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Most of the cleaver plants were still growing, and showed little affects from herbicide application.
Canola, Crops

Crop Advisor’s Casebook: Cleaver in canola a mystery

A Crop Advisor's Solution from the December 2, 2014 issue of Grainews

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It was the later part of June when I received a concerned call from Riley, a grower in Marshall, Sask. The grain farmer, who grows primarily canola, wheat and barley on his 5,000-acre spread, was having a problem with cleavers in his canola fields despite his use of an in-crop herbicide. “I don’t’ think it […] Read more
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Canola, Crops, Markets, Reuters

China tightens dockage rules on Canadian canola

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Reuters — The Canadian government confirmed Wednesday that China has toughened its standard for canola shipments, an action that traders say may discourage sales to the country. China, Canada’s top canola export market, notified Ottawa on Tuesday of the new measures, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) spokeswoman Tammy Jarbeau said in an email statement. Reuters […] Read more
(File photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)
Canola, Crops

Stacked LL/RR canola off the menu for 2016

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The first canola hybrid to stack Genuity Roundup Ready and LibertyLink traits in one seed won’t be on the market for this growing season. Just weeks after its Jan. 22 announcement of a limited launch for InVigor Choice LR250 for the 2016 season, Bayer CropScience Canada now says concerns over seed quality and export market access have […] Read more
A race against evolving blackleg
Canola, Features

A race against evolving blackleg

The blackleg pathogen is evolving to challenge blackleg resistant canola varieties

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Blackleg is not going away. In fact, AAFC researcher Dr. Garry Peng told Saskatchewan farmers at a November meeting, “we are seeing a creeping up of the disease over the last five, six years, in all provinces.” Researchers first began to recognize blackleg in canola in the mid-70s. Blackleg incidence reached a peak in the […] Read more
Five risky situations for stored canola
Canola, Crops, Features

Five risky situations for stored canola

Agronomist Greg Sekulic explains how you can get your canola safely through the winter

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Last winter, western Canadian canola growers reported rising temperatures in canola bins. The reasons for the heating were many, and most could have been avoided had the bins been regularly checked. To further reduce the risk of spoilage, keep in mind these tips, provided by the Canola Council of Canada’s agronomy specialist, Greg Sekulic. 1. Temperature risk […] Read more
The recent downward trend in commodity prices also favours soybeans, say agri benchmark, a global network of agricultural experts.
Canola, Soybeans

Canola gets competition from soybeans

Canadian soybean acreage is likely to continue increasing

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Canola faces fierce competition from other oilseeds like soy or sunflowers, according to research completed by agri benchmark. The global non-profit network of agricultural experts completed three in-depth case studies of the on-farm competitiveness of rapeseed/canola versus other oilseed crops in Canada, Hungary and Ukraine. Results were presented during the International Rapeseed Conference in Saskatoon […] Read more
Summer Landscape with a field of yellow flowers. Sunset
Canola, Wheat & Chaff

2015 weather affects 2016 agronomy

Agronomy tips... from the field

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Now that 2015 is pretty much under our belts, I think we can say, in general, that weather conditions got off to a fairly good start and then turned unusually dry for the balance of the season. And when the rains eventually did come, they came at the wrong time — creating challenging conditions at […] Read more

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