Crops & Production Tips

Plant breeder’s rights info online

The new CSTA database will create transparency for new variety information

By Julienne Isaacs November 2, 2015

In August, the Canadian Seed Trade Association (CSTA) launched a new web database to help everyone in the seed sector easily access information about plant breeders’ rights protection for new crop varieties. The database is a joint initiative of CSTA, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s Variety Registration Office (VRO) and the Plant Breeders Rights Office […] Read more

Canola, Wheat & Chaff

The low-down on new canola hybrids

By Michael Hutton, Syngenta November 2, 2015

When making your seed buying decision for 2016, do your homework and check out the latest canola performance data and look at a variety’s entire agronomic package on top of the yield numbers. For my money, your best source is going to be the CPT (Canola Performance Trials), available online and through provincial seed guides, and […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Spring Wheat, Weather, Winter Wheat

Drought to shrivel Ukrainian wheat harvest in 2016

By Reuters, GFM Network News November 2, 2015

Kiev — Severe drought across half of Ukraine has hit winter sowing and could sharply reduce the country’s 2016 wheat harvest, a senior state weather forecaster said on Monday. The drought, in which the central Dnipropetrovsk region suffered its driest autumn in 50 years, could lead to a 20 per cent year-on-year fall in the wheat […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat falls most in two months; soybeans, corn follow

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News November 2, 2015

Winnipeg/Reuters – Chicago wheat futures fell nearly 3 per cent on Monday, the most in two months, as rain in dry U.S. areas encouraged the market to stay within its trading range after weather worries earlier drove prices to a three-week high. Traders were awaiting U.S. government crop data later on Monday to see if […] Read more

Crops

Algeria buys large quantity of durum

By Reuters, GFM Network News November 2, 2015

Reuters —Algeria’s state grains agency OAIC purchased about 350,000 tonnes of durum wheat for shipment in December and January likely to be sourced from Canada in a tender which closed on Thursday, European traders said on Monday. The average price paid was just below $330 per tonne, traders said, with one citing the price of […] Read more

Crops, Fruit/Vegetables

Pete Luckett’s stores to become arm of Sobey’s

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News October 31, 2015

A hero to foodies across Canada is set to sell his retail and wholesale grocery businesses in Nova Scotia off to grocery giant Sobeys. Pete Luckett, the owner of the Pete’s Fine Foods stores in Halifax and Bedford, N.S. and a related wholesale business, announced Thursday he’ll sell those operations to Nova Scotia-based Sobeys for […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Features

Four ways you can get ready to grow corn

Get prepared now if you're thinking of growing corn for the first time next spring

By Debbie Stiles October 30, 2015

While it’s true some early-adopters have been growing corn in Western Canada for upwards of 25 years, it’s a new crop for many. And with new corn hybrids now available to suit Western Canada’s unique short-season needs, many more growers are expected to jump on the corn bandwagon in the coming years. Corn has much […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Sask. harvest at 99 per cent complete, some flax and oats still remain

Final Saskatchewan Crop Report for 2015

By Saskatchewan Agriculture October 30, 2015

Harvest has essentially wrapped up in the province as 99 per cent of the crop is now in the bin, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s Weekly Crop Report. There are some crops such as flax and oats left to be combined when weather and time permits. Harvest was challenging for producers due to frequent rainfall, delayed […] Read more

Crops, Soybeans

Brazil soy planting lags historical average despite rain

By GFM Network News October 30, 2015

Sao Paulo / Reuters – Soybean planting in Brazil remained behind the historical average even after isolated rainfall in the center-west, analyst firm AgRural said on Friday, with 31 per cent of area planted compared to the 42 per cent five-year average. A year earlier at this time 29 per cent of the previous crop […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Weather

U.S. grains: Wheat hits biggest weekly gain in nearly four months

By GFM Network News October 30, 2015

Chicago / Reuters – U.S. wheat futures prices jumped 1.5 per cent on Friday and posted their biggest weekly gain in nearly four months, as traders positioned themselves ahead of a highly anticipated U.S. Department of Agriculture November supply and demand report. Chicago Board of Trade December soft red wheat closed at $5.22 a bushel, […] Read more

Daily Network News

Canadian drought conditions improve in March

PMRA renamed as Pesticides Regulatory Directorate

U.S. deputy farm secretary to meet with Mosaic amid high fertilizer prices