Crops

Six farmers from southeast Missouri find themselves at odds with Bayer CropScience after allegedly saving and subsequently planting soybean seed that contained the company’s Roundup Ready 2 Xtend technology. Bayer also alleges that four of the six growers illegally applied dicamba formulations not approved for over-the-top (OTT) use on Xtend soybeans and did so after […]

As the rally in canola on ICE Futures continued yesterday, an analyst stressed it’s not when this upswing ends, but where. David Derwin of PI Financial in Winnipeg spoke of when canola prices were falling, and they broke through that psychological barrier of $800 per tonne on their way down. Derwin says that would be a natural place […]

The East Central Research Foundation farm near Yorkton has taken part in a trial on cadmium accumulation in flax.  South Korea won’t accept flax due to unacceptably high levels of cadmium. Ishita Patel was the project leader.  She’s based at the South East Research Farm at Redvers. “As a solution to this issue, perhaps producers […]

Springtime still seems distant for southern Manitoba as snow remains and freezing temperatures persist. However, provincial pulse specialist Dennis Lange says current conditions are setting up well for seeding after temperatures rise and snow melts. In its latest flood outlook released last Wednesday, the province projected a major risk of flooding along the Red River due to […]