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Farmers should watch their bean and soybean canopies and disease risk, not the calendar, when choosing when to spray fungicide against white mould.
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Manitoba farmers must be flexible on white mould control
Trials in dry beans and soybeans show that spray timing shifts depending on the number of planned passes
Bayer runs down new 2026 seed treatments
Seed treatments Raxil Rise for cereal crops and Evergol Rise for pulses were announced by Bayer in December, available to Canadian farmers for spring 2026
Seed treatments Raxil Rise and Evergol Rise were announced by Bayer in December, available to Canadian farmers for spring 2026.
USDA attachés forecast some changes in China’s oilseeds, cereals
As China heads into the 2026/27 marketing year, the United States Department of Agriculture attachés in Beijing projected a few minor to moderate changes in the country’s soybean, canola, corn and wheat crops.
CBOT Weekly: Gains in commodities amidst Iran conflict differ from Ukraine war
To analyst Tom Lilja of Progressive Ag in Fargo, N.D., there’s a difference in the commodity markets currently with the Middle East war and four years ago when Russia invaded Ukraine.
ICE Weekly: Canola to stay elevated as war persists
Canola prices will stay elevated as long as there is conflict in the Middle East, said a Winnipeg-based analyst.
VIDEO: Seed less canola, harvest more? Bourgault field trials say it’s possible
Heavy seeding rates may be sucking at your canola profits, especially with the cost of seed; research shows leaner plant stands taking advantage of less competition, making for larger plants and bigger yield, in some cases
Bourgault field trials tested canola seeding rates as low as 1.25 pounds per acre and found individual plants grew larger with stronger roots.
BASF announces $27M Saskatoon canola breeding facility expansion
BASF is investing $27 million to expand its Canola Breeding Centre of Innovation in Saskatoon with the hopes of refining and accelerating the development of hybrid canola.
Split nitrogen application: Manitoba farm puts timing to the test
Hartney-area farmers experiment with spreading nitrogen across multiple passes, matching fertilizer timing to crop demand
Manitoba farmers say splitting nitrogen fertilizer has helped their farm be more flexible and risk-proof.
Canadian trade tribunal to examine imports of frozen, canned vegetables
Canadian officials will look into whether global imports of frozen and canned vegetables are threatening Canadian growers and processors.
Pay more attention to South American corn
Brazil’s massive soybean crop may be grabbing the headlines, but there should be more attention on the difficulties with the country’s corn crop, said analyst Michael Cordonnier of Soybean and Corn Advisor Inc.