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Canada to sign UPOV ’91

Farmers will pay royalties on crop instead of seed

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The federal government is poised to sign on to an international treaty that will see farmers pay seed royalties when they sell their crop. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said last week the decision to adopt UPOV ’91 by Aug. 1, 2014 will provide plant breeders with a better return on investment and encourage more private-sector
Cereals, Crops

Richardson Pioneer, Seed Depot working on Faller IP program

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All the contracted seed will be delivered to Richardson Pioneer, 
which is selling it to British baker Warburtons

Richardson Pioneer, in co-operation with Seed Depot, expects to contract around 10,000 acres of Faller, an unregistered, American wheat, through a new identity-preserved (IP) program this spring, says Peter Entz, Richardson International’s assistant vice-president of seed and traits. “It’s going to work like any other identity-preserved program,” Entz said in an interview Feb. 27 on
Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Syngenta to enter Prairie canola seed market

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Syngenta plans to broaden its canola portfolio beyond chemicals and launch its own new canola seed varieties on the Prairies starting next fall. “This is an exceptional time to be in the canola seed market, given the extent of breeding and varietal development activities going on across the country,” Dave Sippell, Syngenta’s head of diverse
Crops, News, Oilseeds

Heat-damaged canola crop creates supply shortages

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Reuters / Supply worries about Canada’s disappointingly small canola harvest this year are compounded by the oilseed’s reduced oil content, crimping profits for crushers and leaving food companies to scramble for other vegetable oils. Expectations were high early in the crop year that a record-large canola crop in Canada would compensate for some of the
Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Syngenta to enter Prairie canola seed market

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Syngenta plans to broaden its canola portfolio beyond chemicals and launch its own new canola seed varieties on the Prairies starting next fall. “This is an exceptional time to be in the canola seed market, given the extent of breeding and varietal development activities going on across the country,” Dave Sippell, Syngenta’s head of diverse
Cereals, Crops, News

Richardson’s Vancouver terminal maxed out

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Richardson International plans to expand its 108,000-tonne Vancouver grain export terminal by 65 per cent to keep up with its growing business, the Winnipeg-based company announced last week. “Obviously with the changes to the Canadian Wheat Board it’s a much more competitive landscape, but there are also a lot more opportunities,” Tracey Shelton, Richardson International’s director of corporate
News, Weather

El Niño short and weak

Reuters / El Niño weather conditions have emerged but will likely be weak and short lived, New Zealand scientists said Sept. 4. El Niño is a warming of sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific that occurs every four to 12 years. “Borderline El Niño conditions are present in the tropical Pacific, and a weak,
Cereals, Crops, News, Oilseeds

Canadian farmers cash in on U.S. drought

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After spring floods drowned his seeding plans two years straight, Walter Finlay is harvesting what looks to be an average or slightly better crop of wheat and canola. “Average” will do just fine this year. The worst drought in a half-century in the U.S. Midwest has scorched corn and soybean crops, igniting grain and oilseed
Did you know?, Hogs, News, Oilseeds

Ag teams hammer up some hope

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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

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