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Lining up the beneficial beetles from an insect trap. These are melanarius beetles, which are ground beetles that belong to the carabid family. Some beetle species found in Western Canada can live up to four years.

PHOTOS: Learning at CanoLAB

Farmers at CanoLAB had a hands-on look at canola pests and problems

By Lisa Guenther March 14, 2017

Grainews field editor Lisa Guenther attended the Canola Council of Canada’s annual learning event CanoLAB at Lakeland College in Vermillion on February 22. CanoLab offers a chance to see live plants and insects up close, while they talk with Western Canada’s top researchers and extension workers about current production issues. Watch the Canola Council’s event […] Read more

May 2017 canola futures at March 9, 2017, with 20-day simple moving average in purple. (Barchart.com)

Canola, Crops, Markets

Sideways canola futures well above chart support

By GFM Network News March 9, 2017

CNS Canada — Canola remains stuck in a sideways trading range well above major chart support, despite losses in the U.S. soy complex. The May soybean contract at the Chicago Board of Trade fell sharply below the 200-day moving average of US$10.20 per bushel on Thursday, as that market had a bearish reaction to the […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola falls on week, outlook bullish

By GFM Network News March 8, 2017

CNS Canada –– Canola declined on the week with near-term pressure, but looking to the spring, the market may tighten as crops of seasons past haunt upcoming production. Since last week, canola lost $5.70 per tonne in the May contract, closing at $527.20 on Wednesday. The canola market declined with influence from Chicago Board of […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Features

Back to the agronomy basics in canola

Experts advise growers to focus on quality seed and nitrogen before less conventional inputs

By Melanie Epp March 7, 2017

Canola growers have been asking agronomists questions about promoted products. Do they work? And if so, are they worth the additional cost? Two researchers, Murray Hartman, oilseed specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, and Neil Harker, research scientist, weed ecology and crop management, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, conducted a study to test the inputs that […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Wheat & Chaff

How do you set a good seeding rate?

By Rob Klewchuk March 6, 2017

Have a targeted plant population in mind for this season? Remember that several post-seeding stresses, including cool temperatures (frost), weeds, moisture and insects, might keep your plant stand from fully establishing. And while some of these issues, like weather, may be beyond your control, insect and disease pressure can be managed with the right seed […] Read more

(Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Canola, Crops, Markets

Canola’s rally pushes cash prices higher

By GFM Network News March 2, 2017

CNS Canada — Canola cash prices notched gains with recent news out of the U.S., but the market remains rangebound, and near-term support is likely to run dry. Canola cash prices were supported by a two-day rally in the futures, said Mike Jubinville of ProFarmer Canada, but crushers have widened out the basis for nearby […] Read more

Canola seed, oil and meal. (Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Canola, Crops

Canola’s impact shown throughout Canadian economy

By GFM Network News March 2, 2017

CNS Canada –– Like a rock thrown in a lake creates ripples on shore, a new study commissioned by the Canola Council of Canada shows the sector’s impact is growing larger — causing ripples to turn to waves. Canola’s value to the Canadian economy has tripled over the past decade to $26.7 billion a year, […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola rises amid biofuel uncertainty

By GFM Network News March 1, 2017

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts recorded substantial gains during the week ended Wednesday, on speculation the Trump administration would alter biofuel regulations in the U.S., which sparked a flurry of buying. So far the specifics of any changes have yet to be announced, but already some in the industry believe the U.S. […] Read more

Canola, Livestock, Markets, Soybeans

Falling farm gate prices highlight ‘long overdue’ topic

By GFM Network News February 28, 2017

CNS Canada — Statistics Canada’s latest Farm Product Price Index marks a year of annual declines, predominantly led by the cattle sector. The whims of the market are one source of losses, but two producer group heads say the data call attention to the country’s processing sector. Year-over-year declines in Canada’s Farm Product Price Index […] Read more

Canola, News

Canola left out in your field? Make it count

By Leeann Minogue February 23, 2017

You probably don’t even want to think about that canola that’s still out in the field this winter. But someone else is thinking about it. The Canadian Grain Commission is studying the impact of snow on canola quality. They’re looking for samples of canola from the 2016 growing year that has overwintered. CGC researchers are […] Read more

CFIA rejects beekeeper proposals on U.S. packaged bees

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall hard, hogs mixed

Alberta Crop Report: Scattered rains, crop conditions

GFM Network News

CFIA rejects beekeeper proposals on U.S. packaged bees

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall hard, hogs mixed

Alberta Crop Report: Scattered rains, crop conditions

Canola

PHOTOS: Learning at CanoLAB

Sideways canola futures well above chart support

ICE weekly outlook: Canola falls on week, outlook bullish

Back to the agronomy basics in canola

How do you set a good seeding rate?

Canola’s rally pushes cash prices higher

Canola’s impact shown throughout Canadian economy

ICE weekly outlook: Canola rises amid biofuel uncertainty

Falling farm gate prices highlight ‘long overdue’ topic

Canola left out in your field? Make it count

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