The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) is updating the way peas and lentils are graded, saying that the change ensures Canada continues to provide customers with the superior product they have come to expect and maintains Canada's competitive advantage in world grain markets. As of August 1, only registered varieties of peas and lentils will be... Read More
Category: Western Canada
With the month of January almost over, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) have announced its third and final list of prescribed areas for livestock tax deferral. The initial list was released back in the middle of September, with the second being released in October. The deferral will help producers who faced a tough year due... Read More
New Holland is very excited about its precision air drill line up, having put a tremendous amount of effort into the design, engineering, and also the agronomic implications of this equipment. Will these drills give the seed the best start possible? By putting the agronomic considerations at the forefront of the design and testing, New... Read More
A collection of 110 soil monoliths dating back to the 1950s was recently donated by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) to Lethbridge College. The donation, said to be worth more than $240,000, will be used as a resource and teaching tool by the college. The history behind the collection is quite mysterious, according to Dr.... Read More
Things are looking up for the barley market. That's the message from the SaskBarley annual general meeting held recently during CropSphere at Saskatoon, Sask. "I think the industry has never been stronger. We're seeing huge exports on the feed side going into China, we're strengthening in the malt side, both domestically and globally, and we've... Read More
The engineering and heavy metal that go into designing and building a new air seeder are only as valuable as how the unit performs, and that in-field evaluation is the fun part of Garth Massie's job. Massie, corporate agronomist with Morris Industries, has put the new Quantum drill through its seeding paces, and the resulting... Read More
The flax industry has had some tough years. Still recovering acres from the Triffid issue from a few years ago, this past year's drought in the southern half of the Prairies also limited production. SaskFlax, however, has continued to move forward and plan for success. After the annual general meeting at CropSphere recently, Wayne Thompson,... Read More
Dr. Martin Scanlon has been appointed to a five-year term as dean of the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences at the University of Manitoba effective January 1, 2019. Scanlon is no stranger to the U of M, having been a professor in the Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences. One of his priorities... Read More
It has been quite the ride for soybeans over the past five years in Western Canada. From the promise of a can’t lose proposition, to the struggles of the past two years due to environmental conditions, soybeans are still working at finding a stable base of acres in the west. Due to the dry conditions... Read More
The advent of herbicide tolerant crops has simplified herbicide selection and timing for those crops types, but that convenience doesn't apply to all. Plus, the reliance on a few chemistries has left farmers with herbicide resistance issues of several weed types. While the spectre of multi-resistant kochia or even worse weeds might seem insurmountable, Manitoba... Read More