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Feb. 28, 2020 at 1:45 pm CST

The new Seed Variety Use Agreement (SVUA) pilot project unveiled Tuesday in Winnipeg is expected to demonstrate the benefits of farmers paying breeders a royalty for seed saved for planting. But the Prairies’ five wheat and barley commissions have “significant concern” about the project, they said in a news release. […]

By Allan Dawson

Jul. 1, 2015 at 7:32 pm CDT

It’s no secret that the cereal sector has had a tough time trying to convince growers to purchase certified seed, but companies such as C+M Seeds are actively making their case. Palmerston, Ont.-based C+M, during its annual Red Wheat Industry Day on Thursday, brought growers an extensive breakdown of updated […]

By Ralph Pearce

Jun. 18, 2015 at 9:01 pm CDT

Early data from federal pesticide regulators appear to suggest Ontario’s bee yards are moving past a spell of unusually high death losses seen around the 2012 and 2013 planting seasons. Combining the numbers of acute honey bee mortality “incidents” by bee yard in Ontario in the 2015 pre-planting and planting periods, up […]

By Staff