Reading Time: 3 minutes Last year a record 11 for the CWRS class were reviewed; this year just five SASKATOON The committee that determines whether new wheats should be supported for registration fewer candidates to consider this year than last. Members of the Prairie Recommending Committee for Wheat, Rye and Triticale (PRCWRT) reviewed the data and cast their secret […] Read more
Fewer Wheats At This Year’s Recommending Meeting
Western Feed Grain Development Co-Op Strikes Out
Reading Time: 3 minutes “I thought probably they would let the market decide whether or not that should go ahead.” – David Rourke saskatoon David Rourke was surprised and disappointed two spring wheats proposed for the Canada Western General Purpose (CWGP) class by the Western Feed Grain Development Co-op (WFGDC) weren’t supported for registration here Feb. 25. “I’m not […] Read more
When Wheat Makes You Sick
Reading Time: 3 minutes saskatoon Wheat is hailed as the main ingredient in “the staff of life,” but it makes about 14 per cent of North Americans sick, a recent industry meeting was told. That’s not the best news for Canadian farmers who grow more acres of wheat than any other crop, or North American flour millers who want […] Read more
Cash On Hand Could Save The Farm
Reading Time: 3 minutes “Better is better before bigger is better. Get efficient before you get bigger.” WINNIPEG There will be more business opportunities in agriculture the next 10 years than there’s been in the last 30, according to agricultural economist David Kohl. But there will also be more ways to go broke, he cautioned. Farmers can protect themselves […] Read more
GM-Free Certified Seed Part Of Plan To Regain Flax Exports To EU
Reading Time: 3 minutes The ongoing CDC Triffid saga could end farmers’ practice of saving flax seed from year to year, industry sources say. Not all the details have been worked out, but the industry, represented by the Flax Council of Canada, is heading toward requiring certified seed, said council president Barry Hall. However, he noted that certified seed […] Read more
Canada, World Battle To Protect Wheat From Stem Rust Ug99
Reading Time: 4 minutes “We think it’s going to get here, but when we don’t know, but we’re trying to prepare. We want to be ready before it gets here.” – Tom Fetch The question is “when” not “if” Ug99, a potentially devastating wheat stem rust discovered in Uganda in 1999, will reach Canada, says Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada […] Read more
FCWB Defend Wheat Board Against Ottawa In Court
Reading Time: 3 minutes “Although these individuals may hold permit books they have not clearly established they are eligible producers.” – Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz Allegations that Agr icul ture Minister Gerry Ritz exceeded his authority by instructing the Canadian Wheat Board to cut thousands of CWB permit book holders from the 2008 CWB directors’ election voters’ list goes […] Read more
Digging Into The Details Of Dessicants
Reading Time: 3 minutes Reglone (diquat) and glyphosate are similar, but different and farmers need to know the difference to get the best results from each, says Ed Thiessen of Syngenta Canada. Both are non-selective herbicides that when applied pre-harvest can speed up combining. But Reglone is a true crop desiccant, while glyphosate is for perennial weed control, Thiessen […] Read more
Terry Boehm New NFU President
Reading Time: 3 minutes The National Farmers Union’s (NFU) new president, Saskatchewan farmer Terry Boehm, says addressing the downturn in the hog and cattle sectors and preventing market disruption due to contamination from genetically modified (GM) crops top his to-do list. The 51-year-old farmer from near Allan, southeast of Saskatoon, was elected at the NFU’s 40th annual meeting in […] Read more
Everything On Canada-EU Trade Talks Table
Reading Time: 3 minutes “We have agreed from the start everything is on the table.” Everything, including supply management, is still on the table six months into talks between Canada and the European Union (EU) on a trade deal that could be more comprehensive than the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Canada’s chief negotiator says. “We have agreed […] Read more
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