Alberta Agriculture’s biweekly crop report (full report alongside) with conditions to July 14 says that virtually all areas of the province received rain during the previous two weeks, and that overall, soil moisture reserves in the province are adequate to excessive. Provincially, about 83 per cent of spring cereals are in good to excellent condition. […] Read more
Plenty of moisture in most of Alberta: crop report
Want more respect? Then don’t quit farming
Everyone likes to think they get respect, but the Canadian Federation of Independent Business wanted to know for sure. Accordingly, the CFIB in celebration of 2011 as the federal government’s Year of the Entrepreneur, and its 40th anniversary, the CFIB in partnership with Hewlett-Packard (Canada) Co. and Intel of Canada, Ltd. commissioned two opinion polls […] Read more
Ontario and federal governments fund traceability
The governments of Canada and Ontario have announced a combined $21.5 million for the Traceability Foundations Initiative, a new program to track food “from the farm to the dinner plate.” A joint release said the program will support projects led by the agri-food industry to share information, enhance industry competitiveness and improve the speed in […] Read more
Manitoba weekly pest and disease update
Manitoba Agriculture’s insect and disease update has been issued for this week. Topics this week include armyworms in cereals, aphids, thrips, sclerotinia, soybean aphid and green cloverworms. Due to the provincial government publication ban in advance of an election, the reports cannot be posted on the MAFRI website, but are available here and on our […] Read more
Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame announces 2011 inductees
The Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame has announced three inductees for 2011. Full biographies are in the accompanying document. • Dr. David Chalack (nominated by the Canadian Livestock Genetics Association)• Laurent Souligny (nominated by Egg Farmers of Canada)• Frank Stenger (nominated by Jersey Canada) The formal induction ceremony will take place later this year at the Canadian […] Read more
Manitoba crop report: things turn hot and dry
After several months of cool wet weather, Manitoba has turned hot and dry, conditions which are reflected in Manitoba Agriculture’s weekly crop report. Conditions vary throughout the province, but there are some concerns about heat stress depending on seeding date and crop staging. However haying conditions are generally favourable. Because of a publication ban in […] Read more
PEI spring wheat growers urged to monitor fusarium
The Prince Edward Island Department of Agriculture has issued a statement reminding spring wheat growers that the crop is most susceptible to fusarium head blight in the week following head emergence. Conditions in the next few days will have a large effect on the degree of fusarium damage present at harvest, as infection is promoted […] Read more
Legumex Walker confirms U.S. canola plant
Legumex Walker Inc. has confirmed that it will proceed with construction of a canola crushing plant in Warden, Washington, its first plant in the U.S. It is expected to be completed by late 2012 and operational in 2013. The plant is being built and operated by Pacific Coast Canola, a Washington State company owned 85 […] Read more
Five winter wheat classes reclassified Aug. 1
If you still have stocks of certain winter wheat varieties, you may want to deliver them by the end of this month. The Canadian Grain Commission has reminded grain producers and industry stakeholders that effective August 1, 2013, the following wheat varieties will be moved from the Canada Western Red Winter (CWRW) class to the […] Read more
Greenbelt Fund projects promote Ontario food
The Ontario government’s Greenbelt Fund has announced funding for two projects to encourage more use of Ontario food. 100 Mile Market, a group of 160 farmers, will receive funding to provide more Ontario food to daycares, schools, universities and colleges, and hospital and long-term care facilities. “Getting local food from the field to students and […] Read more