Prairie durum sales flourish in global market

Agronomic news
November 22, 2024

Source: Western Producer

Two of Canada’s main durum market competitors have been less of a force so far in 2024-25. Turkish and Russian exports are down significantly compared to last marketing year, according to Carlotta De Pasquale, market intelligence officer with Italian agri-food intelligence firm Areté. Read more on durum sales from this Western Producer article.

Mechanical innovation helps seed companies keep up with genetic testing speed

November 22, 2024

Seed companies are working on mechanical innovations to keep up with the speed of genetic technology change. Millions of data points are created by genome-level analysis. That data is then parsed by computers that often us...

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Healthy pea sales on pace but India actions uncertain

November 22, 2024

Information for the first two months of the crop year shows India as the biggest buyer of peas, purchasing 387,100 tonnes of the pulse, followed by China at 222,400 tonnes. This is expected to come down as India reconsider...

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Three tips for selecting the right hybrids

November 22, 2024

Corn seed can be a big annual investment, so it’s important to choose the right hybrid mix. There are lessons to be learned from the heart of Canada’s corn country in rural Ontario. Read more on three tips for selecting th...

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MacAulay addressed canola trade concerns, meat exports while in China

November 22, 2024

Lawrence MacAulay, Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, spent last week in Beijing, China, where he met with Chinese industry leaders, importers, and Canadian stakeholders. A news release issued by Agriculture a...

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Wheat School: Searching for a silver bullet against resistant weeds

November 22, 2024

While any single management strategy is unlikely to be the final solution to herbicide resistance and weeds generally, using more than one effective mode of action is going to achieve a higher level of success, says Dr. Br...

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Mechanical innovation helps seed companies keep up with genetic testing speed

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