Insights and Stories on Crops

Oct. 4, 2007 at 7:03 pm CDT

A licensing regime for biofuel makers, new fuel quality standards and mandated biodiesel sales will be pumped into a package of biofuels legislation coming back to the Manitoba legislature, the province announced today. The Biofuels Amendment Act, which sputtered before the assembly shut down for this summer’s provincial election, proposes […]

By FBC staff

Oct. 4, 2007 at 5:05 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) grain and oilseed futures closed Thursday’s session mixed with canola higher on the gains in Chicago Board of Trade soyoil futures and the sluggish selling pace, brokers said. Canola saw a moderate trade with intermonth spreading augmenting the activity. There was some […]

By Don Bousquet

Oct. 4, 2007 at 1:09 pm CDT

Harvest was two-thirds complete in Alberta as of Sept. 27, despite cool weather and sporadic rain provincewide, according to the provincial Agriculture Financial Services Agency (AFSC). The harvest stood at 65.2 per cent complete that week, up from 38 per cent on Sept. 13. Yields are projected to continue declining […]

By FBC staff

Oct. 4, 2007 at 10:02 am CDT

(Resource News International) — New markets will need to be found for canola meal as the growing demand for canola oil will create a glut of the protein-rich byproduct, said an official with the Canola Council of Canada. Canada’s canola crush capacity is expected to increase significantly over the next […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Oct. 3, 2007 at 5:43 pm CDT

A fertilizer industry group’s survey found farmers pay close attention to the costs of fertilizer and supplements and base their buying decisions on “perceived benefit and availability.” The Canadian Fertilizer Products Forum survey, conducted in April by Ipsos Reid, found that of the 400 farmers surveyed, about half cited price […]

By FBC staff