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Canola Council of Canada president Jim Everson says China’s block on Canadian canola has now expanded beyond just shipments from Richardson International. (Co-operator file photo by Allan Dawson)
Canola, Crops, Markets

China’s block on canola seen as blowback from diplomatic spat

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Montreal — Canola industry leaders attending the first Canadian Crops Convention here this week say they don’t know why China has abruptly blocked imports of Canadian canola from Richardson International, Canada’s biggest grain company. But according to a senior Richardson official it’s in retaliation to the diplomatic spat between China and Canada over the arrest […] Read more
(Richardson Pioneer via YouTube)
Canola, Crops, Markets, Reuters

China blocks some Richardson canola shipments

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Beijing/Kabul | Reuters — China has canceled Canadian agribusiness Richardson International’s registration to ship canola to China, the company said on Tuesday, the latest sign of tensions between Ottawa and Beijing. It was not immediately clear why exports to China by Richardson, the world’s top importer of canola, had been halted. Canada and China are […] Read more
ICE May 2019 canola with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)
Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: More losses likely for soft canola

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ICE canola futures fell to fresh contract lows during the week ended Wednesday and could be due for more losses with little supportive news on the horizon. “Unfortunately the technicals and fundamentals are tremendously bearish,” said analyst Wayne Palmer of Exceed Grain Marketing, adding “fresh contract lows breed fresh contract lows.” While optimism over trade […] Read more
Canola south of Ethelton, Sask. on Aug. 3, 2017. (Dave Bedard photo)
Canola, Crops

Input Capital to consider company sale, merger, cannabis

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Possible options including a sale, merger or moving into the cannabis business are now on the table for “commodity streaming” canola firm Input Capital Corp. Regina-based Input, which trades publicly on the TSX Venture Exchange, announced Wednesday its board has launched a “comprehensive review of strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value.” The review, which will […] Read more
(Photo courtesy BASF SE)
Canola, Crops

DowDuPont’s Corteva arm buys Clearfield canola system

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On the market since last summer, BASF’s herbicide-tolerant, non-GMO Clearfield canola business in Canada and the U.S. has landed at the door of Corteva Agriscience. Corteva, the merged seed and chemical business of Dow and DuPont, announced Wednesday it has closed a deal to buy the Clearfield system, including its herbicide-tolerant canola trait and related […] Read more
ICE May 2019 canola with 20- and 50-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Oversold canola still fundamentally bearish

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ICE canola futures are starting to look oversold after falling contract lows during the week ended Wednesday. While a short-term technical correction is possible, the underlying fundamentals remain bearish. “Canola might be a little bit short-term oversold,” said Ken Ball of PI Financial in Winnipeg. Signs that exports were perking up could also be supportive, […] Read more
This photo compares two 
Invigor varieties in the fall of 2018, L233P and L230. You can see some pod shatter.
Canola, Columns, Crops

The straight up on straight cut canola

Lessons learned after straight cutting canola on an Alberta farm for six growing seasons

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Since 2013 we have exclusively straight cut canola on our farm and we’ve learned a lot along the way. Some years the “straw” came out of the back of the combine looking more like silage and we learned that if the soil moisture profile was still full at the end of August we should desiccate […] Read more
Clubroot will vary depending on soil conditions. From left to right: <1,000 resting spores / severity rank 0, 1,000 resting spores / severity rank 1, 10,000 resting spores / severity rank 1, 100,000 resting spores / severity rank 2, 1,000,000 resting spores / severity rank 2.
Canola, Crops, Features

Clubroot is here. Deal with it

Use best practices and management to keep it low and localized

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Be proactive against clubroot in canola. It is not a matter of it might be coming, it is already here. If it hasn’t affected your county or your farm yet, the question isn’t about if it will appear, but really about when. That’s the message Alberta farmers were hearing late last year, as part of […] Read more
The plant on the 
left is healthy. 
The plant on the right is sulphur deficient.
Canola, Crops

Avoid nutrient deficiencies in your canola

With some advance planning, 
this won’t happen to you

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Nutrient deficiencies in canola are rarely an issue for canola growers, but mobility and environmental issues can inhibit uptake. Having a good plan, though, goes a long way. Warren Ward, agronomy specialist, Canola Council of Canada, explains. When they do surface, nutrient deficiencies don’t show up in all corners of the field, but in irregular […] Read more

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