News ArchivesYEAR
2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004
MONTH
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
HEADLINES
Markets: China may import corn
April 14, 2010 -Markets in the US this week are mixed; on one hand, Brazil has increased corn production estimates while US carryout is up. But then China is rumoured to be in the market for more corn to meet reported increases in demand for poultry and hogs. READ MORE
Controlled traffic farming project
April 13, 2010 – A farmer-led initiative on controlled traffic farming systems is now up and running in Alberta.
U.S. Tractor, combine sales strengthen
April 13, 2010 – According
to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers' monthly "Flash Report,"
the sales of all tractors in the U.S. for March 2010 were up 7.5%
compared to the same month last year. | READ MORE
Federal investment improves pulse industry
April 8, 2010, Lloydminster, Sask. – Minister of Agriculture and
Agri-Food Gerry Ritz announced today that the Government of Canada will
invest up to $8.3 million in funding to support the Canadian pulse
industry.
Canola growers lose independent variety testing
April 7, 2010 – The recent refusals of several Canadian canola seed
developers to enter their varieties in the Prairie Canola Variety
Trials (PCVT) this year is extremely disappointing to the Alberta
Canola Producers Commission (ACPC), The Saskatchewan Canola Development
Commission (SaskCanola) and the Manitoba Canola Growers Association
(MCGA).
Agriculture loses breeder, educator and leader
Apr. 5, 2010 -Agriculture in Ontario lost one of its best friends on April 4th, when long-time instructor and plant breeder, Dr. Gary Ablett, died following a battle with cancer.
Diverse wheat tapped to control fusarium
Apr. 5, 2010 -Researchers with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have turned to Asian wheat varieties in search of novel genes that could help them solve the problem of Fusarium head blight (FHB). READ MORE
Higher corn, soybean acreage means lower prices
Apr. 1, 2010 -So much for the short-lived wheat revival in the US. According to a Purdue University economics professor, the latest USDA numbers will signal a return to a more traditional corn-soybeans rotation in the US, spelling lower prices for the two commodities. READ MORE
Biofuels not to blame for 2008 food crisis
Apr. 1, 2010 -Contrary to popular media reports two years ago, the so-called food crisis of 2007/08 was not caused by increased production of biofuels, according to a report commissioned by the UK government. Instead, higher food prices and shortages occurred because of the combined effect of drought and higher oil prices. READ MORE
New soybean aphid biotype identified
Apr. 1, 2010 - A new biotype of soybean aphid has been identified by researchers at the University of Illinois, one that can multiply on aphid-resistant varieties. READ MORE
|
