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Clubroot, which causes bulbous swellings on canola roots, has become infamous for its impact on yield.

Manitoba has another confirmed case of clubroot

A third case in the RM of Lorne brings the total so far this year to 10

By Allan Dawson September 10, 2018

A third case of clubroot was recently found in the Rural Municipality of Lorne, bringing the Manitoba total for the season to 10. Earlier this summer two other cases were confirmed in Lorne along with one in the Rural Municipality of Dufferin and six in the Rural Municipality of Pembina, Holly Derksen, Manitoba Agriculture field

Understand that straight cutting canola will mean taking a look at how the entire combine operates.

Crops, Equipment, Oilseeds

Different harvest, different combine settings

Those combine settings may not be doing you any favours if you’re aiming for straight cut and they’re still set to swath

By Alexis Stockford September 7, 2018

First-time canola straight cutters might want to take another look at their combine settings. “When we’re comparing picking up a windrow to straight cutting, we, again, want to kind of treat this like a different crop,” Angela Brackenreed of the Canola Council of Canada stressed during a recent Manitoba Agriculture webinar. “The same combine setting

Damage to canola from frost is dependent on the seed moisture content and the time of the frost.

Crops, Local news, Weather

Assessing frost damage on crops

Fall frost information bulletin from Manitoba Agriculture

By Manitoba Agriculture September 6, 2018

If frost does occur, the information below will give you some details to help assess any potential impact to crop yield and quality. The full impact of frost will not be obvious immediately. Several warm days may be required for the extent of leaf and crop damage to be evident. The magnitude of frost injury

(Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Crops, Markets

Large Canadian canola ending stocks expected

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin September 6, 2018

CNS Canada — Canada’s canola ending stocks as of July 31 came in at about a million tonnes above the previous year’s carryout — but were still well within trade expectations. Canola supplies as of July 31 were estimated at 2.391 million tonnes by Statistics Canada on Thursday, with 954,000 tonnes of that in commercial

Grain Markets, Markets

StatsCan data lifts, U.S. soy drags on canola futures

Trade talks add volatility on the Canadian dollar

By Dave Sims September 6, 2018

Canola futures found themselves in a sea of volatility during the week ended Aug. 31 as trade negotiations, an improving weather situation across Western Canada and a key report by Statistics Canada took turns pulling futures up and down. The government agency, in its Aug. 31 report, estimated Canadian canola production at 19.2 million acres,

Crop Report, Crops, Weather

Sub-zero temperatures descend on Manitoba

Special Crop Report due to early fall frost on Sept. 5

By Manitoba Agriculture September 5, 2018

Sub-zero temperatures were recorded in Southwest, Northwest, Central and Interlake stations overnight. Sub-zero temperature and duration of temperature are important factors to consider for their effect on immature crops. Where frost occurred, crops susceptible at present maturity are canola, soybean and silage corn. Producers are cautioned that frost that occurred on greenfeed and corn can

Speckled pods are a sign of light or moderate frost damage. (Canola Council of Canada photo)

Crops, Weather

First widespread frost lands on Prairies

By GFM Network News, Terry Fries September 5, 2018

CNS Canada — Farmers in Saskatchewan and Manitoba are waiting nervously for damage reports from Tuesday night’s frost. In Manitoba, fields between Riding Mountain National Park and Duck Mountain Provincial Park were hit with sustained frosts. “There are a few areas where they had a long duration of a light frost and that’s as bad

ICE’s ticker symbol on display at the ICE-owned New York Stock Exchange in March 2016. (Photo: Reuters/Brendan McDermid)

Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Yields still up in the air

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin September 5, 2018

CNS Canada — ICE Futures canola contracts recovered off of nearby lows over the week ended Wednesday, but failed to rise to the same extent as the product values as the commodity remains expensive compared to other oilseeds. With the harvest underway across the Prairies, traders are focused on yield estimates and the size of

Crop Report, Local news, Weather

Premature ripening in crops, spring cereals see better than expected yields

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for September 4

By Manitoba Agriculture September 4, 2018

Southwest Region Another dry and windy week let producers continue with harvest. Sunday evening brought thunderstorms throughout the region, with high winds, heavy rains and some areas reporting hail. Crop damage from the Sunday storm was variable with some hail damage In Birtle/ Beulah and Strathclair areas. Severity depended on duration of event. Heavy winds

It’s ok to start swathing after a frost if most or all of your canola seed is already mature.

Local news, Oilseeds, Weather

Frost hits canola. Do I swath?

Consider these scenarios in the event of a frost on your canola

By Canola Watch September 4, 2018

With fall coming on strong and frost risk climbing, many canola growers are wondering what to do with standing canola. The Canola Council of Canada’s CanolaWatch has the following recommendations for before and after a frost. For canola that you’ll be swathing If frost is forecast, should you swath canola now or leave it standing?

Daily Network News

Monarch electric tractor’s future in Canada unclear as Caterpillar takes over

Western Australia farmers turn to canola over wheat as fuel, fertilizer costs rise

U.S. is leading G20 initiative to ensure fertilizer access, sources say

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