Canola & Production Tips

Count your canola stubble density

Want to optimize next  year’s yield? Count your stubble density before  snow flies

By Lee Hart September 26, 2017

While the 2017 crop is going or has gone in the bin, there is one more field operation for canola growers to consider this fall: count your stubble density. Since seeding rate and plant stand are critical components of optimizing canola yield, says Rob McDonald, a senior agronomist with Bayer Crop Science, actually knowing how […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola rangebound, watching harvest

By GFM Network News September 20, 2017

CNS Canada — Canola futures moved steadily higher over the course of the week ended Wednesday, but remain firmly entrenched in a sideways trading range as seasonal harvest pressure continues to limit the upside. “Most of the markets are still just killing time… everybody is just monitoring things to see where they go next,” said […] Read more

(Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Canola, Crops, Spring Wheat

Canadian canola deliveries reported near record

By GFM Network News September 16, 2017

CNS Canada — Canola remains the cash-flow king of the Prairies, with farmers making near record deliveries off the combine in the Canadian Grain Commission’s latest weekly report. A total of 627,000 tonnes of canola were delivered into the commercial system during the week ended Sept. 10, which would mark the third highest single week […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Harvest pressure set to increase

By GFM Network News September 13, 2017

CNS Canada — The canola market will likely be tested in coming days as harvest pressure, both north and south of the border, intensifies. While futures enjoyed a bounce upward following a bearish report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday, the technical bias appears to be pointed lower. The front-month November contract at […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

Canola charts looking bearish

By GFM Network News September 11, 2017

CNS Canada –– ICE canola futures are looking bearish from a chart standpoint, with the November contract settling at its lowest point in more than two months on Monday at $485.70 per tonne. After declining about $25 per tonne over the past three weeks, the general trend still remains pointed lower, with the yearly lows […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola rangebound at harvest time

By GFM Network News September 6, 2017

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola futures remain stuck in a rather narrow range, with seasonal harvest pressure weighing on the one side while solid demand provides support on the other side. “We’ve been in a sideways trading environment for 2-1/2 years, and I don’t see that changing,” said Mike Jubinville of ProFarmer Canada. […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

Visible Canadian canola stocks tightest in four years

By GFM Network News September 1, 2017

CNS Canada — Canola supplies in commercial hands in Canada dropped to their tightest level in four years, according to the latest data from the Canadian Grain Commission for the week ended Sunday. Visible canola supplies, at 511,500 tonnes, are down from the already tight level of 556,700 posted the previous week, and represent the […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola rises, post-report

By GFM Network News August 31, 2017

CNS Canada — It was an eventful week for the ICE Futures Canada canola market as many in the trade were preparing for the release of Statistics Canada’s crop production report on Thursday. While the report is always taken lightly because it relies on month-old data, it still gives participants some sense of how the […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Wheat & Chaff

Dry down before straight cutting canola

Agronomy tips... from the field

By Chadrick Carley August 30, 2017

Straight-cutting your shatter-resistant canola variety this season? Timing is of the essence, and you need your field to be ready for harvest. That’s why you may want to consider using a true desiccant for more precise control over your harvest timing. However, if controlling perennial weeds is a big concern — or you have a […] Read more

(Alberta Farmer Express photo by Jennifer Blair)

Canola, Crops

Clubroot ‘heavily’ infests NW Saskatchewan field

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News August 29, 2017

Clubroot has made its presence known in the far northwest of Saskatchewan’s canola-growing region, with the discovery of a “heavily infested” field. SaskCanola on Monday reported the discovery of the disease in a field in crop district 9B, but didn’t give its specific location. District 9B is a group of 16 rural municipalities east of […] Read more

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Canola

Count your canola stubble density

ICE weekly outlook: Canola rangebound, watching harvest

Canadian canola deliveries reported near record

ICE weekly outlook: Harvest pressure set to increase

Canola charts looking bearish

ICE weekly outlook: Canola rangebound at harvest time

Visible Canadian canola stocks tightest in four years

ICE weekly outlook: Canola rises, post-report

Dry down before straight cutting canola

Clubroot ‘heavily’ infests NW Saskatchewan field

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