Reading Time: 2 minutes There's no debating the beauty of a canola field in bloom, but it's possible to have a more scientific debate about canola flowers. Such as, how many yellow flowers are there, in a canola field that's one section in size?
From AIM: How many flowers in a canola field?
Grain commission revokes GFI licenses
Global Foods and Ingredients shut down operations May 7
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Canadian Grain Commission has revoked six licenses for Global Food and Ingredients, a plant-based and plant protein company with facilities in Saskatchewan.
GFI closes Saskatchewan operations
Reading Time: 2 minutes Global Food and Ingredients, a plant-based and plant protein company with facilities in Saskatchewan, has announced a “wind down” of its business operations. A May 7 news release on the GFI website says the company cannot service its outstanding debts.
CFIA declares gene editing safe for livestock feed
Reading Time: 3 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – Leaders in Canada’s grain industry are praising the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for confirming gene edited crops are safe to use as livestock feed. Today, the Canola Council of Canada, the Canada Grains Council and Cereals Canada “applauded” the CFIA for its new guidance on gene editing. “This is a ground-breaking day […] Read more
Hemp sector disappointed new report ignores deregulation
Reading Time: 3 minutes Leaders in Canada’s hemp industry were hoping an expert committee would recommend significant changes to hemp regulations so it could be treated the same as wheat, canola and other crops. That didn’t happen. Instead, the committee of experts reviewing the Cannabis Act barely mentioned hemp in its 91 page report published March 21.
Chlormequat found in oat foods prompts U.S. lawsuits
Class action suits rely on Environmental Working Group scientists who claim much lower safe limit than EPA
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chlormequat use in oat production has prompted two class action lawsuits in California against General Mills and Quaker Oats.
Oat millers recommend not using Manipulator
Farmers advised the juice may not be worth the squeeze on heels of contamination report
Reading Time: 4 minutes Oat millers in Canada are telling growers that a plant growth regulator isn't effective on oats, so farmers probably don't need to use it.
Oat producers call chlormequat report fear mongering
Environmental Working Group blames Canadian producers for residues of plant growth regulator found in oat products
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Prairie Oat Growers Association is pushing back against allegations that Canadian oats are contaminated with chemicals from a plant growth regulator.
Canadian farmers blamed for ag chemical in U.S. oat foods
Discovery sets off media story despite samples testing well inside safe levels
Reading Time: 3 minutes A U.S. environmental group is pointing a finger at Canadian oat growers, saying they’re the cause of ag chemical residues found in Cheerios and Quaker Oats.
Soybean acres may soon stabilize in Manitoba
Volatile yields, acres and weather have kept soy on a roller-coaster since 2017
Reading Time: 3 minutes There's an emerging consensus in Manitoba that soybean acres in the province could soon stabilize at around 1.5 to 1.9 million.
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