Crops

Cooking up a successful recipe for improved soil health

Posted 2 days ago by Alexis Kienlen

Crops, News

Cannabis 2.0: Could craft cannabis be southern Alberta’s newest cash crop?

Posted on January 13, 2020 by Jennifer Blair

Crops

A normal crop year went out the window in 2019

Posted on January 7, 2020 by Alexis Kienlen

Must Reads

• Barley, News

  Malt barley recommendations for 2020

  AAC Connect and CDC Bow have made the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre’s short list of recommended varieties for the…

  January 7, 2020

• Canola, News

  The Year That Was: China punishes Prairie farmers

  China’s near-total ban on Canadian canola seed dominated the news cycle in the past year. Jim…

  January 6, 2020

• Canola, Crops

  The Year That Was: Clubroot continued its deadly march in 2019

  The rapid spread of clubroot in the last decade will continue in the coming one if canola growers don’t start…

  January 5, 2020

• Crops, News

  Bad doesn’t begin to describe situation of unharvested fields

  “Cleaning up the acres left out in the spring will be no small task.” So reads the provincial Ag Ministry’s…

  December 23, 2019

• Crops, Opinion

  Opinion: When it comes to rules, it matters who writes them

  I recently read The Myth of Capitalism where author Jonathan Tepper argues that if competition is a key tenet of…

  December 19, 2019

• Crops, Grain Markets, Markets

  Buckle up — grain markets are in for a bumpy ride

  Trade wars around the globe have created a turbulent marketplace for Canadian farmers — and the wild ride isn’t likely…

  December 18, 2019

Crops, Pulses, Reuters

Starbucks to add more plant-based food in latest green push

By Hilary Russ, Richa Naidu 23 hours ago

Chicago | Reuters — Starbucks Corp. aims to add more plant-based food and drinks to its menu as part of the company’s latest plan to become more environmentally friendly, CEO Kevin Johnson said on Tuesday, prompting a surge in shares of Beyond Meat Inc. Over the past year, with the rise of companies including Beyond […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy fall as traders await Chinese buying

By Tom Polansek 23 hours ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures weakened and soybeans touched a five-week low on Tuesday as traders awaited confirmation that China has started to buy more U.S. crops after the countries signed an initial trade deal last week. Most actively traded wheat futures hit their highest price since August 2018 at the Chicago Board […] Read more

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Crops, Markets

Flax prices likely to remain flat

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm 1 day ago

MarketsFarm — Although autumn snowfall limited the quality of a lot of Prairie flax, its price has remained flat, according to Brian Johnson of Johnson Seeds at Arborg, Man. While Johnson has seen some instances of No. 1 flax, he said most of what he’s seen has graded Nos. 2 and 3. “The premiums are […] Read more

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Crops, Reuters

China certifies three domestic GM traits

By Reuters 1 day ago

Beijing | Reuters — China’s agriculture ministry issued biosafety certificates on Tuesday for domestically grown, genetically modified (GM) corn and soybean traits, moving closer to commercialization of GM grain production in the world’s top market. The certificates, valid from Dec. 2, 2019 until Dec. 2, 2024, were granted to a corn trait developed by Beijing […] Read more

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Crops

Cooking up a successful recipe for improved soil health

Brendon Rockey’s farm is far different than most, but his winning formula has lessons for other growers

By Alexis Kienlen 2 days ago

In some ways, soil health conferences are like recipe swaps — with attendees always on the lookout for a mix of ingredients that will produce better results. One of those recipes presented at the sold-out Western Canada Conference on Soil Health & Grazing last month came from a Colorado potato grower who farms in high-elevation, near-desert conditions and no […] Read more

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Cereals, Crops, Markets

Tighter supplies, solid demand underpin durum bids

By Phil Franz-warkentin 2 days ago

MarketsFarm — Tighter global supplies are keeping the Canadian durum market well supported this winter, with firmer prices likely when the Port of Thunder Bay reopens for the spring. “We’re seeing a very strong export demand for durum,” said Jerry Klassen, manager of Canadian operations for Swiss-based GAP S.A. Grains and Products in Winnipeg. Canada […] Read more

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Crops, Machinery & Shop, Weather

Green Party backs grain drying exemption from carbon tax

By GFM Staff 2 days ago

One of the federal opposition parties in full favour of carbon pricing is lending its support to calls by farm groups for a carbon tax break for grain drying. Vancouver Island MP Paul Manly, the Green Party’s caucus critic for agriculture, announced the party’s position Monday. “We support the grain producers of Canada in their […] Read more

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Crops, Machinery & Shop

AGI buys ag business management software muscle

By GFM Staff 3 days ago

Grain handling equipment maker Ag Growth Industries (AGI) plans to level up on its SureTrack farm management software platform with a deal for another Canadian player in the same business. Winnipeg-based AGI announced Thursday it has bought all outstanding shares in Oakville, Ont.-based Affinity Management Ltd., developer of the Compass brand of farm and agribusiness […] Read more

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Crops

Alberta’s Crop Management Network expands reach

By GFM Staff 3 days ago

A crop input dealer northwest of Edmonton is the newest link in the Crop Management Network ag retail chain. CMN, whose chain includes retailers in seven other central Alberta communities, said Thursday it has purchased the assets of Dow Fertilizer, which operates sites at Onoway and Mayerthorpe, effective Jan. 9. “We are very excited to […] Read more

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Canola, Crops

CGC revises domestic canola usage downward

By Phil Franz-warkentin 5 days ago

MarketsFarm — Domestic canola demand remained well ahead of exports in the latest Canadian Grain Commission report for the week ended Sunday — but revisions to data now show the crush pace is not quite as active as reported earlier in the month. The original data for the week ended Jan. 5 showed domestic disappearance […] Read more

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