Insights and Stories on Crops

Cereal growers asked to help map wireworms

May. 18, 2010 at 12:40 pm CDT

Federal wireworm experts are enlisting cereal growers in the Prairie provinces and Ontario to map the species and populations now crawling around Canadian fields. Research scientists Bob Vernon and Wim van Herk of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada at Agassiz, B.C. plan to analyze the samples collected in bait balls, identify […]

China’s restrictions remain on Canadian canola

May. 18, 2010 at 12:33 pm CDT

By Dwayne Klassen

Barley cash bids up, for now

May. 17, 2010 at 4:43 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Payment security report released

May. 17, 2010 at 11:05 am CDT

Alliance Grain Traders announced increased quarterly earnings

May. 17, 2010 at 10:44 am CDT

Feds to shorten CWB’s payment process, voter list

May. 14, 2010 at 5:27 pm CDT

The federal government plans to legislate one less step in the approval process for Prairie wheat and barley growers’ initial, interim and final payments through the Canadian Wheat Board. The move is one of two found in a CWB-related bill the government introduced Friday in the House of Commons. The […]

Edible bean bids called discouraging

May. 14, 2010 at 4:36 pm CDT

(Resource News International) –– Cash bids for edible beans in Manitoba have been described as discouraging and were reflecting an adequate supply situation as well as the absence of fresh demand. “The prices are discouraging right now, as the buyers are not willing to step up to the plate,” said […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Monsanto contracts out DeKalb corn distribution

May. 13, 2010 at 11:17 am CDT

Ag chem and seed firm Monsanto Canada has hired a logistics firm to handle distribution of its DeKalb corn seed across Canada from southwestern Ontario. Future Transfer, based at Aylmer, Ont., has signed a multi-year deal with Monsanto to run a Canadian distribution centre for DeKalb from its own facility […]

Northern Alta. nearly done seeding: AARD

May. 12, 2010 at 6:37 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Dry and seasonable conditions allowed producers in the Peace River region of northern Alberta to make significant seeding progress, according to a provincial crop specialist on Wednesday. “Seeding is virtually complete in most of that area,” said Neil Whatley, a crop specialist with the Alberta Ag-Info […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Technicals turn bearish for canola, downside limited

May. 12, 2010 at 6:30 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts dropped sharply lower this past week, setting fresh contract lows before seeing a modest correction. The break lower, after holding steady for months, could set the stage for further technical weakness, but market participants said any downside may be limited. Gord […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin