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Time To Evaluate Sclerotinia Risk

Late-seeded and reseeded canola fields should now be assessed for risk to sclerotinia stem rot infection to determine if a fungicide application will be economical, according to the Canola Council of Canada. Many factors affect the risk of infection including: Heaviness of the crop canopy Amount of moisture received in the two weeks prior to
News, Oilseeds

Canola Investment Soars

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The canola race is heating up. Monsanto Canada broke ground on a $10-million research facility at the University of Manitoba Monday becoming the third company to announce a major expansion in canola research and development on the Canadian Prairies in as many weeks. Ryan Baldwin, Monsanto’s lead researcher for seed and traits, said canola has
Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Manitoba Wheat And Soybean Acres Up, Oats And Corn Down

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Manitoba Agricultural Service Corporation 2009 Seeded Acres Manitoba Source: Manitoba Agricultural Service Corporation * Based on processing 97 per cent of farmers’ seeded acreage reports. Final figures might be slightly different. Crop RSW Barley Oats Canola Soybeans Corn White Pea Beans Pintos Kidney Beans 2009 2,217,000 508,000 407,000 2,850,000 386,000 143,000 35,000 59,000 11,000 2008
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In Brief… – for Jul. 16, 2009

Barn fire: Fire partially destroyed a chicken operation in the Rural Municipality of Hanover July 7, Steinbach RCMP report. Fire destroyed one of two attached barns and 25,000 chickens at the site located on Highway 52 one mile north of Highway 206. The estimated loss is approximately $900,000. The Office of the Fire Commissioner is
Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Canadian Farmers Plant Above-Average Wheat

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Canada’s farmers managed to plant better-than-average crop areas of total wheat, durum and canola despite a cool spring, floods in Manitoba and dry weather elsewhere, Statistics Canada says. The forecast slightly exceeded traders’ estimates of total wheat and canola, Canada’s two biggest crops. “It’s pretty rare for growers not to seed,” said Ken Ball, a
Cereals, News, Oilseeds

Excess Moisture Claims Are Up This Year

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Manitoba crop insurance officials were bracing for unseeded area claims covering up to one million acres as the June 20 deadline passed last weekend. Although the final tally won’t be known until the claims are processed, the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation is anticipating about 2,100 claims covering nearly 10 per cent of Manitoba’s 9.2 million
Oilseeds, Opinion

Letters – for Jun. 25, 2009

Proof is in the canola meal The proof is in the pudding. So goes an old expression and sometimes old expressions prove to be so true. Earlier this spring, there was an interesting discussion on the Comment page wherein a learned professor intimated that the problem of salmonella in the Canadian food chain had its
News, Oilseeds

Viterra To Buy Manitoba Canola Crusher

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The “cold-press” canola crushing plant at Ste. Agathe is becoming the latest acquisition for Canada’s largest grain company. Viterra announced Monday it will buy the Associated Proteins plant in the industrial park on the community’s west side for $64 million plus “working capital.” Pending approval from the federal Competition Bureau, the company said it expects
News, Oilseeds

Salmonella Found In Canola Meal

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Two rail car shipments of canola meal from Bunge’s Canadian crushing plants tested positive for salmonella after inspection by the U. S. Food and Drug Administration at the border in May, Bunge Ltd. said on June 12. One shipment that tested positive in early May traces back to the Bunge plant in Hamilton, Ontario, said
News, Oilseeds

Insect Control In Canola — Without Malathion

Insects in stored canola will not feed on sound, healthy seeds. However, moisture-loving fungus feeders such as foreign grain beetles, psocids and mites may be found in canola if it’s in poor condition. Primary stored product insects such as rusty grain beetle, red flour beetle and saw-toothed grain beetle can occasionally be found in stored

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