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A diamondback pupa. (Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)
Canola, Crops, Fruit/Vegetables, Reuters

Genetically modified diamondback moth offers pest control hope

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London | Reuters –– Scientists in Britain say they have developed a way of genetically modifying and controlling an invasive species of moth that causes serious pest damage to cabbages, kale, canola and other similar crops worldwide. In what they said could be a pesticide-free and environmentally-friendly way to control insect pests, the scientists, from […] Read more
(Dave Bedard photo)
Canola, Crops, Markets, Weather

ICE weekly outlook: Canola faces resistance

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CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts traded within a wide range during the week ended Wednesday, but settled mixed as the market reacted to conflicting outside factors. While the nearby bias has shifted lower in the most active months, ongoing production uncertainty in Western Canada should remain supportive in the long run, according […] Read more
Traffic between Delhi and Agra. (CIA.gov)
Crops, Reuters

India’s Modi battles opposition to key land reform

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New Delhi | Reuters — India’s opposition parties boycotted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s latest attempt to build consensus around a business-friendly land bill Wednesday, boding badly for his ambitious agenda of economic reform in a parliament session that starts next week. Almost half of India’s 31 chief ministers spurned Modi’s invitation to meet him in […] Read more
(Allan Dawson photo)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy fall on fund liquidation, better weather

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybeans and wheat fell on Wednesday, pressured by investment fund selling tied to outlooks for drier weather in the U.S. and reduced export demand. Corn futures reversed from earlier losses to finish narrowly higher as midday weather outlooks predicted hot temperatures that could stress plants during the crucial pollination phase. […] Read more
VIDEO: The best time to spray canola with a sclerotinia fungicide
Canola

VIDEO: The best time to spray canola with a sclerotinia fungicide

Crop Diagnostic School: Here's a tip. It's a good sign if your pants get wet when walking through the field

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Assessing your canola crop during the flowering stage is essential to discover if sclerotinia is present and if a fungicide can be of benefit. In this video from the 2015 Crop Diagnostic School, Anastasia Kubinec of Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (MAFRD), talks about the risk factors for the fungal disease and offers tips for canola […] Read more
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Crops, Reuters

Influential hedge fund takes stake in Syngenta

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Reuters — Hedge fund Paulson + Co. has taken a stake in Syngenta, and could push for the board of directors of the Swiss pesticide maker to accept a takeover offer from U.S. seed company Monsanto, people familiar with the matter said Tuesday. Monsanto, the world’s largest seed company, made a US$45 billion bid for […] Read more
Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper meet at Meech Lake’s Willson House at Chelsea, Que. on Tuesday. (Deb Ransom photo courtesy PMO)
Beef Cattle, Cereals, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Pulses

Talks wrap on Canada/Ukraine free trade pact

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Canada’s crop and livestock producers expect to benefit soon from a free trade agreement with Ukraine, on which the two countries’ governments have now formally completed talks. Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Tuesday, during a visit from Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, that trade negotiations between the two countries wrapped up in Kiev on July 9, and […] Read more

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