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When I first saw the plants, some areas were set back, especially on the headlands and riverbed regions. The leaves were cupping, however, there was no purpling or discolouration.

Crop Advisor’s Casebook: The residual riddle

A Crop Advisor's Solution from the February 14, 2017 issue of Grainews

By Mike Wassill May 11, 2017

John farms 2,500 acres of mixed grains and oilseeds, including wheat, oats, canola, and flax, in addition to the odd season growing clovers and specialty crops, such as borage and hemp. It was mid-June when John contacted me about one of his canola fields. He was convinced the Group 10 herbicide he’d applied to his […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

Canola chart turns neutral to bearish

By GFM Network News May 11, 2017

CNS Canada –– The ICE Futures Canada July canola contract has run into resistance from a chart standpoint and nearby technical signals look neutral to bearish. The contract fell from two-month highs the past two sessions, settling right at the 20-day moving average Thursday around $518 per tonne. Prior to Wednesday’s selloff the contract was […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Tight supplies keep canola supported

By GFM Network News May 10, 2017

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts were up and down during the week ended Wednesday, although the nearby bias could still be pointed higher, according to a market analyst. Statistics Canada is forecasting record canola seedings in 2017 of 22.4 million acres, but Wayne Palmer of Agri-Trend Marketing in Winnipeg said actual seeded […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola waits for stocks report

By GFM Network News May 3, 2017

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts continue to chop around in the lead-up to the release of a major report. Statistics Canada is due to release its estimates for the country’s canola stocks (as of March 31) on Friday. The dominant July contract eked out a minor gain of $1.30 per tonne during […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Rising canola watching weather

By GFM Network News April 26, 2017

CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola contracts moved higher during the week ended Wednesday, as weather concerns mounted across the Canadian Prairies. While it’s still early in the Canadian planting season, persistent cool and wet conditions in many areas could lead to delays, said Mike Jubinville of ProFarmer Canada. Uncertainty over how much canola […] Read more

horizontal image of five round steel grain bins sitting in a yellow canola field under a very cloudy sky in the summer.

Canola, Crops

New blackleg resistance labels for canola

By Lisa Guenther April 25, 2017

The canola industry has agreed to voluntarily enhance blackleg resistance labels on canola seed. Seed companies will still use the current R, MR, MS, and S labels. But they will also start adding information indicating which major genes are present in a blackleg-resistant variety. Each blackleg-resistant variety leans heavily on a single major gene for […] Read more

Canola, Crops

Four canola diseases to watch for

By Lisa Guenther April 25, 2017

Is that canola crop afflicted by blackleg, root rot, both, or something else entirely? It’s a messy question farmers and agronomists encounter every year. Presenters tried to untangle those problems at CanoLAB in Vermilion this winter. Here are four diseases to watch for in canola fields this summer, and tips on diagnosing them.

Canola, Columns, Markets

A price chart is worth a thousand words

What can we learn from a look back at this May 2017 canola futures chart?

By Brian Wittal April 24, 2017

I was looking at this May 2017 canola futures charts the other day to remind myself just how much we can learn from them. It is a lot easier to figure out the trends and patterns on a chart after they’ve happened than it is to decipher what will happen while it is happening. Cyclical […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Soybeans

Canadian producers to plant record canola crop, boost soybean acres

By GFM Network News April 21, 2017

CNS Canada – Canadian oilseed acreage is set to boom according to the latest acreage estimates from Statistics Canada. Today, the agency released its Principal Fields Crops Acreage Summary for 2017/18 on April 21. It pegged canola acreage at a record 22.387 million acres, a jump of 2.02 million acres over last year. “It’s no surprise […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: More gains likely for rising canola

By GFM Network News April 20, 2017

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola advanced sharply on the week and has room to strengthen further, though resistance is on the horizon. Canola far outpaced Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybeans in the week ending Wednesday, as the market gathered independent strength. Since last week, July canola advanced about $18 per tonne, closing […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Acknowledging the past, seeking a better future

Canola

Crop Advisor’s Casebook: The residual riddle

Canola chart turns neutral to bearish

ICE weekly outlook: Tight supplies keep canola supported

ICE weekly outlook: Canola waits for stocks report

ICE weekly outlook: Rising canola watching weather

New blackleg resistance labels for canola

Four canola diseases to watch for

A price chart is worth a thousand words

Canadian producers to plant record canola crop, boost soybean acres

ICE weekly outlook: More gains likely for rising canola

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