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Canola growers take on the railways

A second level-of-service complaint has been filed

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A second legal complaint has been filed alleging the railways provided inadequate grain-shipping service this crop year. And more might be coming. The Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA) filed a level-of-service complaint with the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) May 26, accusing both Canadian Pacific and Canadian National railways of failing to fulfil their common carrier
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News, Oilseeds, Pulses

Corn, soybean, sunflower seeding deadlines loom

No extensions are planned, says the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation

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The crop insurance eligibility clock is ticking away as farmers scramble to get their acres sown before the deadlines for full coverage pass. Time has all but run out for grain corn and soybean acres. Depending on what part of Manitoba you’re in, the deadline for planting corn and soybeans and still get full coverage
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Crops, Oilseeds

FLAX: Making a comeback, but seed is tight

Canada’s flax industry is slowly recovering from the damage 
caused by contamination from CDC Triffid

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Flax is back in farmers’ good books this spring, so much so that many flax dealers have sold right out of seed. Five years after traces of genetically modified CDC Triffid flax were discovered in Canadian flax exports to Europe, Statistics Canada predicts Canadian farmers will seed 1.7 million acres of the blue-flowered oilseed this
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Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Stored canola at risk for moisture damage and heating

Equalize the storage temperature with outside conditions to avoid moisture from condensation

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The Canola Council of Canada is telling farmers to warm their stored canola before it gets hot outside to avoid a buildup of moisture that can cause spoilage. Statistics Canada says there were about nine million tonnes of canola in commercial and on-farm storage as of March 31, which is double the amount in the
Oilseeds, Opinion, Weather

Change is constant

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The next time you have an hour or two to spare, find your way to the National Centre for Livestock and Environment’s website and download a paper called: Moving Toward Prairie Agriculture 2050. But be forewarned, while reading through it doesn’t leave one with any overriding sense of panic, neither does it leave one feeling
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Cereals, News, Oilseeds

The $10-billion ‘problem’ Canada likes to have

Last year’s record crop is a sign of bigger things to come, industry leaders say

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Last year’s record 75-million-tonne crop highlights the need for investments in expanded grain-handling capacity, industry leaders told the Canadian Global Crop Symposium April 15 in Winnipeg. “That means we’re going to have to invest… in new capacity,” said Curt Vossen, president and CEO of Richardson International. “And we’re going to have to invest, whether we
Crops, Oilseeds

Flaxseed supplies expected to be tight

More farmers are turning to the crop

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Farmers hoping to sow flax this spring might have trouble locating seed, the Manitoba Flax Growers Association says in a release. “Several seed growers and retailers are reporting they are sold out or near sold out of certified seed, though there are still supplies available of the most common varieties,” the release says. Flax acres
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Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Strong outlook for organic grain prices, panel says

Imports are keeping processor margins away from the brink, says panel

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While conventional farmers fume about rail delays and falling prices, the organic sector is worried that supply shortages and sky-high prices may derail future growth. “I think most people know that in the market today, demand outstrips supply and that’s why we have the prices that we do,” said Ken Sabatier, a buyer for Grower’s
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Crops, Oilseeds

Consumer demand and farmer needs not always compatible

Those in the business of agricultural advocacy say that consumers who oppose some 
biotechnologies are ignorant of the facts

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Getting your message across about agriculture isn’t about spewing out data — it’s about connecting with people, a Winnipeg seminar organized by the Manitoba Canola Growers Association was told. “We in agriculture have a tendency to always use science, and to always use data, we puke data on people’s shoes frankly, and we wonder why
Man holding canola samples in jar.
Crops, Oilseeds

Clubroot not so scary anymore, says CCC agronomist

Better scouting and earlier detection are key to avoiding an ugly, Alberta-style epidemic in Manitoba

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Clubroot isn’t as scary as it used to be. At the CanoLAB event a couple years ago, there was only one example of an infected root — and it was securely encased in a kind of translucent hockey puck. But this year, there were trays of clubroot-infected canola seedlings set out on tables that could

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