Insights and Stories on Crops

May. 20, 2010 at 11:15 am CDT

Berry growers in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland have picked up federal funding for two research projects meant to help improve the sector’s competitiveness and efficiency. The bulk of the funding pledged Wednesday will go to the Lower Mainland Horticulture Improvement Association (LMHIA) , which will get over $1.1 million under […]

May. 19, 2010 at 11:37 pm CDT

Adult diamondback moths have already been found in traps in several areas in Manitoba, which indicates the crop pest has arrived in Canada early this year. In his Monday report, the Manitoba agriculture department’s entomologist John Gavloski writes that diamondback moths have been found in south-central, southeastern and southwestern Manitoba, […]

May. 19, 2010 at 6:01 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Flaxseed bids in Western Canada continue to hold within a tight range, showing little sign of either improving or dropping lower. While acres are expected to be down on the year, supplies are still more than sufficient and the ongoing uncertainty over shipping to Europe should […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

May. 19, 2010 at 5:11 pm CDT

A generic Group 1 herbicide is Farmers of North America’s (FNA) newest entry into the discount weed killer market for Canadian farmers. Saskatoon-based FNA, which brokers deals for lower-cost imports of ag inputs on members’ behalf in the West, Ontario and Quebec, recently launched Aurora, a clodinafop-propargyl product as part […]

May. 19, 2010 at 4:06 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Favourable weather conditions have allowed producers in much of Alberta to make significant seeding progress, according to a provincial crop specialist Wednesday. Planting of the intended crops in the Peace River region of northern Alberta was complete, while those operations in the east and west-central regions […]

By Dwayne Klassen