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Editorial: Divided we fall

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A metaphorical bombshell exploded this week over the corner of Portage and Main, the historic heart of Canada’s grain trade. Richardson International, Winnipeg’s largest homegrown grain trader, is pulling its financial support out of the Canola Council of Canada, Soy Canada and the Flax Council of Canada. As a result, the flax council has already
Merged oilseed council proposal needs more study, MCGA prez says
News, Oilseeds

Merged oilseed council proposal needs more study, MCGA prez says

Soy Canada and the canola council rejected the idea

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Chuck Fossay knew Richardson International was threatening to leave the Canola Council of Canada, but he never expected it to happen. “I was actually surprised it pulled the plug,” the president of the Manitoba Canola Growers Association said in an interview Jan. 18. “We knew that Richardson had concerns. We’ve known that probably for five
News, Oilseeds

Organization in Canada, China, sign memorandum

Canola Council of Canada touts benefits of canola oil and meal during trade mission to China

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The Canola Council of Canada is celebrating a new memorandum of understanding after wrapping up a trade mission to China. Speaking from Beijing, canola council president Jim Everson emphasized the importance of the Chinese market for Canadian canola producers and processors. “We are just at the end of what we think is a very successful
Rapeseed field and sun
News, Oilseeds

Canola Council of Canada completes successful China trip

Group took part in a Canadian trade mission led by federal ag-minister Lawrence Macaulay

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The Canola Council of Canada (CCC) is feeling pleased as it prepares to return to Canada following a trade mission to China. “We feel we’ve had a very successful week of promoting canola in China. As you know it’s a very important market, it’s a growing market for canola,” said Jim Everson, president of CCC,
Rapeseed field and sun
Local news

Online voting an option for MCGA

There are four director slots up for grabs this year, so a formal vote isn’t a foregone conclusion

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Manitoba canola producers are poised to make history if an election is necessary this fall. The Manitoba Canola Growers Association (MCGA) is set to offer optional online voting along with traditional mail-in ballots if an election is needed this fall to fill four board of directors’ positions. MCGA approved a bylaw change allowing for online
Crop rotation and disease-resistant varieties are the best ways to manage blackleg in canola, said canola council agronomist 
Clint Jurke.
Crops, Oilseeds

New blackleg diagnostic test available this fall

A new diagnostic test will make it easier for producers to match the right kind 
of blackleg-resistant seed to the specific race in their fields

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There are things you can do this fall to reduce your risk of blackleg next spring — and the first step is to scout for it. “The more you can identify it, the more you’re going to know whether you’re successful at controlling it,” said Clint Jurke, agronomy director for the Canola Council of Canada.
Manitoba farmers with crop still in the field have now experienced both ends of the moisture spectrum in a single season.
Crops

Formerly parched grain now fighting moisture after September rains

2017 will be remembered as a dry year, but the latest harvest is still fighting high moisture 
after a series of rains in September

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Manitoba’s early harvest was dry, but now a rash of rains has left producers fighting moisture and wondering when to give up on drying in the field. Francois Labelle, general manager for the Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers, said most grain being harvested is several percentage points above safe storage since the dry spell broke.
Late-season verticillium in canola appears as black peppering beneath the flaking outer surface of the stem.
Crops, Local news

Fall field scouting can highlight diseases

Verticillium and Goss’s wilt are both easily spotted near or after harvest

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Field scouting doesn’t stop with the combine, but it does become more specific, according to Dr. Vikram Bisht, pathologist with Manitoba Agriculture. “Usually, to scout for soil-borne pathogens is not an easy thing because you have to do a lot of laboratory work, but if you have the pathogens which survive in the crop residue
Two simple spray tips can make or break Canadian crops
Comment, Crops

Two simple spray tips can make or break Canadian crops

Before spraying your in-crop application, ‘keep it clean’ with these best practices

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Farmers have a lot on their plates as they head into the spraying season. The Canola Council of Canada, Cereals Canada and Pulse Canada are reminding growers of best practices that can have a major impact on marketing grain. Proper pesticide use is a critical factor in growing export-quality grain. As a world leader in
When it comes to a canola stand, how dense is dense enough? That topic has been the subject of some debate lately.
Crops, Oilseeds

How dense is the perfect canola stand?

Economic-focused studies say lower stand density might mean bigger profit, while other experts warn that it might be short-term financial gain for long-term agronomic pain

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Have canola growers been targeting too-dense stands? According to one oilseed specialist that might be the case, but not everyone agrees. Murray Hartman, oilseeds specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry put forward the controversial suggestion during a presentation at Canolapalooza June 22 in Portage la Prairie. He says the current target of seven to 10

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