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Growers wanted for fertilizer survey

Crop alliance and Fertilizer Canada teaming up on grower survey

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Manitoba Crop Alliance and Fertilizer Canada are again looking for Manitoba farmers to complete a survey on their fertility practices — this time in corn, sunflower and flax crops. Manitoba Corn Growers Association, now part of the MCA, partially funded a similar survey in 2017 for corn and canola. In a media release the MCA
“The risk of waiting is that you’re going to have a gigantic problem instead of something small that’s manageable.” – Autumn Barnes.
News, Oilseeds

Taking the path of least resistance opens door to clubroot ‘disaster’

Only use resistant cultivars, says canola council, and back it up with scouting and longer rotations

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Glacier FarmMedia – Canola growers should keep one simple message in mind when choosing their varieties for next year’s growing season: Every acre needs to be clubroot resistant. “What we’re trying to do is really focus on using clubroot resistance as part of a proactive, integrated prevention or management plan for every canola acre,” said
(Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Markets

AAFC adjusts grain, oilseed balance sheets slightly

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MarketsFarm –– Updated supply and demand tables from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), released late Friday, included only minor adjustments to balance sheets for the country’s major crops. The department’s projected ending stocks for wheat and canola were left unchanged from the previous month. Factoring in the official estimates from Statistics Canada, released Dec. 3,
The USDA upped its average yield estimate for U.S. wheat in 2025-25 by half a bushel per acre.
Grain Markets, Markets

Canola well supported despite profit-taking

New data on global oilseed stocks may take on added importance later

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The ICE Futures canola market came under some pressure during the week ended Dec. 10, as speculators booked profits on their large net long positions and the months-long uptrend showed signs of faltering. After a year of unprecedented strength all of the bullish news should be well known for canola. The tight supply situation was confirmed by Statistics
A sunflower crop north of St. Adolphe, Man. on Sept. 19, 2021. (Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Markets

USDA expects canola, sunflowers elsewhere to offset Canada’s shortfalls

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MarketsFarm –– Good canola and rapeseed crops in Australia and a number of other parts of the world along with large world sunflower seed production should help offset Canada’s smaller-than-expected production somewhat, according to the December oil crops outlook from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Total global canola/rapeseed production is now forecast by USDA at
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New China import rules bring headaches for food, beverage makers

Cooking oil, milled grains among foods moved to higher-risk categories

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Beijing | Reuters — Makers of Irish whiskey, Belgian chocolate and European coffee brands are scrambling to comply with new Chinese food and beverage regulations, with many fearful their goods will be unable to enter the giant market as a Jan. 1 deadline looms. China’s customs authority published new food safety rules in April stipulating
A sunflower field in north Winnipeg in 2018. Total sunflower seed production fell more than 20 per cent in 2021.
Crops, News

Manitoba crops down across the board: StatCan

From spring wheat to dry beans, Manitoba farmers self-reported lower yields

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Manitoba farmers reported a decrease in production of spring wheat, canola, soybeans, corn for grain, oats, barley, dry beans and sunflower seeds. The 2021 estimates come from a StatCan survey of 3,133 Manitoba farmers conducted from October 8 to November 12. Spring wheat Total spring wheat production fell 29.2 per cent to 3.7 million tonnes
“The long-term demand signal for canola is strong.” – Jim Everson.
News, Oilseeds

Canola industry bullish on demand, nervous about emission targets

Greenhouse gas emission targets bring both potential boon and hardship to Canadian canola growers

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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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