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Blackleg infections girdle canola stalks preventing the plant from taking up moisture and nutrients. Sometimes the disease will appear in strips of what appears to be prematurely ripening canola, which occurs sometimes with sclerotinia, another fungal disease that attacks canola.
Oilseeds

To spray or not to spray canola for blackleg?

Longer canola rotations and switching varieties can reduce the need and cost of a fungicide

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The best time to spray canola with a fungicide to control blackleg is at the two- to four-leaf stage, but there are things farmers can do to avoid having to spray at all and save money, says Anastasia Kubinec, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development’s (MAFRD) oilseed specialist. “Blackleg becomes a greater risk when you
News, Oilseeds

FDA’s trans fat ban could boost demand for non-soybean oils

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announcement Nov. 7 that it plans to phase out the use of trans fat in processed foods could cause demand for soyoil to drop in coming years, opening the door for other edible oil markets. “The announcement was really a surprise,” Dave Lehman, managing director of commodity research
Cereals, News, Oilseeds

Northern port forecasts busy season

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The head of the Port of Churchill is predicting both grain movement and the number of customers using the facility will increase this year. “It looks like it will be a solid year,” said Jeff McEachern, executive director of the Churchill Gateway Development Corporation. Last year, the first boat didn’t load until early August, but
Beef cattle, Crops, Hogs, Oilseeds

Canada wins China canola access, sees Russia meat barriers

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Canada has not ruled out WTO action against Russia for banning meat 
from Canadian plants over ractopamine

China has softened its three-year-old import restrictions on Canadian canola, while Russia is set to erect barriers to some of Canada’s biggest meat-packing plants, Canadian Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said April 16. China approved one additional oilseed-crushing plant, the 600,000-tonne CNOOC-Biolux plant in Nantong, Jiangsu province, to accept shipments of Canadian canola seed, a crop
Crops, Oilseeds, Opinion, Our History

Our History: Canola was a ‘calculated’ risk

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It was about three dozen years ago that my friends and colleagues at the then Rapeseed Association of Canada invited me over to discuss the specifications and definition for a new crop. When I arrived, Al Earl, the executive director of the association told me that the board had decided to name the new double-zero-type
Crops, Oilseeds

World demand for biodiesel bodes well for canola

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For good or ill, oilseed and grain growers now have their fortunes tied to the energy market, says a renowned international trend watcher. The rise of biofuels has fundamentally altered the business of agriculture and not just by pushing up market prices, economist James Fry, chair of LMC International, a leading international consulting firm, told
News, Weather

Expert panel identifies gaps in water management

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A better understanding is needed of how climate change could affect the availability for water in agriculture

An expert panel convened by the Council of Canadian Academies is urging more research into the potential impact of climate change on water available for agriculture. In a newly released report commissioned by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the panel concludes that water and land resources in Canada can be more sustainably managed by developing forward-thinking

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