Insights and Stories on Crops

Feb. 9, 2010 at 6:45 am CST

A new University of British Columbia study suggests the research effort now devoted to medical marijuana as therapeutic treatment for cognitive diseases such as Alzheimer’s may be better directed elsewhere. Scientists had hoped to confirm previous studies that pointed to a possible use for medical marijuana in treating Alzheimer’s disease, […]

Feb. 9, 2010 at 6:05 am CST

The Canadian Foodgrains Bank has been tasked by its member aid agencies to develop their co-ordinated, longer-term response for food aid in Haiti. “It is important that there be a coordinated effort in response to the earthquake and that agencies don’t simply rush in and risk doubling up on some […]

Feb. 8, 2010 at 5:13 pm CST

(Resource News International) — Crush margins for canola in Western Canada have seen some significant improvement over the past week, with the uptrend continuing in the weeks ahead. “Based on the way I calculate margins, the crush for the spot month as of Monday was in the $122 per tonne […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Feb. 8, 2010 at 12:28 pm CST

Grain handler Richardson International has expanded further into the retail crop input business in Alberta’s Peace region. The privately-held Winnipeg company on Monday announced it would buy the Total Ag Ltd. facility at Falher, about 65 km south of Peace River, for an undisclosed sum. “The Falher facility is an […]

Feb. 6, 2010 at 12:01 am CST

Syngenta Crop Protection’s pea and dry bean seed treatment Cruiser Maxx Pulses has now been cleared for use in Canada as a treatment for chickpeas, lentils, lupins and faba beans. Cruiser Maxx Pulses, a combination of active ingredients thiamethoxam, metalaxyl-M and fludioxonil, is offered as a co-pack of Cruiser 5FS […]