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USDA report shows little change in crop estimates
Mar. 31, 2010 –The USDA released its March Acreage Intentions and Stocks Reports today, with changes to the number of corn acres estimated within the trade down by a tenth of a percent. Soybeans also dropped in the department’s estimation, down half a percent. Estimates for all wheat, including winter wheat production, increased by half a percent.
Glyphosate-resistant giant ragweed confirmed in Ontario
Mar. 31, 2010 -The final word is now in: University of Guelph researchers have confirmed the first case of glyphosate-tolerant giant ragweed in Ontario. The evaluation process included testing that required five parameters to be met to confirm resistance. | READ MORE
Manitoba potato growers speak out against monopoly regulations
Mar. 31, 2010 – A coalition of Manitoba potato producers is calling for action in light of a recent provincial government regulation which will provide its marketing board, Peak of the Market, with a near-monopoly on production and marketing of red potatoes. Under the new guidelines, only 13 growers will be given a permit to sell the red varieties to markets and grocers, leaving smaller producers unable to sell their produce. | READ MORE
Ontario fruit growers losing ground
Mar. 31, 2010 – A report from the federal and Ontario governments has warned fruit growers in the province that they need to "do a better job" if they want to compete with cheaper imports. This, after succeeding Ontario governments have helped downsize or close abattoirs and fruit and vegetable processors in the province. If it can happen to fruit growers, who is to say crop production will not be next? | READ MORE
India struggles under rampant food inflation
Mar. 31, 2010 – According to the Globe and Mail, surging consumer demand, trade duties and drought are combining to threaten the economic strength that India has shown during the global recession and recovery. The country's rate of inflation is at 10 percent while food prices have jumped 16 percent. | READ MORE
Research indicates plants choose growth or defence
Mar. 29, 2010 – Research from the University of California-Irvine has determined that plants have a natural selection process by which they can select rapid growth and defending themselves against plant-eating insect pests or receive protection from beneficial insects like ladybugs, but they cannot do both. | READ MORE
Soybeans lead crops higher -again
March 17, 2010 -Just one week ago, farmers were hearing about falling prices, particularly in soybeans where the impact of a massive South American crop was going to be a long-term hurdle. A week later, it appears the reality of 25-mile queues and other infrastructure woes in Brazil are sending prices in the opposite direction. READ MORE
Issue of NAFTA labels for chemicals heating up
March 15, 2010 -The freedom to shop for agricultural chemicals on either side of the Canada-US border goes beyond finding the cheapest price. It may now be simplified for the entire industry, by use of an e-label, which could be set to conform to individual jurisdiction's requirements. READ MORE
Farmers could play major role...everywhere
March 15, 2010 -Many of society's challenges, including clean energy production, could be solved by farmers, says Don McCabe, vice president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture. If the money was there, he says, farmers could play a role, not just in food production, but in the production of clean-burning crops for the generation plant at Nanticoke. READ MORE
More public plant breeders needed
March 10, 2010 -As more plant breeders make the transition from university to private sector seed companies, there is a resulting shortage in the US of private sector researchers and plant breeders, mirroring a similar situation that has been taking shape in Canada for much of the past decade. READ MORE
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