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Crops Hit By June 6 Frost

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“In one field the odd plant was dead and the next quarter over the field was completely dead.” – anastasia KuBinec Frost early June 6 caused another spring flood in Manitoba – of crop insurance claims. Temperatures dipped below zero in many regions during the wee hours of June 6. But the lowest temperatures were
Crops, Oilseeds

Spring Canola Storage: It’s All In The Numbers

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Two numbers should be on the minds of producers with canola in their bins – eight and 15. “For long-term storage canola needs to be kept below eight per cent moisture and 15C,” says Canola Council of Canada agronomist Matthew Stanford. “As oil content goes up, the potential for storage issues increases, so with the
Crops, Oilseeds

Cutting Fertilizer Rates In Canola Can Cut Profits

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Think twice before cutting back on fertilizer rates this spring. “With canola prices having backed off of last spring’s highs and fertilizer prices remaining relatively high, growers might be tempted to shave fertilizer rates in order to reduce costs,” says Canola Council of Canada senior agronomy specialist John Mayko. “But canola growers who cut fertilizer
Crops, Oilseeds

Clean Equipment

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If you knew that investing some time now could save you thousands of dollars later, would you do it? “Clubroot is a serious disease of canola, particularly in Alberta right now, with the potential to seriously harm crops,” says Canola Council of Canada agronomist Erin Brock. “By taking the time now to properly clean equipment,
Crops, Oilseeds

Don’t Risk Export Access With Deregistered Varieties

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Growers must keep deregistered canola varieties out of fields this spring, says Arvel Lawson, program manager for crop production with the Canola Council of Canada (CCC). “Canada’s bulk-handl ing system for canola means that all growers play a role in keeping canola export ready,” says Lawson. “Each and every load of canola delivered to the
News, Oilseeds

Canola Staking New Ground As Food Additive

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“Globally, there’s a deficiency of proteins, particularly high-quality proteins.” It dresses salads, fuels cars and fries foods, and now the canola plant is muscling in on soy with plans for the first commercial production of its protein as a food additive. Two Canadian companies, Bio Extraction Inc. and Burcon Nutrascience Corp., are aiming to become
Cereals, News, Oilseeds

Nexera Growing At Bunge Altona

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The owners have changed a few times and so have the oilseeds it crushes, but the processing plant farmers built here in 1946 still epitomizes the concept of “value added.” In fact, this plant has been “value adding” since long before the words became part of the Prairie lexicon. Canola, the oilseed it processes almost
Cereals, News, Oilseeds

Record-Breaking Year For Canadian Canola In 2008

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“The trick is going to be to produce it year after year so that it will average 15 million tonnes.” – JOANNE BUTH 2 008 was a dream year for Canada’s Cinderella crop with records falling all over the place. Farmers harvested a record canola crop, with near-record oil content, after planting a record number
News, Oilseeds

EU New Market For Canada Canola

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Europe’s acceptance of genetically modified canola seed represents an important new market for Canadian farmers, but purchases from the world’s largest exporter of canola seed are unlikely any time soon. The European Commission ruled March 10 to allow import of a type of canola, which German seed developer Bayer CropScience created by modifying the canola

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