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Bayer’s Zone Spray is currently set up to help target sclerotinia in canola, but there are plans to incorporate other crop and disease combinations in the future.
Canola, Machinery

Bayer Digital Farming launches Zone Spray

This new cloud-based program helps farmers spray only the right acres

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This summer, canola growers will likely again be faced with the tough decision of whether or not to spray fields with a fungicide to protect the crop from sclerotinia. Spraying unnecessarily can mean wasted inputs, but failing to protect crops when needed could also mean significant yield losses. Even if producers decide to spray fungicide, […] Read more
ICE Futures Canada’s head office in Winnipeg. (Dave Bedard photo)
Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Seasonals to weigh on canola

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CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts ran into some major resistance over the past week before turning lower, with more downside possible as seasonal trends should weigh on values. “Seasonally speaking, we’re in the neighborhood where canola makes the turn down,” said Mike Jubinville of ProFarmer Canada, noting canola typically sees some softness […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)
Canola, Crops, Reuters

Visible Canadian canola supplies tighten

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CNS Canada — Visible canola supplies in Canada dipped below one million tonnes for the first time since the 2017 harvest, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission data. Canola stocks in commercial hands as of Sunday were pegged at 991,400 tonnes by the Canadian Grain Commission in its latest report. That’s down by about […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)
Canola, Crops

Court rips streaming canola contracts as ‘unconscionable’

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A Prairie farmer who was paid up front for canola contractually committed to “commodity streaming” firm Input Capital Corp. will have to pay back most of that money, as per a court ruling which also condemns the company’s contracts with him as “unconscionable.” Saskatchewan Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Jeffery Kalmakoff on Thursday released his […] Read more
(Dave Bedard photo)
Canola, Crops

Extended-tolerance canola now on deck for 2019

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Giving growers a wider window to spray in-crop weeds with glyphosate, the new platform for Monsanto’s future canola trait stacks is now booked to make its way into the Canadian market next year. The U.S. seed and chemical company’s Canadian arm announced last week it plans to commercialize TruFlex canola in 2019, following plot trials […] Read more
(Dave Bedard photo)
Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola still stuck in neutral

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CNS Canada — The ICE Futures Canada canola market held rangebound during the week ended Wednesday, hitting some of its best levels of the past month before retreating to hold within a well-established trading range. “We’ve been in a $50 range in canola going back quite a few years,” said David Derwin, commodities investment advisor […] Read more
While some areas of the crop were coming up well, others had no germination or uneven emergence, as well as spots with stunted plant growth. Regions with lighter soils, such as hilltops, were more affected.
Canola, Crops, Features

Crop advisor casebook: Germination grief: What went wrong with Dave’s canola?

A Crop Advisor's Solution from the May 15, 2018 issue of Grainews

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I’m certain it’s flea beetles,” said Dave, an Alberta producer I visited last June after he discovered his canola crop had emerged poorly. While some areas of the crop were coming up well, others had no germination or uneven emergence, as well as spots with stunted plant growth. Also, regions with lighter soils, such as […] Read more

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