31 pm CDT

By Dwayne Klassen

BASF files to offer new class of fungicide

Jun. 7, 2010 at 10:29 pm CDT

Feed barley price outlook remains depressed

Jun. 7, 2010 at 6:09 pm CDT

By Dwayne Klassen

U.S. reworks entry rules for tomatoes from Canada

Jun. 5, 2010 at 3:33 pm CDT

Winnipeg farmers’ market to study growth potential

Jun. 5, 2010 at 2:26 pm CDT

One of Winnipeg’s bigger and better known farmers’ markets has picked up public funding for a study of the possibilities for controlled and sustainable expansion. The provincial government on Saturday pledged $32,300 toward the expected $65,000 cost of the “Vision 2020” initiative planned by the St. Norbert Farmers’ Market Co-op. […]

Shell to pump up Iogen’s straw ethanol work

Jun. 4, 2010 at 10:26 pm CDT

Ottawa enzyme maker Iogen Corp. and fuel company Shell have agreed to speed up their joint-venture work on cellulosic ethanol made from wheat straw, using “significant” extra funding from Shell. The two companies, which operate the 50-50 joint venture Iogen Energy, on Thursday announced a “significant incremental commitment” for an […]

Eastern Alta. farmer to lead CWB directors

Jun. 4, 2010 at 4:40 pm CDT

The Canadian Wheat Board’s board of directors has named Alberta grain grower and board veteran Allen Oberg as its new chairman. Oberg, the farmer-elected director for the board’s District 5 (northeastern Alberta/northern Saskatchewan) runs a 6,500-acre operation at Forestburg, about 140 km east of Red Deer. “Farmers tell me that […]

Reseeding likely for some Man. soybeans

Jun. 4, 2010 at 4:19 pm CDT

(Resource News International) –– Manitoba soybean fields hit hard by recent rains will likely need some reseeding, but the true extent of any damage won’t be known for another week to 10 days. “There will be isolated pockets where reseeding will be needed for soybeans,” said a Manitoba soybean merchant. […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Average temps, damp weather expected in grain belt

Jun. 4, 2010 at 4:15 pm CDT

(Resource News International) –– Weather conditions for the development of grain and oilseed crops in Western Canada will be on the damp side with average temperatures during the key summer period, according to a U.S. forecaster tracking Prairie conditions. And come fall, a frost is predicted to occur at normal […]

By Amanda Lefley