Crop Management
Cereals Canada has a new tool to help customers keep track of what is happening with Canada’s wheat crop. The Growing Season Progress Report published on the organization’s website provides buyers with timely updates on the 2023 crop. “We encourage you to check back every couple weeks to see how Canada’s wheat crop is growing,” […] Read more
Crop Management
Dryness puts Alta. crops behind the eight ball
Much of southern Alberta is in trouble, but the situation is better in Saskatchewan and Manitoba remains a mixed bag
Derek Squair, president of Exceed Grain Marketing, recently completed an extensive crop tour of the province. Squair said it is too early to be making any average yield forecasts because conditions can change in a hurry. He will have a much better idea where things are heading by mid-July.
A bad year for aster yellows?
Aster leafhoppers are responsible for transferring the aster yellows pathogen to canola plants.
The leafhoppers blow into Western Canada from the United States, and a percentage of the insects come with aster yellows.
It’s getting hot in here, how’s your canola?
Most grain spoilage is avoidable if you know it’s happening, so producers are encouraged to frequently check binned canola.
You can’t gopher strychnine anymore
James Tansey, Saskatchewan provincial specialist of insect and pest management, said the Saskatchewan government did not support the removal of strychnine and it presented data to the PMRA that showed the product could be used safely and effectively for the control of gophers.
You’ve got to move it
The Canola Council is no newcomer to counselling growers with high volumes of old-crop canola that may remain on farms in bins through the hot days of summer. Courtney Boyachek, an agronomist at Minnedosa, Man., is the council’s storage specialist. “Number One in our best management practices revolves around awareness of the surrounding factors, mainly […] Read more
Feds to change pesticide oversight
The federal government is adopting a new way to manage pesticides, which seems to give a larger role to Environment and Climate Change Canada. On June 20, the government announced the next steps toward a “sustainable approach to pesticides management.” In the past, Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency was responsible for pesticide regulation in […] Read more
Sustainable aviation fuel plant proposed for Manitoba
Douglas Cole, who worked in the oil and gas industry for decades before founding True North in 2017, said producing sustainable aviation fuel in Manitoba will help create a "Made in Canada" solution to carbon emissions.
EPA’s renewable fuel rule called ‘missed opportunity’
Clean fuel producers, oilseed processors, fuel distributors and marketers have all made significant investments to grow the industry rapidly over the next several years. "The volumes EPA finalized today are not high enough to support those goals," said Kurt Kovarik, vice president of federal affairs with Clean Fuels Alliance America.
Canada’s Farm show opens in Regina
Regina Exhibition Association Ltd. president Tim Reid said organizers expect more than 20,000 visitors. This will include international guests from more than 70 countries.
