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Canadian farm groups want curbs on Agrium’s clout

By Rod Nickel June 16, 2012

Reuters / Two influential Canadian farm groups will urge the country’s Competition Bureau to scale back Agrium Inc.’s proposed purchase of Viterra Inc. assets, saying Agrium might become too powerful in the sale of fertilizer and other crop supplies. In a $6.1-billion deal, global commodities giant Glencore International PLC will buy Viterra, Canada’s biggest grain

Crops, News

Herbicide-tolerant weeds can hurt farm incomes, says BASF poll

By Allan Dawson June 16, 2012

Farmers are increasingly aware of the possibility of getting herbicide-tolerant weeds in their fields, but most aren’t doing enough to delay them, says Gary Martens, an agronomy instructor at the University of Manitoba. “Farmers have not changed their behaviour based on what they know,” he said, in reaction to an Ipsos Reid poll of 500

Cereals, Crops, News, Oilseeds

Higher prices lure farmers

By Rod Nickel June 16, 2012

Reuters / Canadian farmers intend to plant nearly a million acres more wheat than the industry expected in the first year of an open grain market, along with a record-large canola crop, Statistics Canada reported late last month in its initial forecast of 2012 planting intentions. Drier-than-normal weather in Western Canada, stretching back to last

Cereals, Crops, News

Fungicide season has begun

By Allan Dawson June 8, 2012

Flag leaf stage applications provide the best protection Winter wheat is at, or near the stage, for applying fungicides to protect it from various leaf diseases and spring wheat isn’t far behind, says Holly Derksen, a plant pathologist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives (MAFRI). Some winter wheat fields were at the flag-leaf stage

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Canola price trend hits backwash of lower demand

By Dwayne Klassen June 8, 2012

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada platform lost some value during the week ended June 1. Losses in the CBOT soybean complex helped to fuel some of the downward price slide, as did sentiment that canola had become overpriced and was in need of a correction lower. Macroeconomic issues were again a big feature

Crops, News, Weather

Prognosis good for crops frosted May 29

By Allan Dawson June 8, 2012

Fields damaged by frost May 29 will likely recover, a weed specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives says. However, Nasir Shaikh said farmers who moved in too quickly with herbicide applications — within 24 to 48 hours of a frost — could set back the crops while not having the desired effect on the

Crops, News, Weather

Insured projects are covered for hail

By Cfgb Release June 8, 2012

Everything was going fine for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFGB) Share growing project near Morden, Manitoba in 2011. Then it hailed. “We had a beautiful crop of wheat,” recalls Ben Friesen, who helps organize the Share project for CFGB, a partnership of 15 churches and church agencies working to end global hunger. “Then the hail

Crops, Oilseeds

Regulatory approval

June 8, 2012

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

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets

CWB producer contracts change

By Cwb Release June 8, 2012

CWB is advising Prairie farmers that important changes have been made to CWB permit and contract processes for the 2012-13 crop year. These changes have been made to streamline CWB processes for the new marketing environment and align with new IT system requirements. Landlords and interested parties who share in a producer’s returns can no

Cereals, Crops

New fungicide options available this year

By Allan Dawson June 8, 2012

There are a couple new fungicide combinations available to Manitoba farmers this year and perhaps a new one if final regulatory approval comes in time. BASF’s Twinline combines the active ingredients in the fungicides Headline (Group 11) and Caramba (Group 3) into one jug. The product controls a number of cereal diseases including leaf, stem

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Tag Archives Production

Canadian farm groups want curbs on Agrium’s clout

Herbicide-tolerant weeds can hurt farm incomes, says BASF poll

Higher prices lure farmers

Fungicide season has begun

Canola price trend hits backwash of lower demand

Prognosis good for crops frosted May 29

Insured projects are covered for hail

Regulatory approval

CWB producer contracts change

New fungicide options available this year

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