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Prairie pulse and special crop processor Legumex Walker has bought its way into the U.S. dry bean and dehulled sunflower seed markets. The Winnipeg company, formed last summer in the merger of Roy Legumex and Walker Seeds, announced it has bought St. Hilaire Seed Co. and the sunflower seed processing assets of Anderson Seed Co. […] Read more

Canadian Agricultural Safety Week wrapped up on the weekend but there are 51 more weeks to practise what Safety Week preached — PLAN.FARM.SAFETY. As a farm owner, operator or manager, you are responsible for the safety and health of everyone who lives, works or visits your farm or ranch. Everyone. Every day. That’s why you […] Read more

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has approved a new, liquid formulation, nutrient seed treatment for use on wheat, oats, barley and corn. Awaken ST is a seed-applied nutrient, with a micronutrient package including 5 per cent zinc plus boron, copper, iron, manganese and molybdenum. “Awaken ST puts nutrients where a germinating plant needs them […] Read more

The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) will offer farmers a full portfolio of grain-marketing programs in the 2012-13 crop year, including pooling options, futures contracts and cash prices. “The grain-marketing landscape is changing, but farmers’ business needs are the same,” says CWB president and CEO Ian White. “Farmers want good returns for their grain, solid risk […] Read more

Canada’s biggest grain handler is now set to predict what it will gain from the closing of the Canadian Wheat Board’s single marketing desk. Viterra says it expects its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) to rise by between $40 million and $50 million per year in fiscal 2014 and beyond as a […] Read more

A pair of well-known cereal fungicides has been approved for combined use, allowing cereal growers new dual modes of action against diseases. The Canadian crop protection arm of chemical giant BASF has announced regulatory approval for Twinline, a liquid combination of its crop fungicides Headline and Caramba, for use on wheat, barley, oats, rye and triticale. “I […] Read more

It’s important to have high standards, right? So it’s good to know there’s a group of dedicated engineers, regulators, equipment manufacturers, researchers and farmers from across Canada and the U.S. whose safety standards are impeccable. They are members of the Canadian Standards Association’s (CSA) Agricultural Machinery Technical Committee. Every year, the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association […] Read more