Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
With Canadian pulse exports nearing $3.4 billion in 2017, supporting the continued growth of this sector is vital to achieving the Government of Canada's trade target of growing agriculture and food exports to $75 billion...
Source: Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, http://www.agric.gov.ab.ca/
The production of soft white spring wheat (SWSW) and Canadian Prairie spring wheat (CPSW) is increasing in central and north-central Alberta on Thin Black, Black and Gray soil types.
Background
SWSW has traditionally been grown under...
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Two major Canadian fertilizer companies, Agrium and Potash Corp of Saskatchewan have just merged to form Nutrien Ltd, which is now the biggest fertilizer producer in the world and according to the Province's Premiere, the new...
Source: Government of Saskatchewan, Ken Panchuk, PAg, Provincial Specialist - Soils
During the spring rush to get the crop in on time, zero-till seeding equipment generally works flawlessly because of design and sophisticated electronic metering and flow sensors. Things do happen...
Source: Manitoba Agriculture Food, and Rural Initiatives
Legumes are gaining importance in Manitoba agriculture. One reason is the ability of a well-nodulated legume to produce nitrogen, eliminating the need for commercial nitrogen fertilizer.
Nitrogen Fixation
Legumes form a unique relationship with rhizobia, a...
Source: Canola Council of Canada news release
The Canola Performance Trials (CPT) online database has now been updated to include the 2017 small-plot and field-scale CPT dataset. So now, when you run queries on the CPT database, 2017 data can...
Source: Alberta Wheat Commission
The Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC) is concerned that grain transportation in Canada is being put at risk with the failure to pass Bill C-49, The Transportation Modernization Act, prior to Christmas. The delay in Senate approval...
Source: DuPont Pioneer news release
DuPont Pioneer announced today that it will offer 56 new high yield potential Pioneer brand A-Series soybean products for growers in the U.S. and Canada in 2018. This new class of outstanding varieties builds the...
Source: Manitoba Agriculture Food, and Rural Initiatives
NOTE: To install a grain dryer, you need to work with the Office of the Fire Commissioner, Manitoba Hydro and/or a propane supplier. Navigating the installation process can be complicated, but now there’s a new online...
Source: Canola Council of Canada news release
Earlier this week in Beijing, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang concluded the second Annual Leaders' Dialogue between Canada and China. The talks provided a forum for trade priorities...
