Crops

Durum                          434.01  Feed barley                  232.58     Canola                          565.92 Chickpeas                     1168.44 Flax                               606.04  Lentils              […]

Durum                          434.01 Feed barley                  232.58     Canola                          565.02 Chickpeas                     1168.44 Flax                               606.04 Lentils              […]

Changes are occurring in farm financing. At the Crossroads Crop Conference underway in Calgary, a lender highlighted some of the financing trends.  ATB Financial is a provincial body that lends primarily in Alberta, but Jonathan Neutons, ATB’s head of agriculture, addressed farm finance changes occurring across the prairies. One of the big changes has been […]

Today, the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced that the Government of Canada will become a founding member of the Efficient Fertilizer Consortium (EFC). This partnership represents a commitment of approximately $1.3 million CAD over four years from the Government of Canada. Created by the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research, the […]

Durum                          437.68  Feed barley                  232.58 Canola                          572.42 Chickpeas                     1168.44 Flax                                591.04 Lentils              […]

Durum                          437.68  Feed barley                  237.58     Canola                          568.22 Chickpeas                     1168.44 Flax                                591.04 Lentils            […]

Durum                          437.68  Feed barley                  237.58     Canola                          573.42 Chickpeas                     1168.44 Flax                                591.04 Lentils            […]

Durum                          437.68 Feed barley                  237.58     Canola                          566.72 Chickpeas                     1168.44 Flax                                591.04 Lentils            […]

Producer payment security is not a top-of-mind issue for producers until suddenly a grain buyer runs into financial difficulty and they aren’t paid for their delivered grain. Even if you think this will never happen to you, the current system is still costing you money. There should be a better way. In simple terms, grain […]

Some call it a “mystery chickpea disease” while researchers refer to it as an “emerging health issue” The problem surfaced in 2019 in the Gravelbourg, Assiniboia and Coronach regions of southern Saskatchewan.  It reappeared again the following year. Both those years featured early dry conditions followed by a big dump of rain.   Chickpea plants had […]