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Looking for a different way to control wild oats

By Alexis Kienlen August 21, 2012

Wild oats are Canada’s biggest weed problem — and researchers at the Field Crop Development Centre hope winter wheat can become a big part of the solution. Alternative methods for controlling wild oats are becoming increasingly important, said Neil Harker, an Alberta Agriculture weed scientist who is leading the research in this area. “A lot

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Strength in soybean futures supports canola values

By Dwayne Klassen August 21, 2012

Pre-USDA report jitters dominated the North American oilseed markets during the week ended Aug. 10, with weather playing a secondary role in determining price direction of both the grain and oilseed sectors. ICE Futures Canada’s canola futures lost $1 per tonne in the nearby November future while gaining $7.60 in the far-deferred July future. Commodity

Cereals, Crops, News, Oilseeds

Canadian farmers cash in on U.S. drought

By Rod Nickel August 21, 2012

After spring floods drowned his seeding plans two years straight, Walter Finlay is harvesting what looks to be an average or slightly better crop of wheat and canola. “Average” will do just fine this year. The worst drought in a half-century in the U.S. Midwest has scorched corn and soybean crops, igniting grain and oilseed

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds, Weather

More rain needed for late-season crops and pastures

August 21, 2012

Weekly Provincial Summary Winter wheat harvest is nearing completion in Manitoba with yields generally ranging from 50 to 80 bushels per acre with average to above-average quality. Harvest yields of spring wheat, barley, oats, canola and pea crops are variable, largely dependent upon amount and timing of precipitation. To date, spring wheat yields range from

Cereals, Crops, Livestock, News

Canadian oat growers up efforts to retake U.S. horse feed market

By Lorraine Stevenson August 10, 2012

Over the last 15 years, Canadian oat exports have dropped by 70 per cent  as U.S. feed manufacturers switched to cheaper ingredients

Canadian farmers are urging American horse owners to ask feed makers, “Where’s the oats?” “What we have to do is convince the people who put the feed formula together to put the oats back into the formulation,” said Bill Wilton, president of the Prairie Oat Growers Association (POGA). Over the last 15 years, Canadian oat

Cereals, Crops, News

CGC warns to watch for storage pests

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff August 10, 2012

The Canadian Grain Commission is warning farmers that the warm summer across the Prairies has increased the risk of insect infestations in stored grain. “This year we’ve had a mild winter followed by a warm summer. In these conditions, insects, such as the rusty grain beetle and the red flour beetle, can increase in number

Crops, News, Oilseeds, Weather

Wetter outlook for drought-struck Midwest

August 10, 2012

chicago / reuters Forecasts were for wetter weather in the U.S. Midwest this week, which will help the late-planted soybean crop but arrive too late to be of benefit to the drought-stressed corn crop, an agricultural meteorologist said. The region was expected to get half to one inch of rain Aug. 8 and 9. “Previously

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, News, Oilseeds

CBOT, MGEX wheat mostly lower on the week

By Phil Franz-Warkentin August 10, 2012

The canola market saw another week of ups and downs during the period ended Aug. 3, but managed to finish on the plus side overall. U.S. weather concerns and uncertainty over the size of the canola crop itself provided underlying support. With early harvest operations expected to pick up steam over the next few weeks,

Cereals, Crops, News, Oilseeds, Weather

Hot weather is rapidly advancing crops

August 10, 2012

Weekly Provincial Summary Harvesting of the earliest-seeded spring wheat and barley fields has started and preliminary yields are average to above average. Swathing of canola and oat crops continue across Manitoba, as does the winter wheat harvest. Aster yellows is evident in many canola and flax fields, with a range of severity. Higher-than-normal levels of root rot

Cereals, Grain Markets, News, Oilseeds

Canola prices slide as harvest begins

By Dwayne Klassen August 10, 2012

Weather issues continued to dominate the price patterns experienced by the oilseed markets located on the ICE Canada platform and the Chicago Board of Trade during the week ended July 27. The price movement in both resembled that of a roller-coaster with the up-and-down movement far from being over. ICE canola futures lost $36 to

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Wet grain, Russian attacks on railways hit Ukrainian corn exports, union says

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