Insights and Stories on Crops

Wittal: Consider securing some nitrogen supplies

Dec. 23, 2009 at 6:40 pm CST

Dec. 23 –– Outside markets were stable to up again today on very limited trading, due to most traders sneaking away for the holidays. Gold and energy stocks closed higher on the day, while the U.S. dollar index traded lower, providing support to grain futures which all ended higher on […]

Canola sector working to resolve U.S. blockages

Dec. 23, 2009 at 5:18 pm CST

By Dwayne Klassen

Sask. crop reported average to above-average

Dec. 23, 2009 at 4:39 pm CST

U.S. regulators approve Agrium’s CF bid

Dec. 23, 2009 at 4:17 pm CST

Wittal: Slow day, rising loonie pressure canola

Dec. 22, 2009 at 5:34 pm CST

By Brian Wittal

Sask. researchers to test ag equipment on biodiesel

Dec. 22, 2009 at 3:49 pm CST

A year-long, all-weather pilot project run by the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) will explore how well B5 and B10 biodiesel blends perform in farm equipment. The federal government announced Thursday it will put up $782,000 for the project, funded under its National Renewable Diesel Demonstration Initiative (NRDDI). “When the study […]

Agrotain Dry approved as N additive

Dec. 22, 2009 at 10:17 am CST

Nitrogen stabilizer Agrotain Dry has been approved for application to granular urea in Canada. U.S. fertilizer firm Agrotain International said its urease inhibitor product, already approved for use on UAN (urea ammonium nitrate), has been found by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to meet all requirements for safety and efficacy […]

Agrium extends CF bid as financing expires

Dec. 22, 2009 at 3:31 am CST

While financing with which fertilizer firm Agrium has backed up its hostile takeover bids for U.S. rival CF Industries has expired, the Calgary company’s latest bid has not. Agrium on Monday announced yet another extension on its latest cash-and-stock bid for CF, worth US$45 plus one Agrium common share per […]

Canola seen as good cropping option for 2010-11

Dec. 21, 2009 at 6:58 pm CST

(Resource News International) — Canola should remain a good crop option for western Canadian producers in 2010-11, although expectations for range-bound prices will mean producers should remain vigilant in looking for their best pricing opportunities. While spring seeding is still months away, “amongst the variety of cropping options available to […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Wittal: Markets adrift on holiday inactivity

Dec. 21, 2009 at 6:35 pm CST

Dec. 21 –– Outside markets were mixed today with gold and energies down, financial indicators mixed and currencies up slightly. Gold closed down $15.40 at $1,095.40 today. The U.S. dollar ended up a quarter of a cent today; the Canadian dollar closed up 0.39 cents at US94.22 cents. The Dow […]

By Brian Wittal