Farmtario Staff

Pioneer Hi-Bred says it has received Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) approval of its Optimum AcreMax insect protection, which integrates insect control and refuge needs in a single bag. Optimum AcreMax bags contain 95 per cent of a Pioneer hybrid with Herculex 1 insect protection plus YieldGard corn borer protection and five per cent of a[...]

Alberta Agriculture's biweekly crop report (full report alongside) with conditions to July 14 says that virtually all areas of the province received rain during the previous two weeks, and that overall, soil moisture reserves in the province are adequate to excessive. Provincially, about 83 per cent of spring cereals are in good to excellent condition.[...]

After several months of cool wet weather, Manitoba has turned hot and dry, conditions which are reflected in Manitoba Agriculture's weekly crop report. Conditions vary throughout the province, but there are some concerns about heat stress depending on seeding date and crop staging. However haying conditions are generally favourable.Because of a publication ban in advance[...]

If you still have stocks of certain winter wheat varieties, you may want to deliver them by the end of this month. The Canadian Grain Commission has reminded grain producers and industry stakeholders that effective August 1, 2013, the following wheat varieties will be moved from the Canada Western Red Winter (CWRW) class to the[...]