Insights and Stories on Crops

Canola cash falling, basis holding firm

Jul. 7, 2009 at 5:35 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Canola cash prices have been falling as the futures market has tumbled back to its lowest levels since March, but the basis levels have remained relatively firm, say cash dealers. “We’re kind of worried that farmers are going to lock the bins again, now that most […]

N.B. shortline gets governments’ support

Jul. 7, 2009 at 5:29 pm CDT

Manitoba budgets $40M for spring flood aid

Jul. 7, 2009 at 1:55 am CDT

VQAs less familiar to Generation Y: Vincor

Jul. 7, 2009 at 1:37 am CDT

Sask. farm trucks included in weight checks

Jul. 6, 2009 at 6:17 pm CDT

NFU files for AgriRecovery drought assessment

Jul. 6, 2009 at 5:26 pm CDT

Invoking its status as a national farm organization, the National Farmers Union has formally asked the federal government to assess ongoing drought in Saskatchewan and Alberta for aid under AgriRecovery. “For many farm families, the determining factor for whether they will be able to continue farming will be the adequacy […]

Wittal: Speculators’ liquidations have begun

Jul. 6, 2009 at 4:50 pm CDT

July 6 — World and U.S. equity markets struggled overnight and finished mixed to down for the day. U.S. employment numbers showed more jobs lost than expected and this pressured the equity markets and the currencies today. The first part of July is historically when the soybean markets usually take […]

By Brian Wittal

New ICE barley futures seen improving discovery

Jul. 6, 2009 at 4:12 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — The newly revised western barley contracts on the ICE Futures Canada platform are slowly building their open interest and are expected to eventually provide a better mechanism for price discovery and risk management. The revised barley contracts started trading June 2, with the November 2009 contract […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Prairies’ latest rain seen as too little, too late

Jul. 6, 2009 at 3:46 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Shower activity in the extremely dry areas of western Saskatchewan and east-central Alberta were believed to have helped a few crops but for the majority it was reported to be a case of “too little, too late.” Bruce Burnett, director of the Canadian Wheat Board’s weather […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Site allows Alta. farmers to compare crop varieties

Jul. 4, 2009 at 1:06 am CDT

Crop producers in Alberta and in B.C.’s Peace region have a new website where they can compare and collect data on cereal, flax and pulse varieties best suited to their local growing conditions. The interactive site uses current and historical crop, climate and geographic information from across the province and […]

« Previous 1 … 1,515 1,516 1,517 1,518 1,519 … 1,704 Next »