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Crop Report – for Oct. 8, 2009

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SOUTHWEST REGION Rainfall and cool conditions have delayed harvest. A few mornings saw temperatures drop below 0C. Cereal harvest ranges from 70 per cent complete north of Highway #1 to 90 per cent complete south of Highway #1. Yields to date are average to above average with good quality but lower-than-average protein. There are reports
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Low-Level Tolerances Needed For GM Crops

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“Once an event has been approved it’s not a question when that event will show up, it’s a question of what day on the calendar it will show up.” – DENNIS STEPHENS Governments must agree on tolerances for small amounts of genet i -cally modified plants (GM) in commodity shipments and Canada’s should take the
Cereals, Oilseeds, Opinion

Wake-Up Call

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There’s much we don’t know and may never know in the so-called Triffid Affair that has devastated Canada’s flax industry in the past month. In fact, all we do know about this development so far is that buyers in Canada’s most important flax market believe they have identified small quantities of the genetically modified variety
News, Oilseeds

Monsanto Scholarships Awarded

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Seventy students from across Canada who plan to pursue studies in agriculture are $1,500 richer thanks to Monsanto Canada’s 2009 Opportunity Scholarship Program. The 2009 Monsanto Canada Opportunity Scholarship Program received over 160 applications from across the country. The winners were selected by an independent panel of judges based on their academic performance, leadership capabilities
Crops, Oilseeds

More Clubroot-Tolerant Canolas In Pipeline

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Several clubroot-tolerant canolas could be available to Alberta and other western farmers next spring. In the meantime, Manitoba authorities have stepped up their vigilance against the long-lived, soil-borne pathogen that can decimate canola yields. Pioneer Hi-Bred’s 45H29, the first clubroot-tolerant canola in Canada, received interim registration in February at the Western Canada Canola/Rapeseed Recommending Committee
Crops, Oilseeds

Changes To Canola Registration System Proposed

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“I think companies will only take this path (interim registration) if they know for sure they’re going to pass in the second year.” – JOANNE BUTH The Canola Council of Canada (CCC) says its proposal to change the canola registration system will get improved varieties to farmers faster while still safeguarding them and processors from
News, Oilseeds

Amazing Agriculture Adventure Marks 10 Years

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Marvin and Margaret Elder used to shake their heads at how little, kids understood about their food’s origins. Margaret taught school in Virden. The couple farmed at Oak Lake. “And we considered Virden rural. It just amazed us,” says Marvin. It prompted the now-retired farm couple to start volunteering with Agriculture-in-the-Classroom – Manitoba (AITC-M) and
News, Oilseeds

Stop Good Canola From Going Bad

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Hot canola, even if it’s dry, needs to be cooled or it could go bad in the bin. “Canola will respire for about six weeks after you stick it in the bin,” said Anastasia Kubinec, the oilseed specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives. “And it can heat and the moisture can go up
News, Oilseeds

Changes Likely For Flax Industry

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“It’s going to be a wake-up call for somebody.” – DALE ADOLPHE Canada’s flax industry will have to change how it does business to restore European Union (EU) confidence if genetically modified (GM) flax is verified in Canadian exports. Farmers might have to declare the variety of flax they deliver, or grow only certified seed,
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EU Rejects More U. S. Soy With GM Corn Traces

Spanish authorities detected traces of unauthorized forms of genetically modified (GM) corn in U. S. soy shipments on August 25 and blocked the imports, a European Commission spokeswoman said on Sept. 19. Traces of corn variety MON88017, which is yet to be approved in the EU, was found in different shiploads of soy from the

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