By Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, Joana Colussi, and Jim Baltz, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois and Carl Zulauf, Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics, Ohio State University
Fertilizer prices have continued their more than year-long...
Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Today, the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, announced an investment of over $4 million to the Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) under the AgriScience Program – Clusters Component, part of the...
Source: Government of Alberta
"The crop growing period of market action is sometimes referred to as the ‘silly season’,” says Neil Blue, provincial crops market analyst with the Alberta government. “Dryness in both the Canadian Prairies and U.S. corn/soybean belt...
Source: Five Star Cooperative news release
Five Star Cooperative, a proud farmer-owned agricultural cooperative spanning across 14 counties that provides agronomy, feed, grain, energy, and retail products and services to their members and customers has announced the construction of a...
Source: Stine Seed Company news release
U.S.-based Stine Seed Company is pleased to announce its expansion into Canada. Initially launching in Ontario, the following retail businesses -- all of which are affiliated with The Agromart Group -- will sell Stine...
Maizex Seeds has announced a major change to their branding strategy going forward. Starting with the 2024 marketing campaign, Maizex will be promoting both
seed corn and soybeans under the Maizex Seeds brand.
“When we launched the joint venture between Maizex...
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Today, the federal and provincial governments announced Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (SCIC) is implementing extraordinary measures to offer support to Saskatchewan livestock producers facing challenges resulting from dry conditions this year, allowing additional acres of low...
Source: Government of Alberta
On June 28, Statistics Canada released its updated 2023 Canadian crop acreage estimates. Among the farmer survey-based numbers was a reduction from earlier estimated Canadian oat acreage of 3.057 million acres to 2.537 million acres.
“Oat prices...
Maizex is now the official source for Elite forages in Ontario and the Maritime provinces. With a rich history of performance in Eastern Canada, Elite forage varieties are built on leading-edge genetics and tested through one of the most...
Source: University of Alberta
Adding silicon to soil could help battle clubroot, a deadly disease in canola crops, new University of Alberta research shows.
The study, the first known to explore the effects of silicon on the disease specifically in canola, showed...
