Insights and Stories on Crops

Apr. 21, 2009 at 12:19 pm CDT

A new tool developed with the help of a Manitoba Agri-Food Research and Development Initiative (ARDI) grant may help quantify economic benefit of nitrogen applications. An ARDI release notes that Manitoba’s nitrogen application guidelines for wheat, barley and canola are almost 20 years old, and that since then any farmers […]

Apr. 21, 2009 at 11:56 am CDT

The Canadian Wheat Board says producers who have not priced the futures portion of their 2008-09 May Basis Price Contract (BPC) are reminded that the pricing deadline is Apr. 29 at 9 a.m. CDT. Producers have the option to roll over the basis to a July 2009 position before the […]

Apr. 21, 2009 at 11:50 am CDT

The Canadian Wheat Board’s weather and crop surveillance unit reports that fieldwork is underway in parts of southern Alberta and southwestern Saskatchewan in preparation for spring seeding. In its weekly bulletin, the CWB says most snow cover has now melted in central and northern growing regions, but fields require one […]

Apr. 20, 2009 at 4:55 pm CDT

Our online grain markets columnist Brian Wittal welcomes feedback and information on market conditions in your area, such as current offering prices, basis levels, trucking premiums and special crops contracts. Contact Brian today. A lack of any new good news on the financial front convinced traders it was time to […]

By Brian Wittal

Apr. 20, 2009 at 1:34 pm CDT

Arysta LifeScience has announced registration of NextStep, a post-emergent broad-spectrum grassy weed herbicide for spring and durum wheat. NextStep is based on clodinafop, which is Group 1 chemistry and the same active ingredient in Horizon. It is packaged with Steppe adjuvant. Arysta says NextStep is registered for  28 tank-mix partners […]