Tag: Brent Derkatch

This year at Ag in Motion near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Shaun Haney of RealAgriculture moderated a panel offering insight and the opportunity to provide feedback on the future of pulse plant breeding in the province. Hosted by Saskatchewan Pulse Growers, listen below to hear why building a competitive breeding environment is essential for the pulse industry… Read More

United Farmers of Alberta Cooperative Limited (UFA) has acquired all of Ceres Global Ag Corp.’s 17 per cent stake in Canterra Seeds. The share purchase agreement, dated July 2, 2024, is worth C$2,500,000 or approximately C$1.94 per Class A share in the Winnipeg, Manitoba-based seed company. “Today’s announcement marks an investment in western Canadian agriculture,”… Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this episode of RealAg on the Weekend! On this weekend’s show, host Shaun Haney discusses: Chuck Penner of LeftField Commodity Research with a pulse market update; Brent Derkatch of Canterra Seeds on their partnership with the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League; Noah Bishop of ADM Fertilizer with a fertilizer market update;… Read More

Thanks for tuning into Tuesdays with Lyndsey on RealAg Radio, hosted by Lyndsey Smith. On the show: Learn about Moo to Do and VETSon digital management tools; Kathy Larson of University of Saskatchewan on keeping vs. buying heifers; A clip from The Agronomists on applying seed and fertilizer by drone with Reuben Stone and Felix… Read More

Brent Derkatch has been named as the new president and CEO of CANTERRA SEEDS. Derkatch steps into the role as long-time CEO David Hansen announced his retirement earlier this year. Derkatch has been with CANTERRA SEEDS since 2001, and has served as the director, Pedigreed Seed Business Unit for the past five years. Derkatch will… Read More

Paterson GlobalFoods (PGF) will be building a $94 million oat processing facility in northwest Winnipeg. The company says it will be located on roughly 600 acres adjacent to its existing inland grain terminal and ancillary businesses. Annually the new build will process up to 250,000 metric tonnes (MT) of raw oats from western Canadian farmers…. Read More

Agriculture is big business, but a small industry, if you think about the number of people involved. Within each sector, that number shrinks significantly, and, at times, trying to communicate the needs of one sector can be tough when you’re few in number. The seed industry has faced that challenge for quite some time, and,… Read More

Farmers interested in growing winter wheat now have access to the first-ever winter wheat variety with an R rating to fusarium head blight. CANTERRA SEEDS announced today the official launch of AC Emerson winter wheat, with certified seed available to growers for fall planting in 2014. AC Emerson winter wheat was developed by Dr. Rob… Read More

The post CWB monopoly environment has opened up a lot of interest in the CPS wheat class. Internationally recognized as having the high yield and good milling characteristics producers and industry are looking for, the wheat class is still quite small in Canada. The addition of  AC Conquer VB to the Canterra Seeds line up… Read More

The end of the single desk in the West means that things will change in a number of areas. One of those areas is market development of crops like durum. Whereas the Canadian Wheat Board held the bulk of that responsibility under the single desk, that job now has to be spread out to other… Read More