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A Lygus bug crawls on a green canola pod.

Re-thinking Lygus bug thresholds

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

By Alexis Stockford August 25, 2021

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

By Manitoba Agriculture August 24, 2021

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

By Alexis Stockford August 24, 2021

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

By Gord Gilmour August 20, 2021

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

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek August 19, 2021

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

ICE November 2021 canola (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, green and black lines). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Weather

ICE weekly outlook: Canola remains expensive

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm August 18, 2021

MarketsFarm — Concerns over the likelihood of a much smaller canola crop than previously anticipated, coupled with a very tight supply situation, continued to underpin values this week. That price rationing in turn has kept canola more expensive than other edible oils, according to trader Keith Ferley of RBC Dominion Securities in Winnipeg. “The market

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

By Manitoba Agriculture August 17, 2021

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

Crops, Other

Richardson buys up veg oil-based drilling lubricant maker

Grain firm supplies canola oil to Control Chemical

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News August 16, 2021

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

The Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals at the University of Manitoba’s Fort Garry Campus.

Farmit Manitoba

Pilot mill gets food-grade green light

Developing Future Food: Experts at the Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals are on the cutting edge of food development

By Geralyn Wichers August 16, 2021

The University of Manitoba’s Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals (RCFFN) has always been about bringing the food industry in Manitoba and Western Canada to the next level. The centre has produced research into how canola and flax oil impact cardiovascular health, or analysis to help develop food products in a bid for later

Crops, Markets

Alberta reckons with poor quality, low crop yields

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News August 13, 2021

MarketsFarm – Crops in Alberta will not only have much lower yields than in previous years, but good quality crops will be harder to find. Provincial crop condition ratings declined over the past two weeks, according to the Province of Alberta’s biweekly crop report as of Aug. 10, which was released three days later. Only

Daily Network News

Wheat breeding system no longer works, Canadian Wheat Research Coalition report says

Feed grain weekly: Barley steady in late February

Reduced Argentine soybean harvest, bigger crush says USDA attaché

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