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Canola research works best when farmers and researchers talk to each other, the goal of Canola Discovery Forum.

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Canola Discovery Forum focuses on short-, long-term research

It gets new agronomic information to farmers faster and exposes 
researchers to the questions farmers want answered

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Canola growers can cut their seeding rates under good seeding conditions, but they might have to re-evaluate insect thresholds and weed control timing. That was just one of the many pieces of information to come from the Canola Discovery Forum held in Winnipeg Oct. 25 to 27. “The evidence is starting to show we can
Excess moisture issue for remaining canola
Crops, Local news, Oilseeds

Excess moisture issue for remaining canola

Late season canola harvesting could mean difficulties for those trying to lower moisture levels

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While most Manitoba canola growers already have their crops in the bin, some producers have been caught by late-season precipitation, including snow. “There is the odd field that is unharvested and most of those acres would be concentrated in the northern part of Manitoba — when we look farther south and east the vast majority
BrettYoung’s Eric Gregory and (l to r) DL Seeds’ Kevin McCallum and Sakaria Liban in the DL Seeds screening greenhouse.
Local news, Oilseeds

Homegrown canola breeder sees opportunities and challenges

BrettYoung and DL Seeds say they’ll continue to be a major player in canola breeding in Western Canada

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A Manitoba-based canola-breeding consortium says the current wave of lifescience mergers isn’t necessarily bad news for them. Winnipeg’s BrettYoung and Morden’s DL Seeds, a joint venture of two of the largest European oilseed rape-breeding companies, have been working together for a number of years to bring canola hybrids to market. They’ve seen their market share
soybeans and soybean pods
Comment, Oilseeds

Soybean yields may be major thorn in bulls’ sides: Braun

All signs are pointing to a bin-busting U.S. soybean crop that could upend markets

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Expectations surrounding the U.S. soybean crop keep growing. Not only is a reality check in order — in terms of whether such big yields are even possible — but the impact on domestic stocks may be of greater interest. Analysts were expecting soybean yields to rise to 51.5 bushels per acre in the U.S. Department
Halo blight on a bean leaf. Since halo blight and common blight are bacterial diseases, they can be controlled with streptomycin, but the same antibiotic is critical for controlling human disease.
Crops, Oilseeds

Antibiotic bean coatings under scrutiny

With growing concerns over antibiotic resistance in mind, 
bean blights will have to be tackled with blight-resistant varieties


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For nearly three decades Health Canada has been threatening to end the importation of streptomycin sulphate-coated bean seeds. Now it is one step closer — sort of. “Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has not banned the import of streptomycin-treated bean seeds,” the federal department said in an emailed statement. “It should be noted,
Good reasons to desiccate sunflowers
Crops, Oilseeds

Good reasons to desiccate sunflowers

Improved yield and quality and increased peace of mind are all part of the equation

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If a hard frost isn’t in the forecast, sunflower farmers might want to consider applying liquid frost — a.k.a., a desiccant. That’s the advice Manitoba Agriculture oilseed specialist Anastasia Kubinec gave during the Crop Talk Westman webinar Sept. 28. Kubinec, who also farms with her husband and father, knows of what she speaks. Their sunflowers
University of Saskatchewan’s Richard Gray says there’s plenty of reason to be concerned about the Bayer-Monsanto merger.
News, Oilseeds

Canola farmers worried about Bayer-Monsanto merger

The fear is the new company’s market power will result in higher seed prices and less innovation unless regulators order some divestiture of assets

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Farmers who are worried about chemical and seed giants Bayer and Monsanto merging should be, according to one prominent agriculture economist. With 94 per cent of western Canadian canola containing Bayer’s Liberty Link or Monsanto’s Roundup Ready traits, the new company will have tremendous market power resulting in higher canola seed prices for farmers, said
Light frost but little to no soybean damage
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Light frost but little to no soybean damage

Good growing conditions allowed the crop to escape damage, but it underlines the importance of the right variety

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Temperatures hovered at or just below freezing across much of the province both Sept. 13 or 14, but apart from a few clipped leaves, there was little damage to soybeans. Soybean producers are always worried about an early frost with the long-season heat-loving crop, but this time the crop had advanced enough to prevent damage,
Canola most sensitive to potential trade disruption
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Canola most sensitive to potential trade disruption

A long list of pesticide residues and other issues have the potential to derail canola exports

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Few Canadian crops rely on exports as much as canola so making sure they don’t contain pesticides customers prohibit is critical to protecting markets, the Canola Council of Canada (CCC) says. “Canada exports 90 per cent of the canola we produce, and shipments containing even the smallest amount of unacceptable residues or deregistered varieties can
A swathed canola field near Sanford from the air.
Crops, Oilseeds

Forty per cent straight cut canola by 2020?

New shatter-resistant varieties may hold the key to continued expansion of this harvest practice

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Don’t park the swather just yet. More western Canadian canola will be straight cut than ever before this season, but swathing remains the predominant form of harvest for the time being. Bayer CropScience’s James Humphris believes the increased interest stems in no small part from the shatter-resistance traits that are being added to the latest

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