Crops

Flax fields will be fewer and farther between in Western Canada this year, according to Statistics Canada’s First survey-based seeding intentions report for 2023-24.

Farmers and agronomists have a new tool to calculate nutrient requirements of crops, thanks to the University of Saskatchewan.

Minnesota farmer James Wolf will not have his farm equipment returned to him for the 2023 growing season after a federal judge on Thursday denied a motion in an ongoing organic crops conspiracy case.

Protein Industries Canada (PIC) is encouraging companies to submit projects that can foster growth in the country's plant-based food sector.

Rick Mitzel is the new President of the Flax Council of Canada. Mitzel will replace Wayne Thompson, who has become the Executive Director at the Western Grains Research Foundation.

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 95% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 39, marginally lower than the previous week's 99% order fulfillment performance. The slight decline reflects no change in performance for CN, and a modest decline for CPKC.

Grain markets this week performed better than expected. P.I. Financial Commodity Futures Advisor Adam Pukalo says the Canola July contract was as low as 693.

Canada Malting Company, the largest Canadian malt supplier, has completed the addition of a new adjuncts processing facility and bagging line.

After making a major change to the way its compiles data, Statistics Canada is reviewing the timing of its traditional April seeding intentions report.

the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food has approved changes to Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) regulatory guidance that, along with similar changes permitted by the Minister of Health in May of 2022, allow product developers to assess the s