Manitoba fertilizer trials seek a sweet spot where farmers can cut nitrogen rates, with a nitrification inhibitor, without hurting yield and with fewer greenhouse gas emissions.
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Manitoba fertilizer trials search for the sweet spot where farmers can cut nitrogen rates, with a nitrification inhibitor, without harm to yield
Funds held large net short in canola before U.S. shutdown
Speculative fund traders were adding to a recently-established net short position in canola at the end of September, said the first Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) since the end of the U.S. federal government shutdown.
ICE Canada Weekly: Canola likely to remain rangebound
Canadian canola futures are poised to slip back in the short term, although the oilseed could climb slowly higher in the long term, said Jamie Wilton, trader with R.J. O’Brien in Winnipeg, Man.
Trump administration may delay biofuel import credit cuts as refiners balk
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President Donald Trump’s administration is considering delaying for one or two years its proposed cuts in incentives for imported biofuels amid pressure from U.S. refiners who argue the move could raise costs and tighten fuel supplies, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
USask-led startup testing AI insect management app for Prairie growers
For beta testing, the developers are now seeking Prairie farmers to try it out
An AI-driven insect app identifies pests and beneficials, maps field-level pressure and offers management advice. Its developers at the University of Saskatchewan seek Prairie farmers for winter beta testing.
ICE Weekly: Trade progress, new data threaten to break canola’s price range
Canola futures could be affected by trade progress between Canada and China as well as the USDA’s November supply and demand estimates.
Cover crops seeded with wheat show no yield penalty in Manitoba trials
Seeding legumes with wheat shows promise gettting a cover crop established during the short growing season
Research at Manitoba Diversification Centres shows farmers can seed legumes with spring wheat to establish cover crops without hurting yield, even in dry years.
Canada agriculture minister says canola trade prospects are improving after China visit
Canada’s agriculture minister Heath MacDonald said in an interview on Monday his weeklong trip to China is evidence of bilateral relations beginning to thaw, something desperately needed by Canada’s farmers and canola exporters.
Notable changes in exports to China, India
China and India figured prominently in the September export data issued by the Canadian Grain Commission on Nov. 7. For the most part, the CGC’s numbers highlighted issues with grain, oilseed and pulse exports from licensed facilities to those countries.
ICE canola weekly outlook: Market rangebound
ICE canola futures saw some wide price swings during the week ended Nov. 5, although the market remains stuck in a sideways range overall.
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