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“We see crop disappearing every day because of the dry condition in the Prairies, and we see record prices at the same time.” – Ward Toma.
Grain Markets, News

Drought-battered farmers facing another crisis — contract penalties

Deadly combo of crop failures and sky-high prices leave some facing huge penalties on unfulfilled contracts

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Glacier FarmMedia – The drought is squeezing producers from all sides, with many facing another calamity — not having enough crop to fulfil their grain contracts. “There are issues because the drought is so widespread,” said Jason Saunders, vice-chair of Alberta Wheat who farms near Taber, Alta. “There was aggressive forward contracting on canola and
A view of Imperial Oil’s Strathcona fuel refinery from the North Saskatchewan River. (Imperial Oil photo via BusinessWire)
Crops

Imperial Oil lays out Alberta renewable diesel plan

Company would use 'locally grown' canola, soybean oils

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Reuters — Imperial Oil, one of Canada’s biggest oil producers and refiners, on Wednesday outlined a plan to process vegetable oil into renewable diesel at its 191,000-barrel-per-day Edmonton-area refinery. The project, which still requires final approval, is part of majority-owner Exxon Mobil’s goal of producing more than 40,000 barrels per day of low-emissions fuels by
A Lygus bug crawls on a green canola pod.
Crops

Re-thinking Lygus bug thresholds

Producers may want to ease off Lygus bug control in lower populations

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Canola growers should be keeping a different threshold in mind when it comes to gauging damage from Lygus bugs. Provincial entomologist John Gavloski says the most recent research on Lygus bug damage pegs a threshold of 20 to 30 bugs per 10 sweeps of the scouting net, much higher than previously considered. “It is something
Crop Report, Crops, News

Rains come too late for cereals, canola, but could benefit soy, corn, potato growers

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for August 24

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Southwest Region  Thunderstorms and widespread rain events the past seven days over much of the Southwest region brought significant moisture, between 60 to 117 mm rain. These rains will not have much impact on crop yields, but some potato, corn, sunflower and a few soybean crops will still benefit, and recharge soil water reserves.  Harvest
Fall rye (right) shows more vigorous early-spring growth compared to winter wheat (left), which needs more heat to start growing.
Crops

Weighing your options for winter cereal crops

Manitoba is still in a state of drought as winter cereal seeding season approaches, but in some ways, that’s increasing interest

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Planting into dust, in a drought year, may have some producers questioning the possibility of success, but cereal experts have shown some optimism over the future of winter cereals this season. Why it matters: The province is dry, but the urge to get the most out of water-use efficiency, or ease the feed strain for
The Canadian Drought Monitor map for 2021. (see below for maps from 1961 and 1988)
News, Other

A long dry cycle

The current drought crisis has been building for several years and costs are compounding

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As farmers settled in for the winter late last fall, agrometeorologists were already looking ahead with worry to the 2021 growing season. After a pair of dry years, the typical fall recharge of ground moisture had failed to materialize, and they realized that the stage was being set for a major challenge the following year.
Alfalfa looper larva. (CanolaCouncil.org)
Crops

U.S. to ban use of chlorpyrifos on food crops

Cancellation already scheduled for most outdoor use in Canada

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UPDATED, Aug. 25 –– Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday said it will ban the use on food crops of chlorpyrifos insecticide, which has been linked to health problems in children. The decision is a victory for environmental activists who have fought to stop the use of the chemical that
Crop Report, Crops, News

Cereal crop harvest rapidly progressing, canola yields expected to fall to 10-year lows

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for August 17

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Southwest Region This past week saw daytime highs reach 38 C; daily averages around 17 to 19 C. Minimum overnight temperatures were down to 0.5 to 7 C. Not much rain during the week, Humidity levels remain high overnight. Most of the Southwest region experienced heavy smoke for the last two days. All areas are
(Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Other

Richardson buys up veg oil-based drilling lubricant maker

Grain firm supplies canola oil to Control Chemical

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The Calgary maker of Matex drilling fluids is under new ownership from one of its minority owners and its biggest supplier of crude canola oil. Winnipeg grain firm Richardson International announced last Tuesday it has bought full ownership of Control Chemical Corp. for an undisclosed amount. Control Chemical is billed as a specialized manufacturer of

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