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Crops

Record-large Manitoba soybean acreage still possible

Source: Daily News | 2013-05-18
Despite a slow start to seeding in Manitoba this spring, farmers should still be able to plant a record-large soybean crop.

McMillan: Prairie crop insect pressure light, so far

Source: Daily News | 2013-05-18
With warming weather come weeds and pests. So far insect pest numbers on the agricultural Prairies have been light -- although that can change quickly.

New alliance to focus wheat research in Saskatoon

Source: Daily News | 2013-05-18
The federal government has joined with the Saskatchewan government and University of Saskatchewan to form a new Canadian Wheat Alliance, dedicated to improving yields and profitability of wheat.

Pearce: Glyphosate-resistant weeds come to Huron County

Source: Daily News | 2013-05-17
Glyphosate resistance continues to be a hot topic as more Ontario growers head into the field to finish off their corn planting and begin work on their soybean acres.

U.S. corn up with farmers busy planting, not selling

Source: Daily News | 2013-05-17
U.S. corn futures rose 1.8 per cent on Friday, reversing three days of declines on strong cash markets as farmers focused on planting their 2013 crop rather than selling in the cash market, traders and analysts said.

Pearce: Ruling over Ont. wind farm does more to confuse

Source: Daily News | 2013-05-17
Many a battle over rural resources and farm development has been waged between rural neighbours in the past 15 years -- ranging from legal challenges surrounding hog barn constructions to the development of gravel pits beneath arable land.