Regulatory approval

Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, has received Canadian regulatory approval for cultivation, feed and food use of Optimum GLY brand canola, its proprietary glyphosate-tolerant canola. Pioneer expects to commercialize the product mid-decade, pending key regulatory approvals from export markets globally. Optimum GLY canola was developed, in part, through exclusive DNA shuffling technology to provide tolerance

Ag teams hammer up some hope

The Habitat for Humanity troops were at it again recently, this time enlisting the agricultural sector to help build storage sheds to provide storage for the Habitat homes that are built without garages. Nine agricultural companies supported the first annual Ag Shed Building Challenge, providing a total of 13 teams and 120 volunteers at the


High compound feed cost hits pig farmers

amsterdam / reuters Europe’s pig farmers are struggling to maintain production, caught between a slide in pork prices and a rise in the cost of protein-rich soymeal and rapemeal used in compound feed. The price of soymeal has surged nearly 40 per cent this year. Along with rapemeal it is used as the main source



Snake-oil versus innovation

Most farmers would scoff at the notion of replacing their nitrogen fertilizer with maple syrup. But Manitoba Agriculture soil fertility specialist John Heard was able to make a convincing argument using some creative interpretation of data. In 2009, Heard conducted a trial comparing the impact of a special “growth enhancer” derived from Acer negundo on



Windstorm sandblasts crops

Winds of up to 100 kilometres an hour toppled granaries, uprooted trees, ripped off shingles and sandblasted crops in south-central Manitoba May 14. In the aftermath, around 400 reseeding claims were submitted to the Manitoba Agricultural Service Corporation’s (MASC) insurance division as of May 18, said David Van Deynze, manager of claim services. “Canola, by



About the Canola Council of Canada

About the Canola Council of Canada The Canola Council of Canada started off as the Rapeseed Association of Canada in 1967. The current name was adopted in 1980 — six years after the first commercial “canola” was registered. The council represents Canadian canola growers, crushers and canola variety developers. There are 17 directors — three