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Possibilities prevail for the Prairie soy sector

Choices include the introduction of gene-editing and opportunities in the food market

By Ed White September 16, 2024

Glacier FarmMedia — Canada has a small but growing soybean industry that faces some forks in the road. Soy Canada executive director Brian Innes tells growers from across the country that they should relish the options that lie before them. “Where do we want to go from here? The choice is ours,” he said repeatedly, […] Read more

File photo of a field of soybeans under turbines at southern Manitoba’s St. Joseph wind farm. (Dougall_Photography/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Soybeans

Sustainable soybean program underway

Food-grade, IP soy growers showing interest in verification, Soy Canada says

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News April 5, 2023

A new voluntary program spearheaded by Canada’s soybean value-chain group is expected to help Canadian soy growers seeking a sustainability mark for their goods. Soy Canada on March 28 announced the rollout of Sustainable Canadian Soy, a program it said will be available for the 2023 growing season. Exporters and handlers who supply customers that […] Read more

Emergence in an Ontario soybean field. (File photo by John Greig)

Crops, Soybeans

Uncertainty could bring changes to soybean acres

By GFM Network News May 2, 2019

MarketsFarm — At this time soybean acres in Canada have been projected to be down this year for a few reasons — not only because of trade issues with China, but also due to back-to-back dry years and declining prices. Statistics Canada’s 2019-20 principal field crop acreage report, released April 24, estimated 5.65 million acres […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Views differ on crop exports to China other than canola

By GFM Network News April 16, 2019

MarketsFarm — Depending on whom one has spoken with, there are differing views as to grain exports to China other than canola. The federal government has stated there have been no export issues outside of canola. “The current actions taken by China are limited to canola seed, and we have not received any indication of […] Read more

Richardson’s port terminal at Hamilton handles Ontario soybeans, corn and wheat. (Richardson.ca)

Crops, Soybeans

Soy Canada’s exposure limited in Richardson pullout

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News January 19, 2018

The industry group for Canada’s soybean sector faces relatively low exposure from a loss of funding by Prairie grain heavyweight Richardson International. The privately-held Winnipeg grain firm recently announced it would not renew its funding commitments to the Canola Council of Canada, Flax Council of Canada and Soy Canada. The company said its total annual […] Read more

Crops

Richardson won’t renew canola, flax, soy funding

By GFM Network News January 17, 2018

One of Canada’s biggest grain companies is stepping out of three Canadian oilseed industry organizations — and taking its funding when it goes. Winnipeg-based, privately-held Richardson International has announced it will not provide funding in 2018 for the Canola Council of Canada and the Flax Council of Canada, nor will it renew its funding commitment […] Read more

Soybeans, Wheat & Chaff

Who’s representing your soybeans?

By Leeann Minogue April 9, 2015

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” This opening line of Jane Austen’s 1813 novel, Pride and Prejudice is still relevant today if we replace “single man” with “up-and-coming crop,” and “wife” with “industry association.” As soybean acreage grows, […] Read more

GFM Network News

B.C. ostriches culled, CFIA confirms

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs end week on high note

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce as Chinese demand assessed, wheat drops

Tag Archives Soy Canada

Possibilities prevail for the Prairie soy sector

Sustainable soybean program underway

Uncertainty could bring changes to soybean acres

Views differ on crop exports to China other than canola

Soy Canada’s exposure limited in Richardson pullout

Richardson won’t renew canola, flax, soy funding

Who’s representing your soybeans?

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