Insights and Stories on Crops

AAFC expects jump in wheat, canola acres

Feb. 7, 2008 at 7:14 pm CST

(Resource News International) — Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada expects the area seeded by Canadian farmers to all wheat will be up from the year-ago level, according to an acreage outlook from its market analysis division. Small increases in canola and barley area were also forecast, while a drop in oats […]

Firing may show new CWB stance on barley: MCO

Feb. 7, 2008 at 2:46 pm CST

By Allan Dawson

Flour miller rolls out Prairie wheat branding

Feb. 7, 2008 at 12:18 am CST

By FBC staff

Runoff forecast sees shortages in southern Sask.

Feb. 6, 2008 at 3:32 pm CST

By FBC staff

JRI to expand two Pioneer sites in Sask.

Feb. 6, 2008 at 2:23 pm CST

By FBC staff

Simplicity herbicide registered in wheat

Feb. 6, 2008 at 1:32 pm CST

Dow AgroSciences Canada has picked up registration for use of its new Group 2 herbicide Simplicity against grass and broadleaf weeds in spring wheat and durum. Simplicity, a cross-spectrum pyroxsulam herbicide, can be tank-mixed with MCPA Ester or Attain for “excellent overall” broadleaf weed control, Dow marketing manager Chad Lesyk […]

By FBC staff

Imports of U.S. canola remain steady

Feb. 6, 2008 at 12:44 pm CST

(Resource News International) — Northern U.S. canola growers faced with record-high prices have been making steady sales to a Canadian canola crusher, according to an official with the plant. High prices, together with the strength of the Canadian dollar, were seen helping to stimulate the cross-border movement, although James Loewen […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

P.E.I. maintains seed potato virus level cap

Feb. 5, 2008 at 4:37 pm CST

Prince Edward Island’s provincial government won’t raise its three per cent cap on virus levels in seed potatoes for the 2008 season. Agriculture Minister Neil LeClair made the announcement Tuesday, citing reports that virus levels in some varieties during the 2007 growing season exceeded levels from 2006. “There was an […]

By FBC staff

Research deal sought on Cdn. soil bacteria

Feb. 5, 2008 at 4:27 pm CST

A Chinese biotech firm is talking with University of Waterloo biologists about collaborating on more farming uses for plant growth-promoting bacteria. Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group, a publicly traded Beijing company, on Tuesday announced it had met with Waterloo biologist Xiao-Dong Huang “to discuss the possibility” of joint research and development […]

By FBC staff

Wheat stocks below industry expectations

Feb. 5, 2008 at 12:52 pm CST

(Resource News International) — The grain and oilseed stocks in all positions report from Statistics Canada Tuesday morning contained few surprises overall, with the exception of wheat, which saw tighter than expected supplies, market participants said. Mike Jubinville, an agricultural consultant with ProFarmer Canada in Winnipeg, said the report confirmed […]

By Alana Vannahme