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Merit Foods begins commercial production

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A Winnipeg-based company, Merit Foods, is touting a global first for canola. The division of Burcon NutraScience says Merit has “... achieved first commercial production...” of its line of canola proteins, making the facility the first and only commercial-scale facility in the world capable of producing food-grade protein from canola, the world’s second-largest oilseed crop.[...]
News, Oilseeds

Chorney given Canola Award of Excellence

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Farmer Brian Chorney has been named the recipient of the 2021 canola award of excellence. The announcement was made at the Manitoba Canola Growers Association virtual annual meeting, as part of the Crop Connect event. Chorney has been actively involved within canola organizations and renewable fuel organizations, which has led to the development and growth[...]
News, Oilseeds

New chair and board members elected for canola council

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Charlene Bradley has been elected the new chair of the board of directors for the Canola Council of Canada (CCC). Bradley is vice-chair of SaskCanola. She succeeds David Dzisiak who finished his two-year term as chair and is stepping down from the board as a director. Several new members were also appointed to the CCC board of directors:[...]
Local news, Oilseeds

MCGA members offered free blackleg testing

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The Manitoba Canola Growers is offering its members a free blackleg gene test. Better gene classification will help growers match blackleg-resistant canola varieties to races of the fungus found in the field. Members can qualify for one free test each. MCGA is offering the tests, which ordinarily cost $200, under the Pest Surveillance Initiative, which[...]
News, Oilseeds

Canola Growers kick-starts cash advance program

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The Canadian Canola Growers Association is reminding farmers 2018-19 cash advance applications are now available. CCGA says it’s giving farmers a jump-start on spring with the group’s earliest-ever pre-application period and a reduced administration fee for its Advance Payments Program. “Many farmers take advantage of an intended seeded advance, which provides them with cash flow[...]
Did you know?, News, Oilseeds

No rest for weary canola plants

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Turns out your canola plants just need to get a little rest. When high temperatures, especially at night, prevent them from “sleeping” properly productivity takes a hit, and now researchers from Kansas State University are trying to figure out why. What exactly is the plant doing at night? It’s not sleeping like humans do, but[...]
Did you know?, Oilseeds

Soy strains

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Introducing soybeans into a developing country’s agriculture community is more complex than just putting the seeds in the ground. It also requires a major shift in thinking in relation to crop production and management, according to a University of Illinois agriculture economist. Peter Goldsmith says only with this shift in thinking will the new crop[...]
Crops, Oilseeds

Flax Council cautions on seed integrity

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With the latest official acreage estimates showing a jump in flax acres across much of Western Canada, the Flax Council of Canada is urging caution. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's latest Seeded Acreage Report is expecting 1.1 million acres to go into the ground this year, putting pressure on seed supplies, and putting the integrity of[...]
Crops, Oilseeds

Root rot races revealed

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Agroundbreaking study has determined what are the most prevalent races of phytophthora root rot found in Manitoba soybean fields. The most prominent are Races 4, 25, 28 and 3. The most common is Race 4, according to the study, completed through the Pulse Science Cluster and funded by the Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers and[...]
Local news, Oilseeds, Pulses

Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers staffs up for summer

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Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers (MPSG) has hired three summer students to deliver agronomy research and services throughout the province. The team will focus exclusively on conducting independent research, implementing the association’s comprehensive research and production program, and engaging with industry partners, stakeholders, and farmers. Geertje Doornbos, an agrononomy research intern from Carman, will assist[...]

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