Crop Industry News: Canada
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Alberta Farmers Hope Crops Avoid Hail Damage This YearCANADA - As crops start to grow and another hail season begins, farmers across Alberta are hoping to be spared from the kind of record hail damage that battered crops in every part of the province...
Growing Forward 2 Paves Way for Risk Management InitiativesCANADA - Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Pierre Lemieux, has announced up to C$15 million for the launch of a new Growing Forward 2 program to encourage the development and adoption...
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Canada Lists US Products for Retailiation of COOL DisputeCANADA - The Canadian Government has published a list of products imported from the US that could be targeted for retaliatory action because of the US failure to comply with the World Trade Organisations...
Monday, June 10, 2013
Alberta Wheat Commission Launches New Growing Guide for Winter WheatCANADA - The Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC) has released the Winter Wheat Production Manual, a project originally spear-headed by the former Alberta Winter Wheat Producers Commission but handed...
Wednesday, June 05, 2013
AC Emerson Expected to Displace CDC Falcon as Predominant Canada Western Red Winter WheatCANADA - A winter wheat breeder with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada expects prairie farmers to look at AC Emerson, a new fusarium head blight resistant red winter wheat, as a suitable replacement...
Alfalfa Toxicity Affects Seedling Emergence and GrowthCANADA - Alfalfa toxicity is a problem that can affect both seedling emergence and growth. Studies have shown yield reductions when alfalfa has been seeded after alfalfa, with no break in between....
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Basis Signals for Canada's Canola MarketersCANADA - Canola producers, particularly those with canola in storage, follow canola cash prices closely. However, not all canola producers track the difference between the cash price and the...
Fusarium Resistant Wheats Expected to Benefit Prairie Pork Producers CANADA - A swine nutritionist with the Prairie Swine Centre says the introduction of new fusarium resistant varieties of wheat will be of particular benefit to western Canada's pork producers....
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Cropping Alternatives Crop Budgeting Tool Available OnlineCANADA - The 2013 Cropping Alternatives crop budgets are available from Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, to help with any last minute changes to crop plans that may be influencing seeding...
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Strong Demand Anticipated for 2013 Western Canadian Winter Wheat Crop CANADA - The executive manager of Winter Cereals Canada expects a strong demand this year in the United States for winter wheat grown in western Canada....
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Strong Demand Anticipated for 2013 Western Canadian Winter Wheat CropCANADA - The executive manager of Winter Cereals Canada expects a strong demand this year in the United States for winter wheat grown in western Canada, writes Bruce Cochrane....
Fusarium Resistant Wheat Offers New Tool for Preventing DiseaseCANADA - A winter wheat breeder with the University of Manitoba says a new fusarium resistant winter wheat offers farmers a new tool for dealing with fusarium head blight....
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
AC Emerson Expected to Set Standard for Winter Wheat on the PrairiesCANADA - A winter wheat breeder with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada expects western Canada's first fusarium head blight resistant winter wheat to be of particular interest to grain growers...
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Prairie Farmers Expected to Focus on Planting Wheat, CanolaCANADA - A weather and crop specialist with the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) expects the majority of prairie farmers to be planting more wheat and canola this year....
Friday, May 10, 2013
Farm and Acreage Preparedness for WildfiresCANADA - Wildfires are a hazard that can spring up quickly and cause major devastation to your farm or acreage. While you will not likely be able to stop a full-blown wildfire on your own; there...
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Support for Long-term Water Infrastructure to Benefit Producers CANADA - Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart has announced C$65 million over five years for the Farm and Ranch Water Infrastructure Program...
Monday, April 29, 2013
Barley Bred in Alberta is a Win for Prairie GrowersCANADA - The first malt barley bred by Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development is now to be commercially contracted for malt. Canterra Seeds and Canada Malting made the announcement that Alberta-bred...
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Growing Forward 2 Launched in Manitoba CANADA - Canada's agriculture minister says Growing Forward 2 takes a less reactive and more proactive approach to addressing the challenges faced by agriculture....
Friday, April 19, 2013
Harper Government Secures Additional Capacity for Export of Canola to ChinaCANADA - Canadian canola producers and exporters will have expanded access to the lucrative Chinese market, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and International Trade Minister Ed Fast announced...
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
New Program to Help Industry Promote Benefits of AgricultureCANADA - Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart have announced the new Agriculture Awareness Initiative as part of the Growing Forward 2 framework...
Monday, April 15, 2013
Late Spring and Abundant Snow Expected to Protect Winter Cereal CropsCANADA - The executive manager of Winter Cereals Canada says the abundant snow cover and the late spring melt will protect this year's winter cereal crops from the freeze thaw cycles that can...
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Canada Soil Conservation Week ApproachesCANADA - Soil conservation week in Canada is April 21 to 27, 2013. The importance of soil often goes unrecognized. Almost 99 per cent of the food consumed in Alberta comes from soil. ...
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Alberta Farmers Hope for Profitable Growing Season Amid High Crop PricesCANADA - High crop prices are fuelling the possibility of a profitable growing season as Alberta farmers prepare for spring seeding....
Tuesday, April 09, 2013
Farm Flooding Preparedness in AlbertaCANADA - A particularly snowy winter and subsequently wet spring thaw brings with it the chance of seasonal flooding, especially in southern Alberta. The best way for rural Albertans to prepare...
Monday, April 08, 2013
2013 Water, Agriculture and Environment ConferenceCANADA - The registration deadline for the 2013 Water, Agriculture and the Environment conference is quickly approaching. The conference is being held in Lethbridge on April 16 and 17, 2013....
Thursday, April 04, 2013
Climate and Crop Trends Provide 'Downer' Cow 'Perfect Storm'CANADA - Along with challenges posed from the weather, the developing trend for livestock farmers to increase grain and oilseed plantings is seeing some of the country’s best meadow land cultivated...
Alberta Weather Radar Imagery IntroducedCANADA - Recently, the AgroClimatic Information Service (ACIS) added a new online tool that will let Albertans track storm systems in real time. Pawel Pytlak, project technical analyst with Alberta...
Monday, April 01, 2013
Report Confirms Ag Sector’s Continued Growth, Economic ValueCANADA - "An Overview of the Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food System 2013", a report released by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), shows the strong contribution of the agriculture and...
Monday, March 25, 2013
Storms Increase Canada's Soil MoistureCANADA - During the first weekend in March 2013, a large storm system brought upwards of 20 millimetres (mm) of precipitation to many areas along the foothills, stretching from Grande Cache to...
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Harper Government Helps Grow Markets for Canadian SoybeansCANADA - Canadian soybean farmers are growing new international market opportunities with the support of the Harper Government. ...
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