Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has announced that China has agreed to continue an agreement to accept imports of Canadian canola. In 2009, exports of Canadian canola seed to China […] Read more
China canola agreement extended
Manitoba pest reports available here
Manitoba Agriculture entomologist John Gavloski has released this week’s Insect and Disease Update and bertha armyworm trap counts. Due to a publication ban in advance of a provincial election, the […] Read more
Manitoba crop reports available here
Manitoba Agriculture has released its weekly crop report, crop production report and crop weather report. Due to a publication ban in advance of an October election, these reports cannot be posted on the government website but are available here.
Wheat board announces 2011-12 initials
The Canadian Wheat Board initial payments for the crop year beginning Aug. 1 are taking a sharp jump higher from where they were set a year ago. The payment for No. 1 CWRS 12.5 per cent protein starts off the new year at $208 per tonne, up from $128 per tonne as of Aug. 1,[...]
CWB plebiscite votes should have arrived
The Canadian Wheat Board says farmers should have received ballots for the plebiscite on the CWB monopoly by now, and those who have not must apply for a ballot by […] Read more
Cattle stress – nighttime heat is also a threat
In his regular weekly BeefTalk column, North Dakota State Extension Service beef specialist Kris Ringwall notes the current North American heat wave combined wth high humidity and relatively calm winds […] Read more
Alberta – good news on bugs, bad on disease
In his latest Call of the Land weekly interview, Alberta Agriculture pest specialist Scott Meers has mostly good news on insect pressure in the province. Meers says four weeks into […] Read more
New executive director at WGRF
Saskatchewan Pulse Growers executive director Garth Patterson has stepped down to accept a new position as executive director of the Western Grains Research Foundation. “I am extremely proud to have […] Read more
Alberta announces hog price insurance
The Alberta government has announced a new risk management program for the province’s hog producers. The Hog Price Insurance Program (HPIP) is similar to the CPIP program for cattle. The […] Read more
Bunge eyes Western Canada after end of CWB monopoly
Bunge Ltd. welcomes Ottawa’s decision to dismantle the Canadian Wheat Board and is preparing to jump into Prairie grain handling, according to a story in the July 20 Globe and Mail.In an interview while visiting Winnipeg, Bunge chief executive Alberto Weisser told the Globe that “The concept (of a board) is brilliant, but it’s how[...]
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