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Consider canola crop’s potential yield before spraying

By GFM Network News, Lisa Guenther June 20, 2018

As July approaches and crop canopies close, sclerotinia will be on the minds of many canola growers. But will it pay to spray? Fungicide applications are more likely to be profitable when the canola hits 30-40 bushels per acre, said Colleen Redlick, senior technical development specialist at BASF. Justine Cornelsen, agronomy specialist with the Canola

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Chickpeas seen making Prairie comeback

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin May 4, 2018

CNS Canada — Chickpeas should see a resurgence in Western Canada this spring, as farmers who hadn’t seeded the crop for a number of years shift some acres back from other pulses. “We sold a sizeable amount of chickpea planting seed,” said Colin Young of Midwest Grain at Moose Jaw. After an excellent quality year

Environment Canada on April 30 released this forecast map for the probability of above-normal precipitation for the period of May through July 2018.

Crops, Weather

May showers likely to leave growers unsatisfied

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News April 30, 2018

CNS Canada — Canada’s Prairies can expect to see regular rainfall in most regions during May, but it likely won’t be enough to offset dry conditions recorded over the past several months. According to Drew Lerner of World Weather Inc. in Kansas City, the first half of May should see average rainfall amounts in most

Crops, Weather

Prairie winter wheat conditions uncertain

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News April 3, 2018

CNS Canada — While it’s too early to assess how the western Canada winter wheat crop fared this winter, there is some uncertainty due to unseasonably cold April temperatures. “We start losing cold tolerance, especially in March and going into April now. And that’s when you need to monitor temperatures or for (the crop) to

Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola seeks support amid bearish signals

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News March 28, 2018

CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola contracts appear to be tilting to the downside as they enter the Easter break, and will likely need support from a key U.S. government report if they want to stay in their current range. At 11 a.m. CT, Thursday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is scheduled to release

The Canada 150 emblem in a durum field. (Agr.gc.ca)

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Weather

Durum production seen vulnerable heading into 2018

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News November 15, 2017

Winnipeg | CNS Canada — Western Canada and the northern U.S. could be in trouble for next year’s durum crop if rain doesn’t come, while large global stockpiles could also keep commodity prices low, according to analysts here at the Grain World conference. “Will it rain in the durum areas of Canada and the United

Crops, Weather

Parched soils threaten canola, spring wheat

By GFM Network News, Rod Nickel June 7, 2017

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canada’s western farm belt, dogged by excessive rain in some areas this spring, is now facing parched conditions in others, threatening wheat and canola crops, crop analysts say. A large area of southern Saskatchewan and southwestern Manitoba has received less than 40 per cent of normal precipitation during the 30-day period

Farmer Brian Derksen seeds wheat on May 2, 2017 near Miami, Man., about 80 km south of Portage la Prairie. (Screengrab from Allan Dawson video)

Crops, Weather

Prairie seeding off to ‘shaky start’

By GFM Network News, Jade Markus May 4, 2017

CNS Canada — Western Canada will likely see some favourable seeding conditions in the short term, one meteorologist says, though wet pockets in some areas need longer to dry out. “We are getting off to a little bit of a shaky start in some spots, but it looks like the weather pattern is going to

PAMI researchers install a probe in a canola bin as part of a temperature monitoring study, which ran from June through to mid-August 2016. (PAMI.ca)

Crops, Weather

Cool, dry canola keeps best when left alone

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 16, 2017

For farmers who plan to keep canola in bins through the hottest months of the year, a new Prairie study suggests that to manage bin temperature, less handling is better. Having set out to study how best to manage higher-moisture canola over the spring and summer, a team from the Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI)

Crops, Local news, Oilseeds

Excess moisture issue for remaining canola

Late season canola harvesting could mean difficulties for those trying to lower moisture levels

By Shannon VanRaes October 28, 2016

While most Manitoba canola growers already have their crops in the bin, some producers have been caught by late-season precipitation, including snow. “There is the odd field that is unharvested and most of those acres would be concentrated in the northern part of Manitoba — when we look farther south and east the vast majority

Canada eyes Mercosur trade pact to reduce U.S. reliance, minister says

Canada and New Zealand resolve dairy trade dispute, Canada says

Second Harvest redirecting surplus food to those in need

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Canada eyes Mercosur trade pact to reduce U.S. reliance, minister says

Canada and New Zealand resolve dairy trade dispute, Canada says

Second Harvest redirecting surplus food to those in need

Tag Archives moisture — page 3

Consider canola crop’s potential yield before spraying

Chickpeas seen making Prairie comeback

May showers likely to leave growers unsatisfied

Prairie winter wheat conditions uncertain

ICE weekly outlook: Canola seeks support amid bearish signals

Durum production seen vulnerable heading into 2018

Parched soils threaten canola, spring wheat

Prairie seeding off to ‘shaky start’

Cool, dry canola keeps best when left alone

Excess moisture issue for remaining canola

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