Farmers in southern Alberta are reporting cutworms in winter wheat and fields that had green growth late into last fall, according to the Alberta agriculture department’s entomologist. Scott Meers says the pests look like army cutworms, but he’s working on confirming that. Producers are finding cutworms in the Vauxhall, Taber and Lethbridge areas, while Coaldale […] Read more
Guenther: Cutworms turn up in S. Alta. winter wheat
Guenther: Prairies get ready for runoff
As cool weather delays spring runoff and flood risk rises in parts of Saskatchewan and Manitoba, now is the time to prepare for flooding. Manitoba officials on Thursday released an updated flood forecast that predicts the Red River could be up to a foot higher than in 2009 if the snow melts quickly. Snow in […] Read more
COOL retaliation may go beyond U.S. meat imports
Talks aimed at easing or lifting trade barriers for southbound Canadian livestock were more productive Thursday in Mexico City than earlier this week in Washington, according to Canada’s Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. Both nations are currently up against the United States on Washington’s planned changes to its mandatory country-of-origin labelling (COOL) law — and if […] Read more
Ritz sees up to $1B per year in COOL retaliation
Having wrapped up discussions on mandatory country-of-origin labeling (COOL) in Washington, D.C., Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said Canada will consider retaliatory measures of up to $1 billion per year if the U.S. doesn’t comply with World Trade Organization requirements. Speaking Tuesday on a conference call with reporters, Ritz said he and U.S. Department of Agriculture […] Read more
Flax processor to check out byproduct’s marketability
Researchers hope to turn a bitter byproduct of flaxseed oil into the sweet taste of profit. The omega-3 fatty acids in flaxseed oil make it a popular health food product. A few years ago a company selling flax oil approached Martin Reaney, CEO of Prairie Tide Chemicals in Saskatoon, to eliminate the bitter flavour in […] Read more
Three more Alta. counties join clubroot club
Clubroot’s reach is growing in east-central and northern Alberta. The disease infected fields in three new counties this year, according to the Canola Council of Canada. Beaver County, east of Edmonton, is one of the municipalities reporting clubroot for the first time this year. "We’re still continuing our surveying but so far it has been […] Read more
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
