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Canola, Wheat & Chaff

Navigating canola organizations

A quick summary of provincial and national organizations

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In past columns I’ve written about research levies and wheat industry associations. Today: canola. You might be asking, “Why are there so many organizations with ‘canola’ in their name?” Here’s a quick summary. Provincial canola organizations If you want to get involved in canola research and policy, start by paying attention to your local provincial […] Read more
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Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola rangebound, for now

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CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola futures moved lower during the week ended Wednesday, but managed to find some support to the downside and are looking rangebound overall. Canola is still looking firm relative to Chicago (CBOT) soybeans, said broker Ken Ball of PI Financial in Winnipeg. While solid commercial demand was one supportive […] Read more
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Canola, Crops, Markets

Long liquidation looms in canola futures

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CNS Canada –– Fund traders are still holding large long positions in canola, but could be poised to start liquidating some of those positions as prices near key chart support. Funds are sitting on a long position in “the mid-40,000 area”, according to a canola broker. “Further technical weakness would likely bring in some long […] Read more
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Canola, Crops, Markets, Pulses

Legumex Walker puts sale, merger options on table

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Pulse, canola and special-crop processing firm Legumex Walker has declared itself open to “strategic alternatives” for its future, including a sale or merger. The publicly-traded Winnipeg company said Monday its board of directors has set up a review committee to “identify and consider strategic and financial alternatives… with the ultimate goal of maximizing shareholder value.” […] Read more
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Canola, Crops

When you have to broadcast seed canola

Broadcasting seeding is always a last resort for canola growers. But if you have to do it, here are some suggestions to increase your odds of getting decent yields

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Typically, broadcast seeding in canola is considered questionable at best. But it comes to mind when weather causes delays. “Broadcast seeding is acceptable as a last resort late in the seeding season under wet conditions,” says Murray Hartman, oilseed specialist with Alberta Agriculture. “Wet soil can plug up openers and packer wheels, and the seedbed […] Read more
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Canola, Crops

Crop rotation impacts canola yields

A new Ag Canada study finds that increasing the number of years in your rotation between canola crops can raise your average canola yields

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Canola is one of the biggest crops in Canada and it’s only getting bigger. In the five years from 2008 to 2013 Canadian farmers went from growing 10 million to 18 million metric tonnes, nearly doubling the canola harvest. With market demand anticipated to only increase in years to come, driven by a rising global […] Read more
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Canola, Crops, Markets

Canola crush margins still solid near $100

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CNS Canada — Canola contracts on the ICE Futures Canada platform have traded within a wide range over the past month, but crush margins continue to hover around the $100 mark. Crush margins provide an indication of the profitability of the product values relative to the seed cost when processing canola, with exchange rates also […] Read more
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Canola

Seeding canola with planters

Two Westlock, Alberta farmers had a good harvest and saved costs after 
seeding their canola with a corn planter last spring

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In 2014, two Westlock, Alberta, farmers cut their canola seed costs by $40 per acre by seeding with corn planters. They saw no yield loss. Is this the new way to go? At a Westlock seminar last winter, agronomist Geoff Doell of GROWTH Agrinomics Inc. told farmers that seeding canola using a precision vacuum corn […] Read more

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