Insights and Stories on Crops

Seed Hawk plans summer layoffs

Apr. 18, 2010 at 9:14 pm CDT

Air seeder maker Seed Hawk plans to pare back its workforce and reassign other staff over the next three months “to streamline production.” The southeastern Saskatchewan company said Friday that while it “continues to show significant overall growth,” it’s “weathered a short-term dip in overseas orders, which have slowed significantly […]

Icelandic volcano not seen influencing cropping weather

Apr. 18, 2010 at 8:32 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Alta. agency to study “controlled traffic” cropping

Apr. 16, 2010 at 10:36 am CDT

UBC boosts detail in two-day B.C. forecasts

Apr. 16, 2010 at 10:33 am CDT

Agco completes Regina parts centre expansion

Apr. 16, 2010 at 9:24 am CDT

Richardson buys Peace-region input retailers

Apr. 15, 2010 at 4:04 pm CDT

Prairie grain firm Richardson Pioneer has expanded its reach in Alberta’s ag input retail sector by buying two dealerships in the province’s Peace River region. Its Winnipeg parent company Richardson International on Thursday said it has sealed a deal to buy Eco Seeds for an undisclosed sum. Eco Seeds operates […]

Commodity funds hold large canola short positions

Apr. 15, 2010 at 3:34 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — The traditional commodity funds are holding large short positions in canola and have been adding to those positions in recent sessions, according to market participants. Those large short positions could leave canola open to some short-covering related buying, but index funds on the other side are […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Ag critic’s GM seed bill passes second reading

Apr. 15, 2010 at 3:30 pm CDT

Groups representing Canada’s seed, biotech and crop chemical industries warn that a bill requiring export market assessment on any new genetically modified crop varieties could stifle innovation and steer regulation away from its basis in science. The Canadian Seed Trade Association and CropLife Canada on Thursday issued statements on NDP […]

Vancouver wine agencies merge operations

Apr. 15, 2010 at 11:58 am CDT

Two Vancouver firms handling brand management, sales, marketing and logistics in Canada for assorted international and domestic wineries and brewers have merged their operations. Whitefish Beverage Agency, run by businessman Jay Garnett, and Seacove Group, run by Jack Segal, have combined their marketing and distributorship agreements for wines, spirits and […]

Flaxseed exports up, low prices create demand

Apr. 14, 2010 at 10:52 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Canadian flaxseed exports are actually up on the year, despite ongoing problems moving the commodity to the traditional European market. An export official said the increased export pace was largely due to a pickup in Chinese buying at lower price levels. According to the latest Canadian […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin