A dual-action herbicide launched last year for use against broadleaf weeds in Prairie wheat and barley crops can go up against a couple of extra weeds this year. DuPont Canada’s crop protection wing on Tuesday confirmed a label expansion for Barricade — a combination of two Group 2 soluble granular herbicides (thifensulfuron-methyl and tribenuron-methyl) with […] Read more
Weeds added to Prairie herbicide combo’s label
Low flax stocks don’t mean immediate price hike
Canada's flaxseed stocks are expected to be very tight by the end of the current crop year and should remain that way through 2011-12, but one analyst doesn't believe that will lead to an immediate jump in cash prices. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has reported end-of-year flaxseed stocks will be just 90,000 tonnes at the[...]
Klassen: Flooding, rains weigh on feeder cattle prices
Feeder cattle prices were steady to $2 lower last week as larger supplies weighed on the market structure. Backgrounding operators were waiting for drier conditions to liquidate supplies and there was a short window of opportunity last week. However, feedlot operators showed very little interest with the forecast for additional rains; softer slaughter cattle values […] Read more
Too early to write off Manitoba corn acres
High prices have persuaded Manitoba producers to plant more acres to corn this year, according to the latest Statistics Canada report, but wet conditions and flooding may restrict how much in fact goes into the ground. In its April 26 planting intentions report, StatsCan announced Manitoba producers intended to plant 190,000 acres to corn in […] Read more
Diamond Estates backed for sparkling wine expansion
Canada’s single largest VQA winery has picked up public funding to add new equipment including a sparkling wine production and processing line. Diamond Estates Wines and Spirits, maker of VQA Ontario wines such as Dan Aykroyd, Sundance, 20 Bees and Fresh, will get $700,000 from Ontario’s rural economic development program to boost production at its […] Read more
StatsCan confirms tight canola stocks
A record-setting domestic crush pace and solid export demand cut into Canadian canola supplies a little more than expected, according to the stocks report Statistics Canada released Friday. Supplies of most grains and oilseeds were tighter on March 31, 2011, than they were at the same point the previous year, the federal statistics agency said. […] Read more
Canada bird flu-free once more
Three months of surveillance work in Manitoba's Interlake region have restored Canada's status as fully free of notifiable avian flu. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Thursday reported the end of "targeted, enhanced surveillance" in the area where a turkey breeding operation was confirmed last November to have birds with low-severity avian influenza H5N2. No[...]
Canola growers’ group crushes its CWB idea
Citing “insufficient producer interest,” the Manitoba Canola Growers’ Association has dropped a proposal for talks with the Canadian Wheat Board aimed at a “voluntary marketing option” for canola. The MCGA last month floated the idea to Prairie canola growers through a survey, available to farmers both online and in print through both the Manitoba Co-operator […] Read more
Dual control approved against soy, potato pests
A liquid insecticide combining two active pest controls has picked up registration for use by soybean, potato, tomato and cabbage growers across the country. Bayer CropScience last week announced federal approval for its foliar insecticide Concept, a combination of imidacloprid and deltamethrin, in all provinces and territories. Deltamethrin, a Group 3A insecticide, is the active […] Read more
Red River to crest in Winnipeg this week
A weekend storm that brought snow, rain and strong winds to the already flooded Red River Valley created large waves but did not inflict major damage on flood defenses in Manitoba. The Red River is expected to peak in Winnipeg on Wednesday or Thursday at levels slightly below those of 2009 and 2006, and well[...]
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