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canola seeding
Grain Markets, Markets

Canola trade seen remaining choppy until seeding done

U.S. corn, soy and wheat will keep trading on the weather

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The ICE Futures Canada canola market started off the week ending May 8 with a bang, seeing gains of nearly C$10 per tonne on Monday (May 4). But that’s where the excitement ended. The following days were all pretty uneventful, with quiet activity that led to prices chopping around within a fairly narrow range. Some
clubroot on a canola plant
Crops, Oilseeds

Clubroot resistance collapses for canola in Alberta

Be proactive about prevention

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The discovery that clubroot races uncontrolled by resistant canola varieties are widespread in Alberta underscores how important it is for Manitoba to nip this potentially devastating disease in the bud. “Genetically resistant varieties are not going to work long term,” said Anastasia Kubinec, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development’s oilseed specialist in reaction to the
mature winter wheat crop
Cereals, Opinion

Canada’s wheat yield gains compare well to world

In Manitoba from 2000 to 2012, wheat yield gains outpaced 
those for canola


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There have been opinions expressed in the media claiming the rate of yield gain for wheat in Western Canada is low compared to that of the rest of the world. However, a survey of the data suggests that’s not the case. Rob Graf, a wheat breeder with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Lethbridge Research Centre, says
canola seedlings
Crops, Oilseeds

Canola emergence low at best of times

The longer it takes canola seed to germinate, the more susceptible it is to disease

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Plant now or wait for warmer soils? That is the question canola growers are asking. With wildly fluctuating temperatures, and a record-breaking warm spell in March, some producers are asking, how soon is too soon? The Canola Council of Canada advises producers to consider a number of factors before pulling out the planter. “This is
The Manitoba Canola Growers Association hosted the third annual CanoLAB at Brandon Assiniboine Community College last week. Area producers and agronomists worked through a number of hands-on workshops to sharpen their canola production proficiencies.  
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Local news, Oilseeds

Exploring canola diagnostics, diseases and deficiencies

CanoLAB participants get a hands-on demonstration 
of the most recent production practices

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Canola and crop production experts provided area producers and agronomists with a one-day, hands-on workshop last week, providing an opportunity to sharpen their production practices for the coming growing season. “We hope that workshops like this will assist the province’s producers and agronomists as they look for ways to innovate and meet market demands. A
vintage newspaper advertisement
Our History

Ag Canada seeds officer concerned of blackleg spread in canola

Our History: February 1981

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This ad from Feb. 5, 1981 reminds us that canola is no longer called rapeseed, Furadan is no longer registered and Chemagro no longer exists — it later became part of Bayer. That week we reported that an Agriculture Canada seeds officer was concerned that Manitoba farmers purchasing rapeseed from Saskatchewan risked spreading “a sclerotinia-type
Blackleg: One of the oldest diseases in canola is still one of the most common.
News, Oilseeds

A canola disease that still lingers

More than 90 per cent 
of surveyed canola fields had blackleg

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While many canola growers are worrying about new diseases like verticillium wilt or the growing threat of clubroot, it may be an old threat that causes them the most problems in the coming seasons — blackleg. “We’ve seen a continued trend of increased prevalence,” said Angela Brackenreed, speaking at Brandon’s Keystone Centre during Ag Days.
Verticillium Wilt in canola
Local news, Oilseeds

Disease a North American first

Where it came from isn’t as important as how it will be contained when it comes to verticillium wilt in canola

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Manitoba prides itself on welcoming newcomers, but the canola sector won’t be rolling out the welcome mat for this one — verticillium longisporum. The disease was discovered in a Manitoba canola field late last fall and visually identified at Manitoba Agriculture’s Crop Diagnostic Centre. That determination was later confirmed by molecular analysis at the National
Mike Jubinville
News, Oilseeds

Canola prices entering sideways trend

The old highs have become the new lows

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Canola prices are tracking the overall trend towards lower commodity prices this year, but there is still room for some comfortable margins, a prominent market analyst says. Speaking at Farm Credit Canada’s Ag Outlook 2015 in Winnipeg, Mike Jubinville of ProFarmer Canada said that while the canola markets aren’t good, they’re not really bad either.
grain storage bins in the winter
Crops, Oilseeds

Top 10 risky storage situations for canola

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Canola can heat and spoil in the bin, costing growers a lot of lost income. Here are 10 situations that will increase the storage risk: 10. Can’t remember what’s in the bin. Keep a composite sample for each bin of canola. Record average moisture and grain temperature when canola goes in the bin. Use this

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