Insights and Stories on Crops

Alta. counties aggressively address clubroot

Dec. 13, 2007 at 11:30 pm CST

(Resource News International) — Counties in Alberta are implementing aggressive measures designed to address the growing clubroot infestation in canola, according to crop specialists with Alberta Agriculture and Food. Although clubroot appears to be spreading rapidly, Harry Brook, a crop specialist with the provincial Ag Info Centre in Stettler, pointed […]

WCE close: Canola hits new highs for fifth session

Dec. 13, 2007 at 11:18 pm CST

By Don Bousquet

Tories’ CWB appeal goes to court Feb. 26

Dec. 12, 2007 at 3:57 pm CST

By FBC staff

WCE close: Canola soars to new highs on technicals

Dec. 12, 2007 at 3:25 pm CST

By Don Bousquet

Ontario RMP payments in mail: Agricorp

Dec. 12, 2007 at 1:42 pm CST

By FBC staff

CPR warns on earnings due to weather, fuel costs

Dec. 12, 2007 at 12:32 pm CST

Severe weather patterns in British Columbia early this month are expected to bite into Canadian Pacific Railway’s (CPR) 2007 earnings per share, the company warned Wednesday. The railway earlier this year announced an expected range of $4.30 to $4.45 for adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS), noting it had delivered […]

By FBC staff

WCE close: Canola hits 12-year highs, funds buy

Dec. 11, 2007 at 4:37 pm CST

(RNI) — Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) grain and oilseed futures closed Tuesday’s session mostly higher with canola hitting its highest level since 1994 on bullish technical signals, brokers said. Canola saw a very heavy trade with intermonth spreading accounting for a majority of the volume as commodity funds and commercials […]

By Don Bousquet

Quebec pledges $14M for Quebec-food strategy

Dec. 11, 2007 at 4:11 pm CST

Quebec’s provincial government will spend $14 million over the next three years on a marketing strategy to boost purchases of Quebec food products. The strategy, branded “Le Québec dans votre assiette!” (loosely, “Quebec on your plate”) is based on three points: encouraging Quebec consumers to consider buying Quebec products in […]

By FBC staff

ClearOut 41 Plus available for direct sale: FNA

Dec. 11, 2007 at 3:36 pm CST

Canadian farmers looking to buy the U.S. generic glyphosate product ClearOut 41 Plus will no longer need federal government permits to do so, Farmers of North America (FNA) reported Monday. Albaugh, Inc., an Iowa-based maker and distributor of ag chemicals, took over the Canadian registration of the product and has […]

By FBC staff

WCE grain/oilseed review: canola mixed, old crop up on slow farmer selling

Dec. 10, 2007 at 4:00 pm CST

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) grain and oilseed futures closed Monday’s session mixed with the old crop higher lifted by the sluggish pace to farmer selling, brokers said. New crop canola was lower. Monday was the first day of the extended trading hours for the WCE as it opened at 8:00 […]

By Don Bousquet