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Grape growers and wine producers in Nova Scotia have got a new advisory board to bring their ideas and issues to the provincial government. The province on Tuesday named nine members, including Agriculture Minister Keith Colwell as chairman, to a new Nova Scotia Wine Development Board. Nova Scotia’s wineries sold almost $16.7 million in wine […] Read more
N.S. sets up wine development board
U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on rising concerns about Black Sea exporters
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose 1.7 per cent to a three-week high on Thursday, supported by concerns that escalating tensions between Ukraine and Russia would curtail shipments from those two key grain exporters, traders said. “The grains were reasonably stable overnight, until it was reported this morning that Russian troops were launching […] Read more
Chickpeas advancing, looking for frost-free September
CNS Canada –– Despite a late start, chickpea crops in Western Canada are seen to be progressing nicely as the harvest season approaches. “In general, the chickpea crop looks really good,” said Colin Young, owner of Midwest Investments at Moose Jaw, Sask. “Of course the acres tend to be south and west of Moose Jaw, […] Read more
Flax production seen poised for modest gains
CNS Canada –– Canada’s flaxseed production is expected to exceed last year’s totals — a rare occurrence after last season’s bumper harvest for most crops. “It sounds like we lost a little bit of acres (due to flooding) but they’re still holding onto a pretty good forecast,” said Will Hill, president of the Flax Council […] Read more
U.S. grains: Nearby soybeans rise after hitting four-year low
Chicago | Reuters –– Nearby U.S. soybean futures rose after sinking to a four-year low on Wednesday, while corn approached a four-year low set earlier this week on limited demand for old-crop supplies ahead of massive U.S. harvests. New-crop soybean futures traded near a contract low reached on Tuesday as favourable weather fuelled expectations for […] Read more
CBOT corn, soy remain on downtrend amid beneficial weather
CNS Canada — Corn and soybean trends on the Chicago Board of Trade are remaining down as the market has seen little change from last week. Both corn and soybeans in Chicago were weaker on the week ending Wednesday. Corn futures ranged 2.5 to three cents lower. Soybeans contracts ranged from 14 to 14.25 cents […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola due for corrective bounce
CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola contracts were slightly weaker during the week ended Wednesday, managing to come off the fresh lows made on Aug. 22 amid oversold price sentiment. Downward pressure came from weakness in Chicago soybean and soyoil futures, as weather in the U.S. Midwest continues to benefit an expected record-large crop. […] Read more
A better way to beat your bug troubles
Integrated pest management allows beneficial bugs to prosper
Reading Time: 2 minutes Prevention — not eradication — is the trick to managing pest outbreaks in crops, says a B.C. government entomologist. “In integrated pest management, pest suppression is truly the goal,” Tracey Hueppelsheuser said at a workshop in late July. “The end goal is to limit pest outbreaks and impacts — not completely remove them, but limit […] Read more
Don’t be fooled by imitations, Mountainview sainfoin not for sale yet
Forage producers are eager to get their hands on AC Mountainview, but it won’t be for sale until 2016
Reading Time: 2 minutes A new variety of sainfoin holds great promise in Alberta forage systems, says a provincial beef and forage specialist. “The development and release of the new AC Mountainview sainfoin has caused a bit of a stir in the forage world,” said Linda Hunt, who works in the Stettler branch of Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development. […] Read more
Viterra plans new Red River Valley terminal
The site where Canada’s biggest grain handler crushes Red River Valley canola will soon also move the valley’s grain. Viterra announced Tuesday it plans to build a 30,000-tonne capacity high-throughput grain terminal near its canola crush plant at Ste. Agathe, Man. The site, which has access both to Canadian National (CN) and BNSF rail lines, […] Read more