If you're looking for resources surrounding how high the risk is for wheat stem sawfly across Saskatchewan — look no further, as the maps formed by surveys have been released. Alongside in-season scouting, the maps help producers determine when and if management is needed for the perennial pest of wheat in Saskatchewan. The formal survey... Read More
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New Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew's mandate letter for the province's agriculture minister was made public on Monday. Ron Kostyshyn has returned as Manitoba's ag minister for a second term, after representing the agriculture portfolio in cabinet from 2012 to 2016 in the province's last NDP government. "Agriculture is the backbone of our provincial economy. As... Read More
Verticillium has been impacting canola crops in Manitoba for over a decade, but it is now spreading across the Canadian Prairies. According to Jeanette Gaultier of BASF, while verticillium was first detected in Manitoba around ten years ago, it has since been found in every canola growing region of Canada, except the Atlantic provinces. Verticillium…Read More
Climate FieldView, Bayer's digital agronomic platform, and Combyne have announced the next phase in integrating the two platforms for clients. For the first time, customers in both the U.S. and Canada will be able to connect their agronomic data in FieldView to their marketing data in Combyne, enabling them to make more informed decisions, the... Read More
The labour impasse between the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) and the Unifor union appears to have ended after a weekend of negotiations between the two sides. Approximately 360 members of five local chapters of the Unifor union in Ontario and Quebec were on the picket line starting October 22, 2023, after failed negotiations.... Read More
The cattle markets took a tumble last week after the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s Cattle on Feed report surprised traders with higher than expected cattle placements. September cattle placements were up six per cent compared to last year, and four per cent above the five-year average. Traders were only expecting a two per... Read More
Unlike some other North American ports, the St. Lawrence Seaway shipping corridor is seasonal, and the labour dispute holding up product movement is putting serious stress on Ontario's agriculture sector during the harvest period. An estimated $20 million per day of grain isn't moving through the St. Lawrence Seaway after members of UNIFOR went on... Read More
Corn harvest is finally underway in Ontario, and plenty of optimism abounds when it comes to the yield potential of this crop. There is a concern, however, that the challenges of a wet summer are showing up in deoxynivalenol (DON) levels in the grain. A mycotoxin produced by the gibberella fungus, DON levels over 2... Read More
Following two years of many meetings, amalgamation votes, and reorganization — Alberta Wheat and Alberta Barley combined into a single organization, Alberta Grains, on August 1, 2023. With that also came the need for a new executive director. Mike Flynn was named to the position as of this week, bringing with him extensive leadership experience... Read More
PRIDE Seeds is moving away from a sole distribution model and towards an ag retail network model for Western Canada. The move will increase the locations farmers can find PRIDE Seeds’ corn product portfolio. "Our enhanced dealer network will now work, directly and exclusively, with PRIDE Seeds. This will optimize the customer experience, allow greater... Read More