Insights and Stories on Crops

Seed supplies seen meeting spring demand

Apr. 17, 2009 at 3:44 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — So far this spring, there are limited concerns in Western Canada about seed shortages as the 2009-10 seeding season approaches. Both the Alberta and Saskatchewan seed associations said they were not aware of any seed shortages in their provinces. Only in Manitoba were there ideas about […]

Alta. expects farmland rents flat in 2009

Apr. 17, 2009 at 3:05 pm CDT

Biodiesel mandate feared harming diesel engines

Apr. 17, 2009 at 1:39 pm CDT

Alta. chickpea growers get emergency herbicide

Apr. 17, 2009 at 3:49 am CDT

Viterra launches own version of Liquid Achieve

Apr. 16, 2009 at 6:29 pm CDT

Feds pledge $14M for Ont. ethanol plant

Apr. 16, 2009 at 6:01 pm CDT

Toronto ethanol manufacturer GreenField Ethanol will get up to $14 million in federal funds to support the facility where the company began 20 years ago. The government on Wednesday announced funding through its ecoEnergy for Biofuels program for GreenField’s ethanol plant at Tiverton, Ont., about 150 km northwest of Guelph. […]

Label expanded for fruit, veg insecticide

Apr. 16, 2009 at 3:54 pm CDT

Off-patent herbicide maker MANA Canada has picked up registration for use of its insecticide Alias on a longer list of fruit and vegetable crops. “Alias was already registered to control your worst potato, blueberry and tree fruit insect pests. Now, with this label expansion, Alias will protect an even larger […]

Bid for CF not about interference: Agrium

Apr. 16, 2009 at 3:40 pm CDT

Having taken its case directly to shareholders in U.S. fertilizer firm CF Industries, fertilizer and ag retail giant Agrium now aims to reassure company brass that its takeover bid for CF is serious. Agrium CEO Mike Wilson on Thursday released a letter he wrote to CF CEO Stephen Wilson, saying […]

Leamington-area tomato growers get pipeline

Apr. 16, 2009 at 3:21 pm CDT

A 40-kilometre pipeline will soon provide tomato growers near this southern Ontario city with a reliable water source for their crops, which will help enhance their productivity and competitiveness. The $1.9 million federal investment was announced today by the federal government in a news release, which said the project would […]

By FBC staff

Wittal: Will return April 17

Apr. 15, 2009 at 11:46 pm CDT

Our online grain markets columnist Brian Wittal is on holiday and will return with his regularly scheduled weekday market column starting Friday, April 17. In the meantime, he welcomes your information on market conditions in your area, such as current offering prices, basis levels, trucking premiums and special crops contracts.

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