Prairie canola cash bids firm, but upside limited

Western Canadian canola cash bids continue to remain strong, with solid demand and concerns about South American weather providing support.
Jan 24, 2012 5:30PM

Canadian cattle, sheep, goats cleared for Philippines

The Philippines' government has reopened the country's ports to imports of live Canadian cattle, sheep and goats.
Jan 24, 2012 2:59PM

Problematic weed moving into Illinois

In 2010, a two-day conference centred in Memphis offered farm dealers from the U.S. and Canada, a glimpse of the effects of glyphosate resistance.
Jan 24, 2012 12:01AM

B.C. wine researchers to help crack Chardonnay genome

Canadian vineyards growing Chardonnay grapes could soon learn exactly which types of the grape variety are better suited to their particular climates.
Jan 23, 2012 7:21PM

ICE's milling wheat contracts trade light on first day

New milling wheat, durum and barley contracts began trading on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform on Sunday at 7 p.m. CT, with only milling wheat actually experiencing any trade during its first day of activity.
Jan 23, 2012 5:57PM

Potato fungicide's label expanded to cover black dot

A broad-spectrum fungicide used to control early and late blight in potatoes can now be used also to control black dot, another common potato plant disease.
Jan 23, 2012 5:22PM

Klassen: Western Canadian feeder cattle surge higher

Western Canadian feeder cattle under 600 pounds were up $8-$10 per hundredweight (cwt) this past week. A small group of exotic steers averaging 570 pounds sold for $170/cwt in west-central Alberta; black Angus-cross steers averaging 535 pounds...
Jan 23, 2012 2:35PM

Off-patent fungicide approved against canola ailments

Off-patent ag chemical maker Mana Canada has picked up federal approval for a foliar fungicide's use against sclerotinia stem rot and alternaria black spot in canola.
Jan 22, 2012 9:12PM

MGEX cleared for non-U.S. wheat on HRSW contract

U.S. federal regulators have approved MGEX's plan to remove U.S. origin as a condition of delivery on its hard red spring wheat (HRSW) contract.
Jan 21, 2012 12:01AM

Gavilon considers sale to fund expansion: reports

U.S. grain company Gavilon is considering options for expansion, including a sale of the company that was formerly a part of ConAgra Foods, company sources said Friday.
Jan 20, 2012 5:41PM

South Korea allowing Canadian beef 'immediately'

Canadian beef and veal processed by approved plants from cattle under 30 months of age have the green light for immediate exports to South Korea.
Jan 20, 2012 1:06PM

Fungicides get temporary permit for hothouse cukes

A fungicide tank-mix has been granted a temporary emergency-use registration against downy mildew in greenhouse cucumbers.
Jan 19, 2012 6:33PM

Viterra posts record 2011 but Q4 profit skids

Jan 19, 2012 5:14PM

Man. backs farmed biomass for heating systems

Jan 19, 2012 5:00PM