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Garden Hideaways

By Sheila Braun March 24, 2011

Children love to play and hide in “secret” places and a sense of thrill accompanies creating a fort from scratch. This summer, why not create a special place for your child or grandchild in your garden? Go beyond the traditional roads and pathways to create a miniature town or “main street” for the little ones

Crops

South Africa Balks At Seed Company Consolidation

By Carey Gillam January 13, 2011

The derailment of DuPont’s intended acquisition of a top South African seed company – a deal that would have doubled DuPont’s African seed business – is emboldening activists opposed to creeping control by both DuPont and rival Monsanto of the lucrative emerging market. Citing unfair control in South Africa by the two dominant U.S. seed

Cereals, Crops, News

FAO Starts Wheat Seed Distribution In Pakistan

November 4, 2010

The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organizat ion has started distributing more than 20,000 tonnes of wheat seeds in Pakistan where floods have threatened a key wheat-planting season, an FAO official said. The food security of tens of millions of Pakistanis is at stake with the current planting season after floods earlier this year destroyed

Crops

McKenzie Seeds Shows Off Its New Location

By Daniel Winters October 28, 2010

The recession has actually helped Canada’s largest packet seed company and the local-food trend and food scares are also boosting business. “We have noticed that there has been an increased interest in gardening in the last couple of seasons, which may be attributed to the uncertain economy and contributing factors such as food safety,” said

News

Noxious Weed Or Crop Of The Future? – for Jul. 29, 2010

By Laura Rance-Unger July 29, 2010

If he wasn’t so busy trying to help farmers snuff it out, University of Arkansas weed scientist Ken Smith says he would be studying Palmer amaranth out of pure interest. Some of the very things that make amaranth – known as pigweed – such a formidable weed also flag its potential as a food crop.

Country Crossroads

Thoughts On Father’s Day

June 17, 2010

A man bought a house and decided to plant a special tree seed to commemorate the date when he bought the place. However, the seed did not sprout even though he watered it faithfully every day. He thought that maybe the following year it would start to grow better and faster. To his surprise, the

Crops, Oilseeds

Early-Season Scouting Pays Off

By Canola Council Of Canada June 10, 2010

Early scouting can help ensure canola crops make it through the first few weeks in good shape. “With the wet conditions, many growers across the Prairies are struggling to get all their canola acres seeded. In the rush to finish seeding, they must remember to scout those fields that have already emerged,” says Troy Prosofsky,

Cereals, Crops, Forages

Crop Report – for Apr. 29, 2010

By Manitoba Agriculture April 29, 2010

SOUTHWEST Little to no rain fell over the past week, with some scattered showers on the weekend. Above-average temperatures have producers seeding about a week earlier than normal – currently, pulse and wheat crops. Seeded acres are still low, with several areas of the region planning to start this week. Most winter crops and hay

Crops, Oilseeds, Pulses

New Seed Treatment For Pulse And Soybeans

April 22, 2010

Bayer CropScience has released Trilex AL, a seed treatment that gives pulse and soybean growers a powerful ally in the fight against early-season seed and seedling disease, the company says in a release. Registered for use on beans, chickpeas, lentils, peas and soybeans, the water-based liquid formulation of Trilex AL provides unmatched seed and seedling

Oilseeds, Opinion

It’s A Winner — Trust Us

By Laura Rance-Unger April 15, 2010

It’s no secret that the seed business has undergone dramatic changes over the past two decades. But two graphic examples have surfaced recently that illustrate some unforeseen consequences of those changes. The first, cancellation of the annual seed show at the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair, is unlikely to have any noticeable effect on how farmers

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise on first WASDE since September

U.S. export sales include only small soybean business to China

U.S. corn and soybean yields revised down by USDA

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