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Hot, dry weather takes its toll on canola crop

By Phil Franz-Warkentin October 17, 2012

Hot, dry weather took a larger toll on the Canadian canola crop than many industry participants expected. The latest Statistics Canada survey pegs canola production at 13.4 million tonnes, a two-million-tonne drop from its previous forecast and well below the 14.5 million tonnes grown in 2011-12. Although one Winnipeg-based broker said “the number was unexpected

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Disappointing Canada canola harvest sets off battle for supplies

By Rod Nickel October 17, 2012

A disappointing Canadian canola crop is setting up a tug of war between domestic crushers and exporters over supplies, with global vegetable oil markets already stretched tight by a drought-damaged U.S. soybean crop. Canadian farmers were expected to shatter the record for canola production and harvest 15.4 million tonnes of the oilseed in 2012-13, according

Crops, News, Oilseeds

October 10, 2012

BASF is launching several new varieties for its Clearfield production system for 2013. Joining Clearfield canola’s existing high-performance lineup are Nexera Canola Hybrid 2012 CL, Nexera Canola Hybrid 2016 CL, Brett Young 5525 CL, BrettYoung 5535 CL, Pioneer 46H75 and Viterra VR 9560 CL. As with all Clearfield canola varieties, these new varieties are non-genetically

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CWB announces 2012-13 initial payments for canola

September 17, 2012

CWB will pay farmers delivering canola into its Harvest Pool a $475-per-tonne initial payment for No. 1 and $462 per tonne for canola graded No. 2, the company announced Sept. 4. The initial payments, which are guaranteed by the federal government, represent a portion of expected final returns. The current pool return outlook for No.

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Canola still pointed higher despite harvest pressure

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 17, 2012

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada platform bounced around near the top end of their recent range during the week ended Sept. 7, finishing with modest gains overall, as concerns that the Canadian crop may not be as large as initial expectations provided support. Ideas that canola was underpriced compared to other oilseed markets,

Cereals, News, Oilseeds

Western Canada farmland values soar as growers expand

By Rod Nickel September 17, 2012

Western Canadian farmland is soaring in value, as farmers expand their lands and look to cash in on high crop prices, a report by real estate organization RE/MAX said Sept. 10. The price of high-end grain-producing land in southern Saskatchewan has jumped 20 per cent on average from last year to a range of $1,200

Crops, News, Oilseeds

Swath canola when 60 per cent of main stem seeds turn colour

By Allan Dawson August 21, 2012

Canola should be swathed when 60 per cent of the seeds on the main stems have changed colour and that means taking a close look at your fields. “You really just can’t make an accurate assessment of seed colour change from your pickup truck,” the Canola Council of Canada’s Manitoba agronomy specialist Angela Brackenreed said

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Don’t paint all insects with the same brush

By Alexis Kienlen August 21, 2012

Dozens of different beneficial species, including beetles, may be in your fields  chowing down root maggots and other pests

It’s easy to forget about the beneficial insects in your crops when you are focused on eradicating pests of all kinds. “When you calculate the economic loss from your pest insect, add about 20 per cent to it, and think about the beneficials that are in there,” said Jim Bratch, an entomologist with Alberta Agriculture

Cereals, News, Oilseeds

Canada canola, wheat promising, but disease and heat take toll

By Rod Nickel August 21, 2012

Crop disease has taken some of the upside off what may still be a record-large Canadian canola crop, while prospects for spring wheat are promising, as Western Canada looks to be a global farm bright spot in a year marked by severe drought. Western Canadian crops survived intense summer heat thanks mainly to spring rains

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Canadian farmers cash in on U.S. drought

By Rod Nickel August 21, 2012

After spring floods drowned his seeding plans two years straight, Walter Finlay is harvesting what looks to be an average or slightly better crop of wheat and canola. “Average” will do just fine this year. The worst drought in a half-century in the U.S. Midwest has scorched corn and soybean crops, igniting grain and oilseed

Daily Network News

New strategies needed for Canadian agriculture to stand out in global trade

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The Canadian GMO mustard wars: Dijon vs canola

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Hot, dry weather takes its toll on canola crop

Disappointing Canada canola harvest sets off battle for supplies

CWB announces 2012-13 initial payments for canola

Canola still pointed higher despite harvest pressure

Western Canada farmland values soar as growers expand

Swath canola when 60 per cent of main stem seeds turn colour

Don’t paint all insects with the same brush

Canada canola, wheat promising, but disease and heat take toll

Canadian farmers cash in on U.S. drought

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