There’s no doubt that Canadian lentils have come a long way over the past 10 years.
In 2011, Alliance Grain Traders’ President and CEO, Murad Al-Katib, witnessed first-hand just how far the reputation of Canada’s lentil industry has come when visiting ...
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Published on November 5, 2012
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by BASF Canada
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Agriculture
Maintaining a clean field throughout the growing season is a key factor in protecting yield and grade at harvest time. But without proper management techniques it's a task that could create a challenge. A recent Ipsos Reid poll shows that 37 per cent of ...
Published on October 30, 2012
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by BASF Canada
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Agriculture, Finance and Business, Health and Safety
The appetite for natural and premium foods is growing in North America, and so too is the market for oils to meet that demand.
In the mid-2000s, many global health agencies began making recommendations to reduce or eliminate specific fats in favour ...
Published on September 17, 2012
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by BASF Canada
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Agriculture
Canadian canola growers have a new option for effective weed control and resistance management.
Ares, a new chemistry breakthrough from BASF Canada, is the only new grass and broadleaf herbicide with a new active ingredient for canola.
"A ...
Published on September 11, 2012
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by BASF Canada
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Agriculture
With a record number of canola acres planted across the Prairies, growers have had to tread carefully after a wet start to the season.
According to Statistics Canada, growers planted more than 21 million acres of canola across Manitoba, Saskatchewa ...
Published on September 10, 2012
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by BASF Canada
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Agriculture
When it comes to weed control, Canadian growers know all too well that time is of the essence.
To be effective, both mechanical and chemical weed management practices must be carefully planned. This is especially true when it comes to perennials, w ...
Published on August 23, 2012
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by BASF Canada
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Agriculture
What a year 2012 has turned out to be. A warm spring gave many canola growers a head start on their seeding, and strong commodity prices seemed promising for a profitable year.
Then a cold snap, hail, and high insect pressure hit that threatened to ...
Published on August 21, 2012
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by Royal Bank of Canada
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Agriculture, Finance and Business
For Canada's agricultural producers, a profitable year of farming depends on successfully managing multiple, and often simultaneous, sources of risk such as weather, market prices and disease. Of all the risks faced by producers, the major one is price ...
Published on August 15, 2012
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by BASF Canada
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Agriculture
Rotating crops and seed varieties has been standard practice for good crop management. But in the fight against tough weeds, resistant weeds and volunteers, it is recommended that canola growers rotate their seed systems as well.
"When growers ...
Published on August 2, 2012
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by BASF Canada
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Agriculture
Growers who have both wheat and barley in their rotation know the problems that can come with it. Volunteers are common and can impact yield -- if referenced or treated as foreign material in their wheat sample, they can reduce the crop's value. In fact ...
