Crop Management
Early-maturing varieties grown in Manitoba have a reputation for low protein and face a discount in global markets
WINNIPEG — A San Francisco company may soon commercialize a line of high-protein soybeans, which could lead to peas, wheat and other crops with more protein in the grain. In April, The U.S. Department of Agriculture approved the development of the gene-edited, high-protein soybeans, saying they don’t require further review or regulation. Amfora, the company […] Read more
Crop Management
Rail strike won’t happen this month, CPKC says
CPKC, Teamsters to continue meeting as Canadian Industrial Relations Board deliberates
Glacier FarmMedia – A potential rail strike will not happen this month as rail companies and workers await a decision from the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB), Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) said today. In a statement, CPKC said the CIRB has requested submissions from CPKC, Canadian National (CN) and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference […] Read more
Superior Farms Equipment to control familiar brands
Rite Way Manufacturing and Morris to operate under new parent company
In March 2021, Rite Way Manufacturing acquired Morris Equipment. In mid-May of this year, the company announced the launch of a new parent company, Superior Farms Equipment Ltd., which it says will “bring together the rich legacies” of both equipment brands under one umbrella organization. The company will continue the two independent brand names, but […] Read more
U.S. wheat acres stop downward slide
American production has been falling for the last 40 years but it's not certain that this has benefited Canadian growers
SASKATOON — The freefall in U.S. wheat acres appears to have bottomed out. Farmers in that country are expected to plant 47.5 million acres of the crop this year, which is where acres have been since 2017. Related stories: However, it is a far cry from the peak of 88.25 million acres achieved in 1981. […] Read more
VIDEO: New chief commissioner brings ‘solid understanding’ of the issues facing grain industry
David Hunt, the new Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Grain Commission, is well known and respected in Manitoba agricultural circles, where he has worked in both the private sector and with Manitoba Agriculture for many years. He’s less well-known west of the Manitoba-Saskatchewan border, so I popped by the CGC’s headquarters today to do an […] Read more
New Combines from Case IH
Three more new models debut for the 2025 growing season
Glacier FarmMedia – In February, Case IH pulled the wraps off its Class 10-plus AF11 twin-rotor combine at the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Kentucky, describing 2024 as the year of the combine. By mid-April the red brand had three more new models to debut — the 260 Series. “You can kind of see […] Read more
GM wheat seed sales begin in Argentina
NEW YORK, (Reuters) — Bioceres Crop Solutions has begun sales of genetically modified wheat seeds in Argentina, the first time the technology has been commercially available to farmers anywhere in the world. After years of tests followed by planting under pilot agreements between Bioceres and a small number of farmers, the company has started distributing […] Read more
Thunder Bay grain volume up
Glacier FarmMedia – MARKETSFARM — Grain shipments out of the Port of Thunder Bay are running well ahead of average through the first few weeks of the 2024 shipping season. After opening in late March, grain shipments through the end of April of about 1.14 million tonnes were up by 25 per cent from the […] Read more
Chickpea outlook bright
SASKATOON — Canada’s chickpea crop is off to a good start. “I’m new to the area, but what I’m being told by those who are veterans here, this is a good year, and it could lead to a pretty good outcome from a yield perspective on everything,” said Jake Hansen, general manager of Mid-West Grain. […] Read more
Grain commission revokes GFI licenses
Global Foods and Ingredients shut down operations May 7
UPDATED – to include new information from the Canadian Grain Commision – May 16, 2024 – 1305 CST WINNIPEG — The Canadian Grain Commission has revoked six licenses for Global Food and Ingredients, a plant-based and plant protein company with facilities in Saskatchewan. The CGC pulled the licenses as of May 16. “We’ve revoked Global […] Read more
