Insights and Stories on Crops

Deere sees sales rising in bigger ag machinery

Aug. 20, 2009 at 12:54 am CDT

Higher sales of big-ticket ag equipment such as combines, higher-horsepower tractors, seeders and sprayers in Canada and the U.S. are expected industry-wide in what’s left of John Deere’s fiscal year. Illinois-based Deere and Co. posted that outlook Wednesday in the fiscal report for its third quarter ending July 31, in […]

Sask. terminal firm completes new ethanol plant

Aug. 19, 2009 at 6:00 pm CDT

Wittal: Be sure of grades when using GrainFlo

Aug. 19, 2009 at 5:26 pm CDT

By Brian Wittal

Ont. ag land trust secures easement in Greenbelt

Aug. 19, 2009 at 4:02 pm CDT

Drozd: Bearish USDA corn report coincides with bearish chart pattern

Aug. 19, 2009 at 3:11 pm CDT

By David Drozd

Wittal: Let’s look at the value of straw

Aug. 18, 2009 at 5:23 pm CDT

Aug. 18 — Financial markets did a bit of a turnaround today and showed positive gains at day’s end. Grains struggled for the most part but beans and corn were able to end with small gains while wheat ended up down slightly. The U.S. dollar is down a quarter of […]

By Brian Wittal

Lower tractor sales overseas bite into Buhler’s Q3

Aug. 18, 2009 at 2:56 pm CDT

A slowdown in demand for its Versatile tractors overseas has shrunk third-quarter profits for Winnipeg farm equipment maker Buhler Industries. The company on Friday posted net earnings of $1.2 million on $76.7 million in revenue for its Q3 ending June 30, down from $4.4 million on $62.9 million in the […]

Climate change may boost crops’ methane output

Aug. 18, 2009 at 12:33 am CDT

Crop stresses typically linked to climate change, such as increased temperatures, drought and UV-B radiation, might actually hasten climate change by causing crops to emit more methane into the atmosphere. In a study released Monday, biological scientists David Reid and Mirwais Qaderi of the University of Calgary found some plants […]

Sprouts suspected in cases of rare salmonella type

Aug. 17, 2009 at 10:59 pm CDT

(Updated Aug. 20) — Onion and alfalfa sprouts distributed by a Brantford, Ont. food company are suspected as carriers of a rare subtype of salmonella that has sickened 12 people in Ontario and Alberta since April. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Aug. 9 put out a health hazard alert […]

Wittal: Livestock feeders biding their time

Aug. 17, 2009 at 5:22 pm CDT

Aug. 17 –– Financial markets were in a net loss position from the start of trade and stayed there for the day. European and Asian markets were down in overnight trade, as was crude oil, so U.S. markets followed the line of least resistance: Down. The U.S. dollar is up […]

By Brian Wittal