Crops

Agriculture in the Classroom Canada is using A-I technology to inspire and encourage youth to consider a career in the agriculture and agri-food industry. They launched a campaign called “I Am Ag” last week as part of Career Month in Canada. Executive Director Mathieu Rouleau says the interactive AI tool is available online at Iamag.ca. He […]

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 95% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 14 matching the performance seen the previous week. While overall system performance remained unchanged, CN and CPKC each saw performance dip ever so slightly with CN supplying 91% and CPKC 98% of cars ordered. In supplying 91% of hopper cars ordered on time […]

CoteX Technologies, a growing Canadian agricultural technology startup, and Nutrien, the world’s largest provider of crop inputs and services, have announced they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding. It’s to explore the joint commercialization of a coating technology to produce an affordable, environmentally-friendly nitrogen fertilizer solution for large acreage crops in the North American market. […]

To further strengthen Canada’s canola industry, Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay has announced over $9 million to the Canola Council of Canada through the AgriScience Program – Clusters Component, an initiative under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership. The goal of the Canola Cluster is to sustainably increase Canada’s canola productivity, help the canola sector meet rising global demands and improve our global competitiveness. To achieve these […]

Durum                           473.72 Feed barley                   262.58 Canola                           666.22  Chickpeas                     1212.53 Flax                                641.04 Lentils                            777.50 Oats                               296.32 Yellow Peas                  401.89 Feed Wheat                   235.46 1 Red Spring Wheat     332.10 Below are today’s closing future price quotations with Adam Pukalo of P.I. Financial.

Durum 473.72 Feed barley 262.58 Canola 671.12 Chickpeas 1212.53 Flax 641.04 Lentils 777.50 Oats 296.32 Yellow Peas 401.89 Feed Wheat 235.46 1 Red Spring Wheat 334.90 Below are today’s opening future price quotations with Adam Pukalo of P.I. Financial.

The fix is in.  That was a comment from Senator David Wells, following a raucous session in the senate on Thursday afternoon.  During 3rd reading of bill 234, an amendment was put forward by independent senator Lucie Moncion that had to do with the length of the sunset clause.  It was like an amendment introduced in […]

Ag in the Classroom Canada (AITC-C) has a new Executive Director. Mathieu Rouleau grew up on a dairy, cash crop, and maple syrup farm in southwestern Quebec, and graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Business and Agronomy from McGill University. He worked as an agronomist in Quebec as well as in the finance industry, […]