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ICE weekly outlook: Canola stuck in downward trend

By GFM Network News January 4, 2017

CNS Canada — A downward trend in oilseed markets is likely to weigh on canola, one analyst says, as year-end trading has already scaled back prices. Since last week, ICE Futures Canada canola has lost $5.10 per tonne in its March contract, closing Wednesday at $503.60. “The big issue is we’ve got some year-end factors […] Read more

Mike Nelson’s sprayer not only applied herbicide and fungicide treatments, but also foliar nutrient products on a 160-acre field ear marked for a canola yield challenge.

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The Central Alberta experience

Canola 100 Challenge: An Alberta farmer tests practices toward optimizing his canola yield

By Lee Hart December 23, 2016

Central Alberta farmer, Mike Nelson knows his canola fell short of the magic 100-bushel yield mark for the 2016 Canola 100 Challenge, but the experience made it worthwhile for him to consider the contest again. Nelson, who is part of the family farming operation, Nelson Farms, that includes his father Lorne, brother Matt and brother-in-law […] Read more

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ICE weekly outlook: Canola chops around waiting for New Year

By GFM Network News December 21, 2016

CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola contracts chopped around major support during the week ended Wednesday, as steady demand was countered by large supplies of oilseeds. Most traders rolled out of the January contract and into March, a move evidenced by the massive volumes on Monday and Tuesday. “People holding contracts may get nervous; […] Read more

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Canola challenge comes down to the wire

Canola 100 Challenge: Will there be a farm with a verified 100-bushel canola yield this season?

By Lee Hart December 20, 2016

Is there a winner? Stay tuned to learn if any of the 21 Western Canadian farm “finalists” in the first Canola 100 challenge actually hit the target of producing a 100 bushel per acre canola yield in 2016. The results and winner, if any, will be announced at the annual Agri-Trend Agrology Farm Forum conference […] Read more

Kris Mayerle took a shot at the 100-bushel canola challenge on his farm, KRM Farms at Tisdale, Sask.

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The Saskatchewan experience

Canola 100 Challenge: The contest might be a personal challenge to see what it takes to produce top yield

By Lee Hart December 20, 2016

Kris Mayerle says a 100-bushel canola yield just doesn’t fall into your grain cart. While cranking the nutrients onto a 100-acre field on his northeast Saskatchewan farm did increase yields in 2016, he’d still like to find the practices that are needed to hit or at least close in more on that elusive high-yield target. Mayerle, who along with family members […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Wheat & Chaff

Consider trials and disease when choosing canola

Agronomy tips... from the field

By Michael Hutton December 19, 2016

This past season brought an increase in canola disease infection levels across the Prairies. That means there’s a lot of disease inoculum sitting in your fields that will be there when you plant your next crop. Plus, we know that blackleg and clubroot are also shifting to overcome older genetics. How does this impact your […] Read more

(File photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

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Canadian canola exports picking up

By GFM Network News December 16, 2016

CNS Canada — Weekly Canadian canola exports hit their second-highest level of the marketing year to date during the latest reporting period, although total out-of-country business is still running behind the year-ago level. Canada exported 293,300 tonnes of canola during the week ended Sunday, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission data. That compares with […] Read more

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ICE weekly outlook: Canola to notch lower in holiday trade

By GFM Network News December 14, 2016

CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola contracts are likely to edge lower, short-term, in sluggish holiday trading. “It’s just kind of a quieter time of year for fundamental news, so you’re just kind of taking direction from outside markets,” said Jon Driedger of FarmLink Marketing Solutions. Canola prices will likely see pressure moving into […] Read more

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Four steps to blackleg management in canola

By Jay Whetter December 9, 2016

Justine Cornelsen, agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada, says long-term effective blackleg management is a “whole package deal” that uses these four steps.

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: ‘Toppy’ canola could still go higher

By GFM Network News December 7, 2016

CNS Canada — Canola futures have trended higher in the most active nearby contracts in recent weeks, but still remain underpriced compared to soybeans. From a chart perspective, ICE Futures Canada’s January contract is trading at the highest levels for the front month in two and a half years. However, while “the charts may be […] Read more

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ICE weekly outlook: Canola stuck in downward trend

The Central Alberta experience

ICE weekly outlook: Canola chops around waiting for New Year

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Consider trials and disease when choosing canola

Canadian canola exports picking up

ICE weekly outlook: Canola to notch lower in holiday trade

Four steps to blackleg management in canola

ICE weekly outlook: ‘Toppy’ canola could still go higher

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