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Prepping for the 2024 canola crop

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Winter isn’t exactly prime time to scout for insects, diseases and weeds, but last year’s pests may provide a baseline to help prepare for the next canola crop, agronomists say. “Review the challenges you had last year and have a plan in place as to how you’re going to handle them this year,” said Warren[...]
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Genome selection helps find next superstars

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Glacier FarmMedia – In the 2020 Western Hockey League bantam draft, the Regina Pats had the first overall pick. They selected Connor Bedard. It was an easy pick and a good one. Bedard recorded 100 points in the 2021-22 WHL season and 143 points last year. In June, the Chicago Blackhawks selected Bedard with the[...]
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Verticillium stripe symptoms

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The Canola Council of Canada flags several verticillium signs: Stem striping When the crop is full height, but still green, infected canola plants will often have a two-toned stem — half healthy and green and half discoloured and drying down. This is where the disease gets its name. Leaves can show similar symptoms: healthy on[...]
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Canola groups among Canada’s busiest lobby groups

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The Canadian Canola Growers Association was the busiest Canadian lobby group in any sector last year, said president Rick White. “We have been extremely busy,” White said, speaking to the Manitoba Canola Growers at their AGM on Feb. 16. The Canola Council of Canada also cracked the top ten most active lobby groups, White added.[...]
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Renewable diesel demand expected to soar in next two years

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Glacier FarmMedia – Renewable diesel production is poised to take off in the next five years and the coming boom is great news for canola growers, says the Canadian Oilseeds Processors Association. “For canola crush, in terms of possible capacity growth in the years to come, we could see almost six million tonnes of increased[...]
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Cut canola later for higher yield

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The Canola Council of Canada is encouraging farmers to hold off on harvesting canola to improve yield. Research in the early 2000s showed that canola swathed at 60-70 per cent seed colour change (SCC) yielded 11 per cent more than fields swathed at 30-40 per cent. That research was reinforced in 2013, when the Indian[...]
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Soybean cyst nematode evading resistance genes

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Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is a serious soybean pest throughout the American Midwest and, as of 2021, it’s been confirmed in five Manitoba municipalities. There are two ways a farmer can deal with soybean cyst nematode, according to Iowa State University plant pathologist Greg Tylka. “The first thing is don’t grow soybeans — but my[...]
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Canola industry bullish on demand, nervous about emission targets

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Canadian farmers will need to grow a lot more canola to meet global demand, with emission reduction goals both a key driver and central concern, said agriculture leaders during the Canola Council of Canada’s (CCC) “Canola Week” conference on November 30. “The long-term demand signal for canola is strong,” said CCC president Jim Everson. Why[...]

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