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Early signs point to increased crop production in 2024/25: AAFC

Rotation, moisture, expected prices, costs among main factors expected in seeding decisions

A return to trend yields should see an increase in production for most of the major crops grown in Canada in the upcoming 2024/25 (Aug/Jul) marketing year, according to the first outlook for the season from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada released Jan. 22.


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Record large short position grows in canola

CBOT net short position on soybeans more than doubled

The record large net short position in ICE Futures canola continued to rise in mid-January, as fund traders put on more bearish bets and liquidated long positions, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).






The Klein family (l-r): Amy, Connor, Beckham, Luke, Mackenzie, Sylvia, Pat. Janelle (on tire) Eythan, Vicky, Wanda, Gage, Kalissa (on tire), Evan, and Cassie. Up top: Christina, Lily, Ace and Emery.

Retiring back to the Klein farm

Emery Klein's journey has brought him full-circle to mixed farming in central Alberta

The Prairie Farms feature is an ongoing series that highlights western Canadian producers and their farm operations. These producer and farm profiles will share the strategies, tips and experiences that have helped Prairie farmers be successful. Along with crop production strategies, this Q-and-A series will look at the personalities and lifestyles of farmers across Western […] Read more



Bacterial leaf streak has an impact on late-stage crops but can appear in the three- to five-leaf stage.

Irrigators warned to watch for bacterial outbreaks in cereals

Bacterial leaf streak is already an issue for Alberta and the U.S. Plains

Saskatchewan irrigators can consider themselves warned: look out for bacterial leaf streak. Gursahib Singh, research director of the Irrigation Crop Diversification Corp. (ICDC), presented to 200 members of the irrigation industry at the Irrigation Saskatchewan conference on Dec. 5 in Saskatoon. Bacterial leaf streak is so far not a problem in Saskatchewan, but has been […] Read more

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The year in cereal crop inputs

Several products are due on the market for 2024

Here we’ve put together a quick list of cereal crop inputs that were announced in our earshot during 2023, including several due out for the 2024 growing season. We’ve listed them here in no particular order and if we’ve inadvertently missed someone or something, let us know at [email protected]. Straxan fungicide Corteva bills its cereal […] Read more