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Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola watching South America

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CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts moved lower during the week ended Wednesday, breaking below some chart resistance levels in the process. The chart pattern is turning flat, however, and further moves will likely depend on outside factors. Speculators have moved to the short side in the canola market, which accounted for some […] Read more
Mike Nelson of Westaskiwin, Alta., had the highest canola yield among contest participants, but the challenge continues to hit the 100 bushel target.
Canola, Features

Canola 100 Challenge still waiting for a winner

Canola 100: The top yield was 81.4 bushels per acre in 2016. Will we have a winner next year?

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Fortunately there’s next year. While there was no 100 bushel canola yield winner in the first-ever 2016 Canola 100 challenge, organizers say that isn’t necessarily all bad, as the interest, excitement and momentum will carry on in 2017. None of the 21 western Canadian farmer finalists who registered for the high yield contest produced a […] Read more
March 2017 canola, with the simple 200-day moving average included in orange. (Barchart.com)
Canola, Crops, Markets

Tipping point seen for March canola

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CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola futures find themselves at a bit of a tipping point from a chart standpoint, with the most active March contract settling right at the $500 per tonne mark on Tuesday. In addition to being a psychological benchmark, $500 is also within 30 cents of the 200-day moving average […] Read more
Richardson International’s canola crushing facility at Lethbridge, shown here in July 2016. (Photo courtesy Richardson International)
Canola, Crops, Markets

Canola crushers running at full steam

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CNS Canada — Canadian canola crushers showed no signs of slowing down their record pace over the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, with the weekly crush topping 200,000 tonnes for only the second time ever. The canola crush during the week ended Wednesday came in at 200,294 tonnes, according to the most recent Canadian Oilseed […] Read more
Visitors to Ag In Motion walked past the Canola 100 plots on their way from the parking lot to the show.
Canola, Crops

High intensity, high yield. Canola plots at Ag In Motion

Ag In Motion Plots: A look back at some of the canola plots at the show

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The best thing about an outdoor farm show is the opportunity to actually see crops growing and take a look at real-life equipment working in the field. With the Canola 100 Agri-Prize challenge underway, Glacier FarmMedia saw the Ag In Motion outdoor farm show near Saskatoon in July as the perfect opportunity to demonstrate high-intensity […] Read more
Canola, Crops

Stoller adds products for its Canola 100 effort

Ag In Motion Plots: Boosting yields with micro-nutrients

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Stoller Enterprises Limited applied several of its products to its Canola 100 plot at the Ag In Motion farm show near Saskatoon last July. There are 140 products in Stoller’s portfolio, and they added as many of these as they could to increase their plot yields. Kip Workman, Stoller Enterprises’ commercial product manager for Canada, explains Stoller’s […] Read more
AIM visitors saw BASF plots on their way from the parking shot to the main show.
Canola, Crops

BASF showcases fungicides

Ag In Motion Plots: BASF brought new fungicides to its Canola 100 plots at Ag In Motion

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The BASF test plots at the Ag In Motion Canola 100 site were managed to showcase our canola innovations, proven disease control and AgCelence plant health benefits. We know blackleg is of growing concern for many canola growers in Western Canada. BASF promotes an integrated management program that includes R rated genetics and a fungicide […] Read more
Canola, Crops

Agrium uses ESN to get to 100 bushels

Ag In Motion Plots: Agrium used its Canola 100 plot at AIM to showcase controlled release fertilizer

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Agrium used its Ag In Motion canola plots to show visitors how ESN controlled release fertilizer can help farmers get to 100 bushels per acre. The plan included a lot of fertilizer. “My intention was to look at growing 100 bushel canola based on crop removal rates, having high rates of phosphate, high rates of […] Read more
Dan Owen used a drone to take this photo. ATP’s untreated plot is on the right; the treated plot is on the left.
Canola, Crops

ATP packs on the nutrients at AIM plots

Ag In Motion Plots: ATP played a high-end game, with 215 pounds of N and a buffet of micros

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ATP gave nutrients a chance to show what they could do at its Canola 100 plot at the Ag In Motion farm show near Saskatoon last July. First, there were the nutrients ATP put down with the drill. In the seed row: 20 pounds of phosphorus per acre, two pounds of zinc, a half pound of copper, a […] Read more

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