Insights and Stories on Crops

Pulses can cut arterial disease: study

Apr. 20, 2009 at 11:22 am CDT

Eating beans and peas every day has been found to cut cardiovascular disease, the number one cause of death worldwide, according to a new clinical study by researchers at the Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research in Health and Medicine (CCARM) in Winnipeg. Daily consumption of pulses — beans, peas, lentils […]

Think twice about cutting canola fertility

Apr. 20, 2009 at 10:45 am CDT

Equipment firm Ag Growth to incorporate

Apr. 20, 2009 at 1:40 am CDT

Ont. ethanol plant up for $73M from feds

Apr. 19, 2009 at 2:22 pm CDT

Morocco/Canada FTA discussions hailed

Apr. 19, 2009 at 1:56 pm CDT

P.E.I. plant traffic blocked for Japanese beetle

Apr. 18, 2009 at 3:50 am CDT

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has slapped new restrictions on the movement of all plants, including plants with soil, off Prince Edward Island in a bid to contain the Japanese beetle. The Japanese beetle is an invasive pest that’s most commonly spread when people move infested plants, CFIA said in […]

Consumers still unsure about GM wheat

Apr. 18, 2009 at 1:38 am CDT

(Resource News International) — It has been five years since U.S. seed and chemical company Monsanto dropped its plans to introduce genetically modified (GM) wheat in the face of consumer opposition — and while some attitudes have shifted since then, by and large many people still aren’t certain they want […]

By Alana Vannahme

Wittal: Weather outlook pressures corn futures

Apr. 18, 2009 at 1:28 am 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. April 17 — The markets over all seem to have turned more positive this past week on […]

By Brian Wittal

Foodgrains Bank beats annual donation record

Apr. 17, 2009 at 6:15 pm CDT

Thanks in part to higher grain prices and yields, donations to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank in 2008-09 beat the charitable organization’s previous annual record by $4 million. The Winnipeg-based CFGB said this week that cash donations were up by abou 15 per cent over the previous year, and the increase […]

Steer clear of deregistered canolas: CCC

Apr. 17, 2009 at 3:57 pm CDT

Growers must keep deregistered canola varieties out of fields this spring, according to crop production program manager Arvel Lawson of the Canola Council of Canada (CCC). “Canada’s bulk handling system for canola means that all growers play a role in keeping canola export ready,” Lawson said in a council release […]

By Canola Council of Canada