The last time we spoke to Patrick Crampton, we talked about Agrisoma's research and development of the carinata plant in the area of biofuels. The plant is very similar to canola, but with an industrial oil profile suited well to diesel and jet fuel usage. The agronomics are very similar to canola in the fact... Read More
Category: Crops
There are almost always times during harvest where you're racing to beat some weather event. You're either combining through what you hope is a short period of rain or in some cases, sadly, snow, and you're forced to shut down and wait it out or shut down until next morning. You don't want to get... Read More
Machinery is the major draw at most farm shows. Everyone loves to see the newest and the best from every company on the trade show floor. This year at Cropweek 2012's Crop Production Week portion of the show, we saw just that. At this years show we saw everything from the worlds largest grain cart... Read More
Farmers in Western Canada will be going through a big change come August. The end of the Canadian Wheat Board's single desk will open up a whole new landscape to producers. It's a landscape that some farmers are unsure about and other farmers are excited for. For those who land on the unsure side of... Read More
Canola overall had a great year in 2011. Prices climbed to strong highs, demand was steady and acres were up in Western Canada. So where do we go from here? Does the price of canola continue to climb? Does profitability put us in a position where we are over stocked? Do other oils start to... Read More
The end of the single desk in the West means that things will change in a number of areas. One of those areas is market development of crops like durum. Whereas the Canadian Wheat Board held the bulk of that responsibility under the single desk, that job now has to be spread out to other... Read More
The Aphid Advisor app is a decision-making tool to help determine whether a control action is warranted for Soybean Aphids (Aphis glycines) on soybeans in the province of Ontario, Canada. This app uses aphid and natural enemy numbers, as well as expected population growth rates, to indicate whether there are enough natural enemies to keep... Read More
Lentil acres in Western Canada are projected to be down this year by as much as 25%. This according to Brian Clancey of Stat Publishing comes as a result of poor prices and a poor quality crop of off-grade lentils last year. Farmers are being challenged in their commitment to lentils. The income potential of... Read More
Moe Agostino, from Farms.com Risk Management reports on yesterday's USDA report which has really thrown the corn and soybean market into a bearish tailspin. the market was somewhat surprised by the numbers but the reality is that ending stocks in corn, wheat and soybeans is not good if you are looking for higher prices. As... Read More
The current goal of the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers Association is 7 million acres by 2025. Is that achievable? According to SaskCan Pulse / Alliance Grain Traders CEO Murad Al-Katib it is. He cites a number of reasons including farm sustainability with regard to crop rotations, higher protein value as a food source and the Canadian... Read More