Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says the province is making the initial investment in a massive project that would irrigate up to half a million additional acres of farmland with water from Lake Diefenbaker. The entire project is expected to take 10 years to complete, with an estimated cost of $4 billion over three phases. “The... Read More
Category: Crop Production
For this special Canada Day edition of Wheat Pete's Word, host Peter Johnson has got answers to your timely agronomic questions. The good news is there are no alerts this week, but that doesn't mean you can let the throttle off scouting — there are insect pests creeping in and populations can grow very quickly!... Read More
There were few surprises in the June Statistics Canada acreage report, though there were significant acreage moves for several of the principal field crops, year over year. As expected, big winners in acreage versus 2019 were lentils, barley, and durum wheat, while canola and soybean total area fell in 2020, perhaps due to continued global... Read More
The Canadian seed industry is moving closer to the end of its Seed Synergy project where five seed organizations in Canada will come together to form one entity, Seeds Canada. Shaun Haney spoke with Jonathan Nyborg, president of the Canadian Seed Growers Association (CSGA), to talk about the benefits of the potential amalgamation and where... Read More
Is canaryseed the itchiest of the crops? Will StatsCan find more canola? Why are Amercian farmers so reactive to incentives but Canadian farmers less so? These are just some of the questions posed during this RealAg LIVE! Q&A with Neil Townsend, of FarmLink Marketing Solutions. Listen/watch here, and check out the summary below: There are... Read More