Insights and Stories on Crops

Apr. 15, 2008 at 11:32 am CDT

The Canadian Wheat Board has announced that 2007-08 initial payments for wheat, durum and Pool B feed barley will increase effective April 17, 2008. The increase for wheat will range from $34 to $53 per tonne, depending on grade, class and protein level. Milling durum will increase by $80 per […]

By cwb

Apr. 14, 2008 at 1:50 pm CDT

DuPont has received registration for an expanded Refine M herbicide tank mix to include dandelion control for fall and spring rosettes less than 15 cm in diameter. It has also been registered for use with Axial as a tank mix partner. Growers also no longer need to add surfactant to […]

By FBC staff

Apr. 10, 2008 at 9:48 am CDT

IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) has announced that Brad Vannan has been appointed president and chief operating officer of ICE Futures Canada, formerly the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange. He succeeds Will Hill, who recently stepped down. Vannan is a 23-year veteran with experience in the global agricultural markets. He most recently held the position […]

By FBC staff

Apr. 9, 2008 at 3:46 pm CDT

The Canadian Wheat Board plans to replace its daily price contract (DPC) pilot program with a new, no-tonnage limit producer payment option (PPO) for the 2008-09 season. The new PPO — still being developed in consultation with farmers, the board said — will not have the same restrictions on tonnage […]

By FBC staff

Apr. 9, 2008 at 3:36 pm CDT

(REVISED) — Saskatchewan farmers are planning to seed 34.2 million acres — three per cent above the 10-year (1998-2007) average of 33.3 million acres, and four per cent above last year’s 33.1 million acres, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s first weekly crop report for 2008. Crops that show increases in intended […]

By Saskatchewan Agriculture