Tim Crews, Director of research at The Land Institute in Salina, Kansas, presented some of his research into the development of perennial grain crops, including perennial sorghum. The Western Producer caught up to Crews after his presentation at the Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Association annual meeting. Join The Western Producer for more of their Crop Week […] Read more
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VIDEO: Canaryseed approved for human consumption. You can now eat like a bird!
Canaryseed has finally achieved food status, but it comes with a condition. It took 10 years, millions of dollars and reams of documentation to achieve novel food approval for the crop from Health Canada and Generally Recognized as Safe status from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. “With the achievement of this milestone, we’re hopeful […] Read more
Crop Production Week 2015
The Western Canada Crop Production Show is up and running for another year and farmers from across the Prairies are gathering in Saskatoon for an action-packed week of meetings, presentations and educational lectures on all things crop-related. Western Producer reporters are there, too, covering everything of interest to our readers. From Crop Production Week to […] Read more
Slow pulse exports may boost carryover
Slow sales | Analyst says growers may be wise to jump on new crop bids
Pulse exports are lagging well behind where they need to be, says an industry analyst. Bulk pea shipments in the first four months of 2013-14 were 739,413 tonnes. Pea exports will fall 500,000 tonnes short of Agriculture Canada’s expectations if that pace is maintained. “That’s not happy news,” Larry Weber, analyst with Weber Commodities Inc., […] Read more
Shorter rotation advice shocks agronomists
Shorter rotation advice shocks agronomists
There is a big divide between two influential canola groups on the issue of crop rotations. The Canola Council of Canada says more intensive rotations can be managed sustainably, but Joan Heath, past chair of the Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission, is uneasy with the suggestion. “SaskCanola thinks differently,” she said during an interview at the […] Read more
Canola sector ponders risk in pushing for oil premium
The Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission has passed a resolution to determine whether farmers should push for premiums based on oil content of their canola. SaskCanola will be investigating the positives and negatives of component pricing and reporting back to growers. The group has contracted an independent industry expert to study the issue. Results are expected […] Read more
Flax supply expected to be tight as profitability soars
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
New durum lines near approval
Approvals expected soon | Lines resist wheat stem sawfly and orange blossom wheat midge
Durum producers could soon have access to new varieties that offer resistance to the wheat stem sawfly and orange blossom wheat midge. The two tiny pests can have a huge impact on farm profits. Growers attending Crop Production Week in Saskatoon last week learned that two new solid-stemmed durum lines are nearing commercial registration. DT818 […] Read more
Analyst forecasts dip in pea prices
Pulse predictions | Greg Kostal tells producers to sell today and to postpone contracting acres to await Indian crop news
Greg Kostal wouldn’t be in a rush to lock in new crop pea values. However, the analyst would certainly consider selling some product at today’s spot prices because the outlook for the crop is bearish. He is forecasting that corn and meal prices will sag in the last half of 2013, which could drag yellow […] Read more
Reduction in lentil acres required to move price
Large carryout in 2012-13 | Pulse processor says lentil acres must fall below two million acres to increase prices
Lentil acres will be down in 2013, which analysts say is a good thing because there will be way too much carryout from last year’s harvest. Marlene Boersch, co-founder of Mercantile Consulting Venture Inc, forecasts a 15 to 20 percent reduction in acreage, which would result in 2.01 to 2.14 million acres of the crop, […] Read more
