Insights and Stories on Crops

Sep. 24, 2008 at 12:46 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Workers at three PotashCorp potash mines in Saskatchewan continue to strike with no plans between company and union officials to return to the bargaining table. Limited production from the largest of the affected mines continues in the meantime, the Saskatoon-based fertilizer company says. Nearly 490 workers […]

By Alana Vannahme

Sep. 23, 2008 at 5:23 pm CDT

Manitoba farmers and food processing companies considering a shift to certified organic production can have part of their certification fees covered under a new provincial program. The province on Tuesday pledged about $338,000 over three years for the Manitoba Organic Transition program. The program is meant to reimburse farmers and […]

By FBC staff

Sep. 23, 2008 at 4:04 pm CDT

While it’s always important to condition harvested canola crops down to storage-safe temperature and moisture levels in the fall, it’s even more critical in years such as this when the crop’s oil content is expected to be quite high, according to the Canola Council of Canada. “We have all heard […]

By Canola Council of Canada

Sep. 23, 2008 at 1:10 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Producers in Alberta made some significant harvest progress over the past week, according to a crop specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development. “A return of warm and dry conditions resulted in a lot of producers harvesting around the clock,” said Harry Brook, a crop specialist […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Sep. 22, 2008 at 6:08 pm CDT

The federal government has launched a last-minute appeal of a Federal Court ruling overturning a controversial “gag order” on the Canadian Wheat Board, the National Farmers Union reported Monday. The appeal was filed “late Friday, Sept. 19, on the last possible date,” the NFU said in a release Monday. Ottawa’s […]

By FBC staff