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Can a cool-season plant such as canola cope with a warmer summer and still be productive?
Crops, Oilseeds

Can a cool-season crop survive climate change?

As temperatures rise, so does the pressure on the Prairies’ Cinderella crop, canola

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Canola, like its northern European ancestors that were introduced here decades ago, is a cool-season plant. It’s not happy with really hot weather, especially from the time it bolts to the time it finishes flowering. With the Prairies getting warmer, farmers need to consider what higher summer temperatures might do to one of their most
Pollinators key to canola crops’ success
Crops, Oilseeds

Pollinators key to canola crops’ success

Your busy little unpaid employees make it all possible

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Canola producers often partner with beekeepers because the bees are an effective way to pollinate canola blossoms and increase the seed production. The bees collect the pollen as a protein-rich food and sip nectar to make honey, a handy way to store energy. Making pollen and nectar is a lot of work for the plant
Soybeans are being planted near Husachivka, about 50 km south of Kyiv, in this file photo from April 17, 2020.
Grain Markets, Markets

War in Ukraine trumps market fundamentals

U.S. wheat values set fresh highs upon Russia’s invasion

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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine added fuel to the raging fire of the agricultural markets during the week ended Feb. 25, with any typical supply/demand fundamentals that would usually provide direction taking a back seat to the developing crisis. Ukraine and Russia are both major players in the world wheat market, and the United States wheat
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Crops, Other

Canada shuts ports to Russian ships over Ukraine invasion

Russian firms' Canadian holdings also under scrutiny, Freeland warns

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Toronto | Reuters — Canada ratcheted up pressure on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine by shutting ports to Russian-owned ships and saying on Tuesday that holdings of all Russian oligarchs and companies in the country are under review. Canada has announced a slew of measures to isolate Russia, including imposing sanctions on Russian President
CCGA now accepting 2022 cash advance applications
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CCGA now accepting 2022 cash advance applications

Up to $1 million in no- and low-interest loans available

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The Canadian Canola Growers Association is now accepting cash advance applications. In a media release the organization cited the demands of the spring season as one reason it was “… giving farmers more time than ever to apply… ” The early application phase will run until March 31, said Dave Gallant, CCGA’s director of finance
It’s assumed almost all kochia in Manitoba is already resistant to Group 2 herbicides.
Crops, News

Herbicide resistance keeps on rising

Mother Nature keeps outsmarting the available crop protection products

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Every year weed scientists with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada continue their herbicide-resistant weed surveys — and every year they find new places with weeds poking through the crop canopies in direct defiance of the spraying. This is because Mother Nature is better at genetics than we are at chemistry so our herbicides just can’t keep
Drop of vegetable oil
Grain Markets, Markets

Canola stuck in range despite gains in other vegetable oils

Whether canola needs to run even higher is still a question mark

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The ICE Futures canola market saw some choppy activity during the week ended Feb. 17, generally holding rangebound just below the highs hit earlier in the month. The relatively steady tone in canola came despite broader gains in outside vegetable oil markets, as canola had been looking overpriced compared to competing oilseeds for some time.

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