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Sask. canola, flax groups vote to merge

SaskCanola and SaskFlax have been sharing offices, admin for about a year

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Producer support for the merge of SaskCanola and SaskFlax was "overwhelming," the groups said in a Jan. 10 news release. The organizations held a joint annual general meeting to share results of member feedback before taking the issue to a vote. The vote passed with "widespread approval," the release said.
(Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Markets

Higher canola, wheat production expected in StatCan report

Traders raise concerns about report accuracy

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MarketsFarm — There was a consensus among several traders and analysts that Statistics Canada will very likely raise its estimates on canola and wheat production for 2023-24. Yields on the Prairies were better than expected following a difficult first half of the growing period, as the weather improved during the second half. StatCan is set
Filiz Koksel speaks at the Food Technology and Research Day Nov. 1 at the Richardson Centre for Food Technology and Research in Winnipeg.
News

Pushing the envelope on food extrusion

U of M extrusion research aims to open new crop and byproduct markets

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It’s a bit like a high-tech playdough machine. But instead of pliable, multi-coloured dough, the extruder at the University of Manitoba uses pulses or cereals as base ingredients. And instead of a string of dough forced through molds to create basic shapes, the result is value-added food products. Researchers hope their work will lead to
Joe Gardiner of Covers & Co. (left) and Scott Chalmers of the Westman Agricultural Diversification Organization 
near Melita.
Crops

Matchmaking intercrops: forage soybean and corn

Residual nitrogen, soil health and extended grazing among the potential benefits being tested with the oddball intercrop

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Glacier FarmMedia – The Westman Agricultural Diversification Organization has done a lot of work with intercrops, from honing the agronomy of more established companions like ‘peaola’ (peas and canola), to trying out new mixes like pulses and flax. A novel trial at the research farm’s site near Melita this year put soybeans amid the corn.
Pastures green up with recent rainfall, but limits harvest progress
Crop Report, Crops, Weather

Pastures green up with recent rainfall, but limits harvest progress

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 22 (week 41)

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Overview  Limited harvest progress over the last week due to widespread rainfall across the province. Harvest progress sits at 86 per cent complete across the province, which is ahead of the 5-year average (81 per cent). Harvest has wrapped up for most of the spring cereal crops, with barley at 100 per cent complete, oats
File photo of Scoular’s flax processing plant just outside Regina. (Scoular.com)
Crops

Scoular boosts flax processing capacity near Regina

Two other Saskatchewan sites for sale as U.S. firm steps out of pulse packing

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U.S. grain handler Scoular is stepping up its Canadian Prairie flax processing game as it completes its exit from the region’s pulse crop sector. The company last year opened up a high-speed flax line at its pulse and special crops site at Richardson, Sask., just southeast of Regina — and it has now moved to
On the morning of Dec. 30, the nearby January canola contract apparently hit a new all-time high. Photo: File
Crops, Markets

Tightening canola stocks projected, AAFC says

Wheat, barley, oat, pea stocks also projected lower

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MarketsFarm –– Canadian canola carryout supplies for the current marketing year will likely end up tighter than earlier expectations, according to updated supply/demand balance sheets from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) that account for recent production and stocks data from Statistics Canada. Canola ending stocks for 2023-24 are now forecast to tighten to only one
(Viterra.ca)
Crops, Markets

Canada books stronger August deliveries of most major grains

Wheat, canola up; barley, durum down

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MarketsFarm — Deliveries of most major grains in Canada were higher in August than a year ago, according to Statistics Canada. The federal agency issued its monthly deliveries report on Tuesday, showing total deliveries last month came to 5.103 million tonnes, up nearly 15 per cent from the previous August. Wheat deliveries (excluding durum) tallied
(Kraig Scarbinsky/DigitalVision/Getty Images)
Grain Markets, Markets

Expert’s Radar: Diet choices fuel demands

Despite falling production, oat and flax prices haven’t taken off

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A bowl of Cheerios doused in oat milk is a popular breakfast option in my house. A quick granola bar when in a rush is also a common choice. The neighbourhood coffee shop proudly advertises that pumpkin spice lattes can be had with oat milk, which was all but unheard of only a few years

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