Net returns on flax were among the highest of any crop grown in Western Canada last year, and the outlook for next year is also promising, say industry analysts. However, farmers who are thinking of increasing their flax acreage this year or bringing it back into their rotations should be securing seed as soon as […] Read more
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Flax supply expected to be tight as profitability soars
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Water company finalist in competition Livestock Water Recycling Inc. is a finalist in the Imagine H20 Food and Agriculture competition. LWR has a chance to win $200,000 in cash and in-kind service and admittance to IH2O’s Accelerator’s program. Winners and runners-up will be recognized at IH2O’s Entrepreneurship Showcase and World Water Day celebration in San […] Read more
China’s plan to add farmland seen boosting grain output 8 percent by 2020
BEIJING, Jan 24 (Reuters) – China aims to boost grain production eight percent by 2020 over last year’s figure, as a plan to create millions of acres of high-quality farmland will swell crop yields, a farm ministry official said on Friday. China produced 602 million tonnes of grain last year, the culmination of a decade […] Read more
British scientists seek go-ahead for GM ‘Omega-3’ crop trial
LONDON, Jan 24 (Reuters) – British scientists have applied for permission to run an open-air field trial of a genetically modified (GM) crop they hope may one day become a sustainable and environmentally friendly source of healthy Omega-3 fats. The proposed trial – likely to generate controversy in a nation where GM foods have little […] Read more
Harsh winter, Plains drought stress U.S. winter wheat crop
CHICAGO, Jan 21 (Reuters) – One of the harshest winters in years in the U.S. Plains and Midwest, coupled with severe dryness in parts of the region, has left the dormant winter wheat crop at a higher than normal risk of damage. Temperatures on Jan. 6 plummeted to minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 29 Celsius) […] Read more
Ontario officials tracing source of first PED case in Canada
The deadly pig virus porcine epidemic diarrhea has been discovered in an Ontario pig barn, the first positive case in Canada. The source of the virus is unknown, but Ontario’s chief provincial veterinarian said investigators are retracing the activity of trucks, people and animals on the southwest Ontario farm. “In terms of an absolute source […] Read more
First PED swine virus case reported in Ontario
Saskatoon newsroom The following notice was sent out from the Ontario Pork Industry Council today. NOTIFICATION TO ONTARIO PORK INDUSTRY: A farrow-to-finish farm in Middlesex County, Ontario has been identified having Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDV). This is the first case reported in Canada. PEDV is not a reportable disease in Ontario but the […] Read more
Experts question effects of steep nitrogen reduction
MINOT, N.D. — It’s true that healthier soil cycles nutrients more efficiently and makes it possible for farmers to apply less nitrogen to long-term no-till fields, says a University of Manitoba soil scientist. However, Mario Tenuta said a 50 pound per acre reduction for no-till fields is astronomical. “In the short term, they may be […] Read more
Flax council targets doctors, touts health claim
Health claim allowed | Food producers can officially say flax lowers cholesterol and risk of heart disease
The Flax Council of Canada hopes to win new customers by appealing to both their hearts and their doctors. The organization announced last week that its submission to Health Canada for a health claim that links daily consumption of flaxseed to lower cholesterol has been approved. Industry and food producers can now use flaxseed to […] Read moreLIT sale to Viterra OKed
Viterra will take ownership of Lethbridge Inland Terminal Feb. 28 after shareholders voted overwhelmingly to sell the terminal to Viterra. Norman Fodness, LIT chief executive officer, said 99.8 percent of the 89.9 percent of the shareholders represented in person or proxy voted in favour of selling Jan. 17. “Our board of directors unanimously recommended the […] Read more
