Markets nervous | The government has ‘millions and millions of tonnes of rapeseed oil in tanks,’ says grain trader
Expect lacklustre canola sales to China next year, says a grain trader. Canola crush margins are terrible in China, and there isn’t much prospect of improvement. “We haven’t seen demand for months,” said Glen Pownall, managing director of Peter Cremer Canada. “I’ve been trading canola for a long, long time and I don’t think I’ve […] Read moreVideo
Video: China’s soybean oil glut slows canola exports
Video: Non-GM flax variety in limbo
A breeding project that was supposed to bring flax into the 21st century has stalled. The Flax Council of Canada has stopped funding a multimillion-dollar project to develop a non-genetically modified herbicide tolerant line of flax. In 2010, the council announced with much fanfare that it had signed an agreement with Cibus Global to develop […] Read more
Video: Malting barley in short supply
Carryover is low and none is quality crop: Cargill Malt
The demand for malting barley may be increasing, but the amount being produced has put Canada in a tough situation. At the Agri-Trend Farm Forum held in Saskatoon Dec. 3, Lorelle Selinger addressed what the lack of barley means for Canada, and North America as a whole. “In a normal year, Canada would export at […] Read moreVideo: Industry praises flax growers for reducing Triffid from system
The Flax Council of Canada says growers have made tremendous strides in ridding the system of an unwanted genetically modified variety. “We’ve come a long way,” said council president Don Kerr. “We’re still seeing the odd positive test, but the numbers are reduced considerably.” The industry has found 20 positive Triffid tests out of 2,000 […] Read more
Video: Corn, soybean planters custom made
WOODSTOCK, Ont. — Kearney Planters of Ontario used Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show in Woodstock earlier this year to display a highly customized planter that it had set up for a customer. The Kinze 3500 corn and soybean planter is an eight-row, 30-inch planter with 15-inch row capability for soybeans. The auxiliary power take-off hydraulic pump […] Read more
Video: Canada’s agricultural markets updates – Dec. 3, 2014
D’Arce McMillan, Western Producer markets editor, monitors trends in the North American and global agricultural markets. Each week he hosts two markets videos, crops and livestock. The videos are designed to help viewers understand the forces responsible for changes in the trade. If agricultural markets are important to you, we have you covered. Crops: Livestock: […] Read more
VIDEO: Singulator designed for seeders
Tweaking plant populations is an important adjustment that producers must make to maximize yields. However, it involves more than just changing row spacing or the number of pounds per acre of seed. The spacing of individual seeds within the row is also important. Large cereal and oilseed producers may covet the seed spacing accuracy that […] Read more
Video: Canada’s agricultural markets updates – Nov. 26, 2014
D’Arce McMillan, Western Producer markets editor, monitors trends in the North American and global agricultural markets. Each week he hosts two markets videos, crops and livestock. The videos are designed to help viewers understand the forces responsible for changes in the trade. If agricultural markets are important to you, we have you covered. Crops: Livestock: […] Read more
VIDEO: Conveyer flexible, fast, easy handling
48 horsepower diesel engine | A swing-out arm allows unloading on either side of a vehicle
Waiting for an undersized auger or conveyor to unload a truck is one of the more onerous farm tasks. Convey-All Industries claims its conveyers can unload a semi trailer in five to six minutes and put up to 10,000 bushels of cereals in the bin per hour. Steve Froese, the company’s business development manager, said […] Read more
Video: Canada’s agricultural markets updates – Nov. 19, 2014
D’Arce McMillan, Western Producer markets editor, monitors trends in the North American and global agricultural markets. Each week he hosts two markets videos, crops and livestock. The videos are designed to help viewers understand the forces responsible for changes in the trade. If agricultural markets are important to you, we have you covered. Crops: Livestock:
