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Paying for new crop variety research

Consultations around new producer funding models for variety development are underway

By Sarah Hoffmann January 22, 2019

Throughout November and December 2018, officials from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) consulted in Winnipeg, Ottawa, Saskatoon and Edmonton about a new framework for plant- breeding institutions to collect a return on their investment for the varieties they develop. The consultations began with some discussion on the concept […] Read more

Canola, Corn, Crops, Soybeans

Assure herbicide’s active ingredient under new ownership

By GFM Network News January 7, 2019

Now being put to work in Enlist corn, the active ingredient in Assure II herbicide has a new owner. California-based American Vanguard Corp., the owner of ag chemical producer Amvac Chemical, announced Thursday it has bought the quizalofop-p-ethyl (QPE) product line of herbicides from DowDuPont’s ag division, Corteva Agriscience, for an undisclosed sum. A Group […] Read more

Canola south of Ethelton, Sask. on Aug. 3, 2017. (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops, Markets

Tighter StatsCan canola crop won’t affect market, analysts say

By GFM Network News December 6, 2018

CNS Canada — Canada’s canola production has been revised lower in the latest data from Statistics Canada’s Production of Principal Field Crops report, issued Thursday. However, two observers agree the final numbers won’t have much effect on markets. “It’s not a report that’s going to allow canola to trade tremendously strong. It might trade a […] Read more

Farmer Brian Derksen seeds wheat on May 2, 2017 near Miami, Man., about 80 km south of Portage la Prairie. (Screengrab from Allan Dawson video)

Crops

Trade, weather top of mind for 2019 acres

By GFM Network News December 4, 2018

CNS Canada — As Canadian farmers start thinking about what to plant next spring, global trade patterns and weather will play into decision making. “It’s very difficult to decide where this all is going. That obviously also has implications on where the futures prices go and what signals the farmers are taking from that,” said […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Weather

December StatsCan report could vary from years past

By GFM Network News December 4, 2018

CNS Canada — After this fall’s long, drawn-out harvest, some analysts predict Statistics Canada’s final Production of Principal Field Crops numbers could vary from the usual pattern. StatsCan’s report, due out Thursday, is a “very uncertain” report “because that was probably one of the most bizarre falls we’ve ever had on the Prairies,” said Ken […] Read more

Columns, Crops

What’s up honey?

The truth about honeybees’ importance in North America. Hint: it’s less than you think

By Ieuan Evans November 30, 2018

In the last few years the general public has been bombarded and brainwashed with the supposed tremendous importance of honeybees in North America. Let’s get down to the facts. First of all, honeybees can technically be classified as invasive pests since the honeybee, Aphis melifera, is not native to the Americas — or Australia or […] Read more

Cereals, Crops

Winter Cereals Manitoba now in on amalgamation plan

By GFM Network News November 23, 2018

A possible union between four Manitoba commodity grower groups has a new fifth player on deck. Winter Cereals Manitoba Inc. (WCMI) announced Thursday its chair, Doug Martin, and director Allan Olinyk will join a steering committee made up of directors and staff from the Manitoba Corn Growers Association (MCGA), Manitoba Flax Growers Association (MFGA), National […] Read more

Farmers can look forward to more new flax varieties from the CDC in the coming years.

Crops, Features

Four new flax varieties for 2019

Flax varietal research is backed by a strong breeding program at the CDC

By Leeann Minogue November 13, 2018

Four new flax varieties will be on the market for 2019, three varieties from SeCan that were developed through the Crop Development Centre (CDC), and one variety from SeedNet that came out of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s breeding program. For now, breeding programs at Agriculture Canada and Viterra have slowed to a halt, so we […] Read more

Crops

Fair weather welcome for harvest wrap-up in Sask.

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News November 8, 2018

CNS Canada – Thanks to good weather during the last half of October 99 per cent of Saskatchewan’s crop has been harvested according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s final Crop Report of 2018. However, snow and rain in early November has delayed the harvest of the remaining crops such as flax and oats, but producers hope to […] Read more

Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Column: Planning your canola stand

By Leeann Minogue November 7, 2018

After all of the years we’ve been growing canola in Western Canada, you’d think we’d have the agronomics down pat by now. You would imagine that recommendations around things like seeding rates and row spacing would be set in stone. But that is not the case. This was obvious when the Canola Council of Canada […] Read more

Daily Network News

Feed Grain Weekly: Seasonal gains expected this spring

Klassen: Stronger barley prices weigh on feeder cattle values

Russia stops ammonium nitrate exports for one month amid global supply crunch

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