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Mildew damage on individual kernels of CWRS wheat. (GrainsCanada.gc.ca)
Crops, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Canada resets mildew grading standards on milling wheat

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Canada’s visual grading standards for mildew in Prairie milling wheat have been relaxed to reflect what’s now known about the actual quality of affected wheat. The Canadian Grain Commission on Friday announced new mildew guidelines, “effective immediately,” for western Canadian milling wheat classes, to allow for an “increased presence” of mildew in visual guides and […] Read more
Stephen Denys and Dave Baute of Maizex Seeds at the launch of the company’s “Be Rooted. Be Involved” initiative at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show. (Ralph Pearce photo)
Crops

Pearce: Initiative aims to bridge rural-urban gap

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In agriculture today, some see only the negative and the naysayers when it comes to “ag awareness.” Dave Baute and Stephen Denys see opportunity, and they’re building a partnership they hope can break down barriers and create new information channels between those in the country and those in cities and towns. “Be Rooted. Be Involved” […] Read more
For Marc-Andre Pilon and his wife Natalie, winning the “Seed for Life” contest means they can invest much of the seed budget on other things. (Ralph Pearce photo)
Corn, Crops, Soybeans

Quebec farmer wins ‘Seed for Life’

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Farming continues to grow more complex, as costs vary for land, fuel, fertilizer, equipment, chemicals and seed, many of which can challenge a grower every year. But what if seed costs were greatly reduced — not just for one year, but for 25? The question of “What if?” no longer applies to Marc-Andre Pilon, who […] Read more
Canola, Crops, Markets

Canola technicals rangebound

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CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola contracts may have seen some weather-related strength over the past week, but technical signals remain relatively flat overall. The November contract settled Friday at $469.80 per tonne, nearing the high end of a corkscrew pattern — a series of higher lows and lower highs — going back over […] Read more
A SunOpta soy milk processing line. (SunOpta, via YouTube)
Crops

U.S. investment firm takes major stake in SunOpta

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Canadian organic and non-GMO food firm SunOpta Inc. has taken on a new minority owner to help it pay down debt and boost its “flexibility.” The Mississauga-based, publicly traded company said Friday it has picked up an $85 million investment, in the form of exchangeable preferred shares, from Los Angeles-based Oaktree Capital Management. The investment, […] Read more
Western bean cutworms feeding on an ear of corn in 2011. (Photo courtesy Ohio State University Extension)
Corn, Crops

Corn trait’s action on western bean cutworm seen ineffective

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Ontario entomologists have similar concerns to U.S. counterparts who have taken an unusual step by sending an open letter to seed companies about failures in control of western bean cutworm (WBC) by the Cry1F trait. Seven leading U.S. agriculture entomologists posted the letter this week, after a high-WBC-pressure year in the U.S. Midwest caused them […] Read more
Direct marketing grass-fed beef is a family business
Beef Cattle, Features, Forages

Direct marketing grass-fed beef is a family business

Family farm in Alberta made the decision to go certified organic in the 1990s

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After Tim Hoven and his wife Lori took over the management of his family farm at Eckville, Alta., in 1998 they made the decision to go certified organic. It seemed like a natural next step to him. His parents had become involved with holistic management in the late 1980s after taking a course with Don […] Read more

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