Insights and Stories on Crops

Viterra opens new S. Australian port terminal

Jan. 20, 2010 at 11:59 pm CST

A deep-sea port terminal project in South Australia, started by ABB Grain, has been finished by the company’s new Canadian owner. Viterra on Wednesday officially opened a “state-of-the-art” grain terminal at Outer Harbour, a project launched by ABB in late 2006. The terminal’s berth is capable of fully loading Panamax […]

Crush margins for canola to improve

Jan. 20, 2010 at 11:45 pm CST

By Dwayne Klassen

Wittal: U.S. greenback jumps, U.S. grains drop

Jan. 20, 2010 at 11:35 pm CST

By Brian Wittal

Wittal: Canadian dollar slips, nudges canola upward

Jan. 19, 2010 at 6:00 pm CST

By Brian Wittal

Grain groups call for restored research funding

Jan. 19, 2010 at 3:16 pm CST

Alta. checkoff campaign seen paying dividends

Jan. 19, 2010 at 2:21 am CST

A targeted campaign to lay out the benefits Alberta farmers get from their checkoff dollars has already yielded dividends for four checkoff-funded producer organizations in the province. The Alberta Barley Commission, the Alberta Canola Producers Commission, the Alberta Pulse Growers Commission and the Alberta Winter Wheat Producers Commission launched their […]

Sask. irrigation expansions get top-up funding

Jan. 18, 2010 at 11:23 pm CST

The Saskatchewan and federal governments have opened up the funding taps again for three projects to expand the province’s irrigated land base by about 15,000 acres. The two governments on Monday announced federal and provincial contributions of $810,000 and $90,000 respectively for projects in the South Saskatchewan River Irrigation District, […]

Agricorp adds TTY customer service

Jan. 18, 2010 at 10:59 pm CST

Ontario’s farm program agency has expanded its service options to include teletypewriter (TTY) service for armer customers with hearing and/or speech impairments. Agricorp announced Monday that its new TTY service can be accessed by calling 1-877-275-1380. “The line is staffed by trained and qualified TTY customer service representatives, and as […]

B.C. fertilizer unaccounted for in RCMP audit

Jan. 18, 2010 at 7:15 pm CST

Two tonnes of ammonium nitrate fertilizer from a West Coast bulk chemical terminal are still considered unaccounted for, although Vancouver and Surrey RCMP aren’t yet suggesting foul play. The RCMP’s report Friday follows a Dec. 31 call from the Canadian offices of Texas-based fuel and chemical transport firm Kinder Morgan, […]

Prairie feed wheat bids seen firming

Jan. 18, 2010 at 6:38 pm CST

(Resource News International) –– Feed wheat cash bids in Western Canada have been holding at fairly steady levels, although there are ideas values will need to strengthen in order to meet domestic requirements. “There has been a fair amount of downward pressure on feed grain values, particularly from the sell-off […]

By Dwayne Klassen