Insights and Stories on Crops

Oct. 23, 2008 at 2:05 pm CDT

Unionized employees of the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. voted Wednesday to ratify a new three-year contract, the company reported Thursday. The agreement between the company and its workers, represented by the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) union, provides for annual wage hikes of three, three and 3.25 per cent over […]

Oct. 23, 2008 at 12:56 am CDT

The Quebec government’s ban on the cosmetic use of herbicide 2,4-D may face a challenge from the chemical’s U.S. maker under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Dow AgroSciences plans to argue in a “Chapter 11” challenge that Canada breached its NAFTA obligations when Quebec in 2003 announced it […]

Oct. 22, 2008 at 5:39 pm CDT

With the deadline past for nominations, the organizers of this fall’s Canadian Wheat Board director elections have finalized their official ballots. In a release Tuesday, election co-ordinating firm Meyers Norris Penny (MNP) released the names and contact information for the 19 candidates running for farmer-director seats in the CWB’s five […]

Oct. 22, 2008 at 3:32 pm CDT

Toronto-based pasta manufacturer Primo Foods and the Canadian Wheat Board will run a national marketing campaign to promote Prairie durum wheat to Canada’s pasta consumers. “There are 10,000 Prairie durum farmers who dominate the world market, growing more high-quality durum wheat than anywhere on Earth,” said CWB CEO Ian White, […]

Oct. 22, 2008 at 12:44 pm CDT

Manitoba’s provincial government and CropLife Canada on Tuesday kicked off a three-day campaign to collect farmers’ obsolete agricultural pesticides. From Tuesday to Thursday (Oct. 21-23), Manitoba farmers can dispose of obsolete pesticides free of charge at any one of 20 retailers hosting collection sites listed at the end of this […]