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Flea beetle. (Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Flea beetles take advantage of late seeding

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News June 1, 2018

CNS Canada — A heat wave in late May and a slow start to the planting season have created some ideal conditions for flea beetles. Pest specialists in Saskatchewan and Manitoba say farmers have already begun to spray for the beetle in certain locations. “They’ve been getting good conditions to feed under, they like it

Crops

Canada clears Bayer’s Monsanto play, with conditions

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 31, 2018

Canada’s Competition Bureau says it’s “actively reviewing” BASF’s suitability as a buyer of the crop seed and chemical assets Bayer has to sell to get the bureau’s blessing to buy Monsanto. The Competition Bureau said Wednesday it has an agreement with Bayer to deal with “concerns that the proposed transaction would have significantly harmed competition

Grain Markets, Markets

Dry conditions on Prairies underpin canola trading

China’s interest in U.S. soy is both bearish and bullish

By Dave Sims May 31, 2018

Contracts on the ICE Futures Canada canola complex inched their way higher during the week ended May 25, momentarily threatening to break above major chart resistance at $540 per tonne until traders stepped in and took profits before Friday’s close. Many parts of Western Canada are badly in need of more rain, underpinning trading in

(Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Crops

Input Capital to appeal streaming contract ruling

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 30, 2018

A “virtual” grain firm whose canola contracts with a Prairie farmer were set aside as “unconscionable” in a recent court ruling plans to challenge parts of that decision on appeal. Regina-based Input Capital Corp. said Monday it has filed a notice of appeal with the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal over a May 17 ruling by

Dry weather has been bad news for canola emergence, but good news for flea beetles.

Crops, Oilseeds

Thin canola stands mean less margin for error for flea beetles

The Prairie Pest Monitoring Network warns that farmers may want to spray once flea beetles start eating a quarter or more of cotyledon leaf space

By Alexis Stockford May 28, 2018

The flea beetles are out, and Manitoba Agriculture is reminding farmers to keep economic thresholds in mind when scouting their canola. Manitoba Agriculture oilseeds specialist Dane Froese says beetle management might need some adjusting, depending on crop emergence. At the same time, dry conditions have farmers casting a careful eye on stand numbers. Froese had

Winter wheat claims have been the largest issue with crop insurance so far this season.

Crops, Local news

Crop insurance working on claims

Last week the focus was on winterkilled winter wheat, but some reseeding claims are expected following strong winds

By Allan Dawson May 22, 2018

Manitoba’s long winter and cold spring wasn’t kind to many Manitoba winter wheat crops, says an official with the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC), which administers the federal provincial crop insurance program. Meanwhile, MASC is also expecting to get reseeding claims following last week’s high winds. “We’ve had the one canola claim (from the Portage

Crops

Court rips streaming canola contracts as ‘unconscionable’

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 22, 2018

A Prairie farmer who was paid up front for canola contractually committed to “commodity streaming” firm Input Capital Corp. will have to pay back most of that money, as per a court ruling which also condemns the company’s contracts with him as “unconscionable.” Saskatchewan Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Jeffery Kalmakoff on Thursday released his

Canola seed, oil and meal. (Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Crops

DowDuPont bets on canola in race to boost plant proteins

By GFM Network News, Rod Nickel May 18, 2018

Winnipeg | Reuters — Production of Canada’s biggest crop, canola, has expanded rapidly in recent years amid strong demand for the vegetable oil it produces. But the other processed canola product, meal, takes a backseat to U.S. soymeal to feed certain livestock, due to a reduced protein level. Seed developer DowDuPont hopes to change that

Crops

Extended-tolerance canola now on deck for 2019

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News May 17, 2018

Giving growers a wider window to spray in-crop weeds with glyphosate, the new platform for Monsanto’s future canola trait stacks is now booked to make its way into the Canadian market next year. The U.S. seed and chemical company’s Canadian arm announced last week it plans to commercialize TruFlex canola in 2019, following plot trials

Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola waits on stocks data

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News May 9, 2018

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts continue to chop around within a fairly tight range, but that could all change in the next few days as stocks data for North American oilseeds are due to be released. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is set to release its May supply and demand report on

Daily Network News

Southern California honeybees show resistance to varroa mites

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Canadian aquaculture should be classed as agriculture, industry groups say

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Flea beetles take advantage of late seeding

Canada clears Bayer’s Monsanto play, with conditions

Dry conditions on Prairies underpin canola trading

Input Capital to appeal streaming contract ruling

Thin canola stands mean less margin for error for flea beetles

Crop insurance working on claims

Court rips streaming canola contracts as ‘unconscionable’

DowDuPont bets on canola in race to boost plant proteins

Extended-tolerance canola now on deck for 2019

ICE weekly outlook: Canola waits on stocks data

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