Soybeans mature near Brandon in fall 2024. Photo: Alexis Stockford

Critical growing season is ahead for soybeans

What the weather turns out to be in the United States is going to have a significant impact on Canadian producers’ prices

What the weather turns out to be in the United States is going to have a significant impact on Canadian producers’ prices

Canola in flower in a field near Stockholm, Sask. in late July, 2024. | Greg Berg photo

Manitoba canola industry has new frontiers

Canola meal is increasingly the subject of research looking for markets and uses for the oilseed’s byproduct

Canola oil is still the main priority for the sector, but canola meal is increasingly the subject of research looking for new markets and uses for the oilseed’s byproduct.


Canola flowers weave into a DNA helix image made up of corn cobs.
PHOTOS: WILDPIXEL, BOZENA_FULAWKA, OOYOO/ISTOCK/GETTY IMAGES

Gene editing up a better canola crop: FEATURE

Canola gene editing project taps maize genetics for a more robust, higher yielding plant

Gene editing techniques and maize genetic material may be the seed for more robust and stress tolerant canola plants. Canadian research is trying to make it happen.



Bio-control nematodes. PHOTO: Persistent BioControl

Farmer-friendly nematodes: Tiny worms for big canola pest control

Soil-dwelling nematodes could become a practical option for Prairie pest control against damaging canola insect pests like diamondback moth

Not all nematodes are equal in farm fields. Beneficial species of the tiny soil-dwelling worms could one day help beat back damaging canola insect pests like diamondback moth on the Canadian Prairies.







A combine loads wheat into a truck in the Cherlaksky district of the Omsk region, Russia, Oct. 4, 2024. Photo: Alexey Malgavko/Reuters

June’s fast-moving grain markets

June 2025 was an interesting month for canola and geopolitics stole the spotlight from grain market specifics

Summing up the grain markets: June 2025 was an interesting month for canola prices and geopolitics stole the spotlight from grain market specifics