Crops
Microbreweries in New Brunswick will no longer be required to move product through the provincial liquor agency before they can open on-site stores. NB Liquor has scrapped a regulation in its Brewer’s Agency Store Policy that required new breweries to sell at least 100 hectolitres (10,000 litres) of product through the Crown-owned vendor network before an […] Read more
N.B. microbreweries cleared for on-site sales
Bunge plans new grain terminal in GrainCorp country
Sydney | Reuters — Agricultural trading house Bunge plans to build a port terminal on Australia’s east coast, boosting competition for the country’s largest agribusiness, GrainCorp. Bunge Australia said on Wednesday the terminal would be built in Geelong, Victoria, with capacity to export 45,000 tonnes of grain a year. The proposed new port is likely […] Read more
Railway audit inadequate before Lac-Megantic disaster, TSB says
Lac-Megantic, Quebec | Reuters –– The Canadian government did not adequately audit the railroad company at the center of the Lac-Mégantic crude tanker disaster, which last year killed 47 people, an independent federal agency said on Tuesday, as it called for tougher scrutiny of the rail industry. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada, which issued […] Read more
Cool weather headed to Prairies, not likely to damage crops
CNS Canada –– Cooler temperatures and precipitation are on their way for parts of the Prairies this week, but producers have little to worry about as weather specialists say it won’t hang around long enough to damage crops. “There’s a storm system for Friday and Saturday (August 22 and 23) which looks a little ominous […] Read more
More time granted to repay MCGA cash advances
Prairie grain and oilseed growers who took out cash advances in the 2013 crop year through the Manitoba Corn Growers Association (MCGA) now have more time to repay. The federal government on Tuesday announced a stay of default on repayment of advances made through the MCGA for crops in 2013 — resetting the repayment deadline […] Read more
A picture is worth 1,000 words — if it’s done right
Your best bet is an ‘idiot-proof camera,’ not a smartphone, when it comes to digital diagnosis
Reading Time: 3 minutes Most people use their smartphone cameras to share pictures of their kids, pets, or lunch. But those aren’t what is filling up Kelly Turkington’s inbox. “People are going out into the field with a smartphone, taking a picture, and emailing to ask for a diagnosis,” the federal research scientist said at a recent workshop in […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat rises on Ukraine supply concerns
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures advanced on Tuesday on concerns about reduced supplies from Ukraine, a major exporter, while new-crop soybeans slipped as a widely watched crop tour projected bumper U.S. harvests. Traders focused on Ukraine, expected to be the world’s second-largest grain exporter in the 2014-15 marketing year, as a spokesman for […] Read more
Ukraine to lose 15 per cent of grain crop in violence-hit regions
Moscow/Kiev | Reuters — Ukraine will lose 15 per cent of its grain crop in two violence-hit regions in the country’s east, a spokesman for Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said. The former Soviet republic, expected to be the world’s second-largest grain exporter in the 2014-15 marketing year, has suffered major disruption since a pro-Russian […] Read more
Trade’s crop estimates for 2014 optimistic despite flooding
CNS Canada — Despite summer flooding on the eastern Prairies and generally late seeding, 2014-15 crop production across much of Western Canada looks reasonably robust, several agricultural analysts say. Statistics Canada on Thursday will release its first survey-based production estimates for the country, using data gathered in late July during the height of flooding problems […] Read more
Cargill takes signing grain contracts online
Farmers signing grain contracts with the Canadian arm of Cargill no longer have to face the fax. Winnipeg-based Cargill AgHorizons announced Monday it now offers farmers the option of signing contracts electronically, using e-signatures connected to their accounts through the company’s website. The company said its e-signature service allows farmers to review and sign contracts […] Read more