The Western Producer sent two reporters, Robin Booker and Jeremy Simes, to cover FarmTech in Edmonton, Alberta, January 30 – February 1. The following podcast was recorded on location at FarmTech and it contains interviews with experts who presented at the show. 0:36 Cam Dahl, Cereal Canada 3:54 Lisa Nemeth, CIGI 4:48 Darrell Bricker, CEO […] Read more
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Markets: Canola ends lower after choppy day
Winnipeg (CNS Canada) – ICE Futures Canada canola contracts settled with small losses on Friday, retreating from earlier gains as support from the softer Canadian dollar was countered by spillover selling pressure from losses in the Chicago Board of Trade soy complex. The weakness in the currency and declines in soyoil had a net neutral […] Read more
Milligan BioFuels enters receivership
Off-quality canola processor Milligan BioFuels (Bio-Tech) of Foam Lake, Sask., has closed its doors. The well known buyer of heated, green otherwise damaged canola has laid off its staff and is referring producers and creditors that have existing business with the company to call Calgary’s Hardie and Kelly for information. Milligan is one of the […] Read more
COPA ends weekly canola and soybean crush reports
WINNIPEG(CNS) – The Canadian Oilseed Processors Association (COPA) announced Friday it will stop publishing its weekly report on member crushings. The report detailed how much canola and soybeans were crushed in Canada. The report was sent out weekly and followed by different industry professionals across the country. Ken Ball of PI Financial in Winnipeg was […] Read more
Stewart still Sask. ag minister as new cabinet sworn in
Saskatchewan’s 15th premier, Scott Moe, was sworn in at Government House Feb. 2 along with a cabinet of 16 others. The lone newcomer is Warren Kaeding, a former seed grower and national Outstanding Young Farmer winner, who was elected in 2016 in the Melville-Saltcoats constituency. Kaeding takes on government relations, as well as First Nations, […] Read more
Non-GM canola causes stir among farmers
Supporting modern agriculture while also selling into the market for non-genetically modified food seems like a contradiction. But an American firm is hoping to pull off that high-wire act with its herbicide-tolerant canola, now for sale in Canada. “Because it’s a non-GM product, we’re looking at this being aligned with production contracts (for non-GM canola),” […] Read more
Russia’s 2018/19 grain exports seen at up to 50 million tonnes
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is expected to produce 120-130 million tonnes of grain in 2018, of which 45-50 million tonnes will be available for exports in the 2018/19 marketing season which will start on July 1, the IKAR agriculture consultancy said on Friday. Russia’s wheat crop may come at 73-82 million tonnes, of which 32-36 […] Read more
Cargill soy crushers in Argentina suspend strike over firings
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Soy crush workers employed in Argentina by international grains trading company Cargill suspended a strike on Thursday that they had called earlier this week after 40 of their fellow workers had been dismissed. The Labor Ministry ordered the striking workers and management to negotiate a deal. The order to negotiate would […] Read more
Tile drainage boosts profitability
BRANDON — Is it worth spending $1,000 per acre on tile drainage to get a $40 boost in crop production? If not, is it worth spending that amount to double net profitability? In fact, those are both the same question and should have the same answer, according to Brandon-area farmer Aaron Hargreaves. If tile drainage […] Read more
Successful soybeans need attention to seeding
The window of opportunity to seed soybeans is small, but farmers would do well to take it to heart, a researcher involved in a recent study told a people attending Crop Production Week in Saskatoon. Mike Hall of the Essential Research Foundation and Parkland College in Yorkton, Sask., said farmers will likely get their best […] Read more
