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One source of inflation that is not changing for the better is the tight labour market, which will continue in 2023.

Editor’s Column: The most expensive crop ever put in the ground, again

By Kari Belanger April 10, 2023

If you’re a little worried about the upfront cost of putting in this year’s crop, Farm Credit Canada’s 2023 economic outlook might put your mind at rest. While this year’s costs of production are poised to match or exceed last year’s record as the most expensive crop ever, FCC’s outlook indicates it may also be […] Read more

(Screengrab from Merit Functional Foods video via YouTube)

Canola, Crops, Peas

Bidding open for Merit Foods for two more weeks

Stakeholder Burcon plans to put up 'compelling bid'

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News April 6, 2023

The fate of Winnipeg pea- and canola-based protein processor Merit Functional Foods won’t be confirmed until the end of April at the earliest. Merit, whose major shareholders include Vancouver plant-based protein firm Burcon NutraScience, U.S. agrifood firm Bunge and former executives of Hemp Oil Canada, was placed into receivership March 1. According to the first […] Read more

Clint Jurke, agronomy director for the Canola Council of Canada, says he believes the Canadian canola industry has a lot to feel encouraged about.

Canola, Crops, Features

Tools to reach 52 bushels per acre canola in 2023

Focus on and execute these five agronomy priorities to increase overall yields and profitability

By Mark Halsall April 6, 2023

Last year, the national average canola yield in Canada came in at 38 bushels per acre, according to Statistics Canada. It’s an improvement on 25 bushels per acre in 2021, when drought conditions drove yields down across Western Canada, but it’s still well short of the 52-bushel-per-acre yield target the Canola Council of Canada (CCC) […] Read more

A University of Saskatchewan researcher conducting phosphorus fertilization trials near Central Butte in 2021.

Crops, Features

Phosphorus fertility studies reveal best placement

Proper placement of phosphorus fertilizer is crucial to meet the nutritional needs of plants

By Jim Timlick April 5, 2023

Like most Canadians these days, farmers are looking to get the most bang for their bucks. That’s especially true when it comes to applying phosphorus fertilizers to their fields. Jeff Schoenau, a professor of soil fertility at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) and chair of soil nutrient management for the Saskatchewan Ministry of […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

Canola short position finally subsiding

CBOT wheat, corn also net short

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News April 4, 2023

MarketsFarm — After hitting the largest speculative short position in canola on record, managed money fund traders were finally covering those bearish bets in late March, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). As of March 28, the net managed money short position in canola futures […] Read more

Water-soaked lesions after artificial inoculations in the chambers.

Cereals, Crops, Features

Five tips for managing bacterial leaf streak

Currently no seed treatments or in-crop disease control options exist. Understanding the disease is critical to managing it

By Madeleine Baerg April 3, 2023

While bacterial leaf streak (BLS) has been reported in Canada for at least 100 years, its incidence appears to be rising in both irrigated and non-irrigated Prairie wheat and barley acres over the past decade. BLS directly affects yield and grain quality and decreases emergence. Primarily seed-borne (at least for now), it is especially devastating […] Read more

As part of a series of weed abundance surveys, 2,277 fields across Saskatchewan were surveyed in 2019 and 2021. That data was used to provide metrics such as the frequency and density with which weed species can occur in a region after post-emergence herbicide application.

Crops, Features

Herbicide-resistant weed update for Saskatchewan

Your biggest herbicide-resistant weed threats for 2023 based on the latest survey results

By Jim Timlick April 3, 2023

As any farmer will attest to, herbicide-resistant weeds are a growing concern on the Canadian Prairies. In fact, it’s estimated they cost farmers in Western Canada as much as $530 million annually in lost yields and alternative weed management practices. Charles Geddes, a research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), who specializes in weed […] Read more

ICE July 2023 canola with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Not a matter of when, but where canola peaks

Prevailing trend remains downward

By GFM Network News March 29, 2023

MarketsFarm — As the rally in canola on ICE Futures continued Wednesday, an analyst stressed it’s not when this upswing ends, but where. David Derwin of PI Financial in Winnipeg spoke of when canola prices were falling, and they broke through that psychological barrier of $800 per tonne on their way down. “That was the […] Read more

A PAMI staff member holds up a grain loss pan after taking a sample from one of the combines used in a recent project.

Canola, Equipment, Features

How to reduce canola combine losses

A recent PAMI study shows canola combine grain losses can be significant. Here’s what you can do

By Jim Timlick March 29, 2023

Combine grain loss is a fact of life for most canola growers on the Canadian Prairies. A recent study conducted by the Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI) provided a snapshot of how significant those losses can be and what producers can do to reduce them. The On-Farm Survey of Combine Grain Loss in Canola Across […] Read more

Manufactured in Saskatoon, Sask., the Redekop Seed Control Unit can be fitted onto the back of a combine to provide harvest weed seed control.

Equipment, Features

Use multiple strategies to control weeds in your crops

Rising herbicide resistance means it’s time to broaden your weed control arsenal with chemical, mechanical and non-chemical methods

By Mark Halsall March 27, 2023

Herbicides have long been the go-to solution for Prairie grain producers fighting weed infestations. Over time, it has led to widespread resistance development in many weed species and a shrinking list of chemical options for controlling pervasive weeds like kochia and wild oats that have become resistant to multiple modes of action in recent years. […] Read more

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures rise on expectations of tight supplies

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans fall, but achieve first annual gain in three years

ICE Canada Weekly: Canola unlikely to have a good start to 2026

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