At least one crop protection company is among the group of Cereals Canada's industry members that have submitted withdrawal notices to the national cereal grain value chain organization. BASF Canada Agricultural Solutions filed the notice ahead of Cereals Canada's annual general meeting on June 27th. Several grain company members, including Cargill, have also signaled their... Read More
Category: Western Canada
Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) has been forced to shut down internal and customer-facing systems at local retail Co-op stores and cardlock fuel locations across Western Canada as a result of a cybersecurity incident. The unplanned outage was first noted on social media by local Co-ops on Wednesday, June 26. FCL says it has shut down... Read More
Work for the growing season doesn't end with seeding. Soon after, it's important to be out doing early season scouting in order to mitigate potential issues. There are two main things that a producer is looking for when early season scouting: one is to measure the success of the seeding operation, including how many plants... Read More
Cereals Canada has officially announced its broad vision for a new $100 million facility to be built in downtown Winnipeg that would be branded as the Global Agriculture Technology Exchange (Gate.) The national cereal grain value chain organization sees the facility serving as a hub for Canada's grain industry, promoting the use of Canadian crops... Read More
The national industry association that represents the Canadian cereal grains value chain is navigating some internal upheaval, as multiple grain company members have notified the organization of their intent to withdraw their membership in Cereals Canada. Cereals Canada's members — which include provincial grain producer organizations from across Canada, grain exporters, crop input companies, millers,... Read More
Grasshoppers devastated many fields last year over large parts of the Prairies. Of the over 80 species of grasshoppers found on the Prairies, only four are pests — but in sufficient numbers they are a huge concern. After several years of building populations, the pest is still likely to be an issue this year but... Read More
Rainy weather during the in-crop weed control season can make it difficult to give corn want it wants to maintain maximum yield potential: that long critical weed-free period. The difference between fields that received pre-emerge applications and those that did not is quite noticeable in southern Manitoba (and many other areas) this year, as regular... Read More
When a detrimental fungus can travel as far and fast as stripe rust can, it is well worth being vigilant about. With susceptible varieties of wheat, this damaging crop disease can impact yields by anywhere between 50 to 90 per cent. Agronomists in southern Manitoba have identified the disease in wheat fields this week. In... Read More
Soil testing is a best management practice when planning fertilizer rates, but a soil test is perhaps most valuable following extreme situations — very wet or drought conditions. As Mike Palmier of Max Ag Consulting explains in this Canola School episode below, three years of dry or drought conditions for his area of west-central Saskatchewan... Read More
We're expecting we'll get an official look at the vision of what Cereals Canada is calling the Global Agriculture Technology Exchange, or GATE in the coming days. The underlying concept is not a new one, necessarily. The idea of a "Grains Centre of Excellence" nestled in downtown Winnipeg that would bring together the major crop... Read More