Commodity prices continue to trade flat to lower as Chinese stock market losses continue to weigh heavy on broader markets, including commodities, forcing broader optimism for global economic growth to fade. All grain values are lower in the first few weeks of 2016 but with some notables being the front month contracts for oats below... Read More
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The Canadian Grain Commission is moving ahead with its proposal to realign the wheat classification system for Western Canada. Two new classes will be created while three others will be eliminated on August 1st, 2016. The Canada Northern Hard Red class will be established to address concerns about lower gluten strength in some milling wheat... Read More
The details have yet to be worked out, but organizers of CropSphere in Saskatoon say the conference is going to be joining the coinciding Western Canadian Crop Production Show at Prairieland Park in 2017. While both events are part of the annual Crop Week in early January, CropSphere — with its speaker sessions and annual... Read More
Toronto-based Broadgrain Commodities Inc. is expanding its presence in Western Canada with a proposed bulk grain handling facility and bean-processing plant on the northwest side of Winnipeg. The company has unveiled plans to invest up to $25 million at a 29 acre site inside the CentrePort Rail Park. “As we started looking at potential green... Read More
It’s the year of pulses in more ways than one. We’re covering all the Crop Week and CropSphere events in Saskatoon this week, including the buzz about lentils and peas, the unveiling of Versatile's retro look and the premiere of a short film on maintaining ag's social license. A new report shows greenhouse gas emissions... Read More
South-central Manitoba is getting a new mainline machinery dealership as Mazergroup has announced plans to open a New Holland outlet on Highway 3 near Morden. The region has been without a New Holland dealer since the acquisition of Kroeker Machinery Sales (New Holland dealership excluded) in Winkler by GenAg in 2013. “We are fully prepared... Read More
A pair of major wheat research announcements coincided with the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission's annual general meeting in Saskatoon on Wednesday. Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart announced $1.5 million for six projects through the Canadian Wheat Alliance. Industry and government partners from across the prairies are also contributing $1.7 million to the genetic and agronomic... Read More
The majority of Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission members at the group's annual meeting in Saskatoon on Wednesday voted in favour of a resolution to join Cereals Canada. The commission is notably absent from the list of producer organizations that are already members of the national group that aims to "ensure a profitable and vibrant future... Read More
Grain Farmers of Ontario is heading back to court to fight another round in its court battle to contest the province’s new seed treatment regulations. GFO will be in court on March 9th. "We are pleased that the Ontario Court of Appeal has agreed to hear our case and to move quickly on the issue,"... Read More
Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart announced $7 million for 40 crop-related research projects at CropSphere in Saskatoon on Tuesday. Commodity organizations are chipping in an additional $2.8 million, with SaskWheat committing $1.5 million and the Western Grains Research Foundation contributing $1.1 million. "We have the largest ag bioscience research cluster in the country here in... Read More