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Fair weather sees seeded cereal, canola crops quickly emerge

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for May 26

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Southwest Region Most of the southwest region received rainfall during past week and on the weekend. Thundershowers in some areas brought a significant rainfall in short period of time. Amounts are varied and can be viewed here. Some areas close to Boissevain and southeast parts of the region toward Killarney, already dealing with surplus moisture,
Clubroot and other crop diseases have startlingly similar transmission pathways and preventive measures as public health challenges such as COVID.
Crops, Other

How canola diseases act like COVID-19

There are startling similarities between public health and plant health as coronavirus precautions reveal

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With the COVID-19 pandemic, society is gaining a whole new understanding of how diseases spread and how following proper precautions can make a huge impact on slowing the spread. While the human stakes are lower for crop diseases, the economic stakes can be high — and the similarities between COVID-19 and crop disease management is
(File photo by Lorraine Stevenson)
Crops, Markets

Farmer deliveries well above average in April

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MarketsFarm — Farmer deliveries of major grains into the Canadian commercial pipeline were up substantially in April, hitting their third-highest monthly total on record, according to updated data Statistics Canada released Monday. Farmers in April delivered 5.868 million tonnes of major grains, about a million tonnes above the monthly average during the 2019-20 crop-year-to-date, and
Broadcast canola: Taking the tool of last resort to task
Crops, Oilseeds

Broadcast canola: Taking the tool of last resort to task

Fields too wet to drill have led to a resurgence in questions about broadcasting canola

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Manitoba’s canola growers aren’t quite ready to opt for broadcast seeding, although the province’s oilseed experts say the poor spring and lack of field access has put the topic on the table. Why it matters: Few producers had turned a wheel coming into mid-May, leaving some to ponder if they will be forced to broadcast seed their canola this year.
(Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)
Crops, Markets

AAFC tightens canola stocks projections

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Corrected, May 25 — MarketsFarm — Canadian canola ending stocks for both the current marketing year and the upcoming 2020-21 season will be tighter than earlier forecasts, according to updated supply/demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada released Friday. The latest data take into account acreage estimates released by Statistics Canada earlier in the month.
Manitoba Corn Growers Association general manager Pam de Rocquigny says COVID-19 hasn’t slowed her organization from issuing cash advances.
News

Corn Growers says cash advances flowing fast

The canola growers’ association expects its backlog to be cleared up by month’s end

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COVID-19 has delayed delivery of cash advances by the Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA), but that hasn’t been the case for the Manitoba Corn Growers Association. “It (COVID) hasn’t impacted our ability in terms of still providing that service standard (of dispersing advances) three to seven (business) days (after receiving a completed application),” association general
FarmCash currently offers no- and low-interest loans to Alberta farmers against 50 different products.
News

Alberta’s FarmCash considering expanding services to other provinces

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The Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC) got into the cash advance business last year creating FarmCash Advance for Alberta farmers only, but it’s considering expanding to other provinces, says FarmCash chief operating officer Syeda Khurram. That’s despite a number of other well-established grain and oilseed advance administrators, including the Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA), Manitoba Corn Growers Association and
Canola holds steady as seeding gets underway
Grain Markets, Markets

Canola holds steady as seeding gets underway

Crude oil pressures and potential for major soy exports weigh in on trading

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Canola prices held steady during the week ended May 15, despite turbulence from outside markets. Nearby canola contracts started the week at $471.30 per tonne and traded on either side of unchanged for consecutive trading sessions during the week. On May 14, the July contract closed at $470.70 per tonne. July soyoil dropped by about

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