A tight focus on supply and market demand development at the Canola Council of Canada will benefit farmers, but shedding its agronomy arm will cost Prairie canola growers a valuable human resource.
News
Canola council agronomists had big impact on sector
Editorial: A tighter focus on supply and demand development will reap benefits but will cost canola growers a valuable human resource
Eastern entrance gives unique perspective of Riding Mountain
Take this side entrance into the western Manitoba national park for a treat for hikers and sightseers
A road less taken into western Manitoba’s Riding Mountain National Park, through its picturesque East Gate, offers unique views to sightseers and challenging trails for hikers.
China boosts soybean buys from Argentina, Uruguay amid U.S. trade war, sources say
China has yet to book US soybean imports for fourth quarter
China's soybean importers are boosting purchases from Argentina and Uruguay over the next year to fill the supply gap left by the absence of U.S. shipments as the trade war drags on.
Bird repellent gets emergency approval for sunflowers
Manitoba sunflower growers can now apply Avian Control repellent to keep blackbirds away during their 2025 harvest season
A product called Avian Control has received emergency-use approval to become the first chemical bird repellent available to Manitoba sunflower growers, in time for use this harvest.
CNH launches AI-driven parts identification
Farm equipment owners can take a photo of a part and use an artificial intelligence-based feature to find a replacement online
Owners of CNH tractors looking for a replacement part can take a photo of the part and upload that photo to a website, which will then identify it and find the necessary replacement.
Manitoba marks 100 years of building better crops
Manitoba has a rich history of crop breeding and disease management research that has helped shape Canadian agriculture as we know it
Manitoba has a rich history of crop breeding and disease management research that has helped shape Canadian agriculture as we know it.
Canada appoints new envoy to India
India also announces new high commissioner to Canada in sign of improving ties
Canada announced on Thursday it had appointed a new high commissioner, or ambassador, to India in the latest sign of improving ties between the two trading partners.
Manitoba updates bee mortality insurance for 2025
2025 will be the first year a beekeeper’s winter bee loss insurance will be based on all their overwintered hives, up from 90 per cent
After another winter of high honeybee death, 2025 will be the first time a beekeeper’s bee loss insurance will be based on all their overwinter hives in Manitoba.
Seed regulation proposals mean quicker changes, more industry input
A preview of potential Canadian seed rule changes, released this summer, suggests more CFIA functions will be given to third parties to complete
A preview of potential Canadian seed rule changes, released earlier this summer, suggests more CFIA functions will be given to third parties when updated seed legislation is finally released.
Ukraine 2025 wheat crop seen at 21.8 million tons, corn at 28 million-29 million says farm union
Ukraine’s 2025 wheat harvest is forecast at a maximum of 21.8 million metric tons, down from 22.7 million tons in 2024, the UAC farmers’ union said on Wednesday, slightly raising its outlook for this year’s corn crop.