Canola & Production Tips

In this photo of a wilt-affected plant’s stem at harvest, black microsclerotia can be seen just below the surface layer. (Gov.mb.ca/agriculture)

No point in quarantine for verticillium wilt, CFIA says

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News March 18, 2017

Slapping federal quarantines on canola fields with verticillium wilt wouldn’t serve much purpose, since the yield-robbing fungi is already in all of Canada’s major canola-growing areas, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says. While the agency itself is recommending against regulation, CFIA on Wednesday posted a draft of a risk management document on verticillium wilt, seeking […] Read more

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)

Canola, Crops, Weather

Cool, dry canola keeps best when left alone

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News 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) […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola under pressure

By GFM Network News March 15, 2017

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts posted large losses during the week ended Wednesday, and could be due for further declines as outside market influences remain bearish. “There are no bullish factors in the market at all,” said Wayne Palmer, senior market analyst with Agri-Trend Canada, adding “we’re going lower, before we’re going […] Read more

Lining up the beneficial beetles from an insect trap. These are melanarius beetles, which are ground beetles that belong to the carabid family. Some beetle species found in Western Canada can live up to four years.

Canola, Features

PHOTOS: Learning at CanoLAB

Farmers at CanoLAB had a hands-on look at canola pests and problems

By Lisa Guenther March 14, 2017

Grainews field editor Lisa Guenther attended the Canola Council of Canada’s annual learning event CanoLAB at Lakeland College in Vermillion on February 22. CanoLab offers a chance to see live plants and insects up close, while they talk with Western Canada’s top researchers and extension workers about current production issues. Watch the Canola Council’s event […] Read more

May 2017 canola futures at March 9, 2017, with 20-day simple moving average in purple. (Barchart.com)

Canola, Crops, Markets

Sideways canola futures well above chart support

By GFM Network News March 9, 2017

CNS Canada — Canola remains stuck in a sideways trading range well above major chart support, despite losses in the U.S. soy complex. The May soybean contract at the Chicago Board of Trade fell sharply below the 200-day moving average of US$10.20 per bushel on Thursday, as that market had a bearish reaction to the […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola falls on week, outlook bullish

By GFM Network News March 8, 2017

CNS Canada –– Canola declined on the week with near-term pressure, but looking to the spring, the market may tighten as crops of seasons past haunt upcoming production. Since last week, canola lost $5.70 per tonne in the May contract, closing at $527.20 on Wednesday. The canola market declined with influence from Chicago Board of […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Features

Back to the agronomy basics in canola

Experts advise growers to focus on quality seed and nitrogen before less conventional inputs

By Melanie Epp March 7, 2017

Canola growers have been asking agronomists questions about promoted products. Do they work? And if so, are they worth the additional cost? Two researchers, Murray Hartman, oilseed specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, and Neil Harker, research scientist, weed ecology and crop management, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, conducted a study to test the inputs that […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Wheat & Chaff

How do you set a good seeding rate?

By Rob Klewchuk March 6, 2017

Have a targeted plant population in mind for this season? Remember that several post-seeding stresses, including cool temperatures (frost), weeds, moisture and insects, might keep your plant stand from fully establishing. And while some of these issues, like weather, may be beyond your control, insect and disease pressure can be managed with the right seed […] Read more

(Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Canola, Crops, Markets

Canola’s rally pushes cash prices higher

By GFM Network News March 2, 2017

CNS Canada — Canola cash prices notched gains with recent news out of the U.S., but the market remains rangebound, and near-term support is likely to run dry. Canola cash prices were supported by a two-day rally in the futures, said Mike Jubinville of ProFarmer Canada, but crushers have widened out the basis for nearby […] Read more

Canola seed, oil and meal. (Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Canola, Crops

Canola’s impact shown throughout Canadian economy

By GFM Network News March 2, 2017

CNS Canada –– Like a rock thrown in a lake creates ripples on shore, a new study commissioned by the Canola Council of Canada shows the sector’s impact is growing larger — causing ripples to turn to waves. Canola’s value to the Canadian economy has tripled over the past decade to $26.7 billion a year, […] Read more

GFM Network News

Large gap in canola ending stocks between AAFC, USDA

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs rally

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans hit lowest prices since October on big supplies

Canola

No point in quarantine for verticillium wilt, CFIA says

Cool, dry canola keeps best when left alone

ICE weekly outlook: Canola under pressure

PHOTOS: Learning at CanoLAB

Sideways canola futures well above chart support

ICE weekly outlook: Canola falls on week, outlook bullish

Back to the agronomy basics in canola

How do you set a good seeding rate?

Canola’s rally pushes cash prices higher

Canola’s impact shown throughout Canadian economy

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