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The evolving fight against volunteer canola

As its prevalence grows, farmers are adopting integrated strategies to manage one of the Prairies' most persistent weeds

By Don Norman January 24, 2025

While chemistries out there continue to work for most farmers, the days of spraying their way out of volunteer canola issues are receding in the rearview mirror. “I’m not going to say that herbicides don’t work because there are quite a few herbicide options still to manage volunteer canola,” says Charles Geddes, a research scientist […] Read more

Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly: Slight Canadian acreage shifts expected in 2025

More peas and lentils, less chickpeas and beans

By Phil Franz-Warkentin January 21, 2025

Total Canadian pulse plantings are expected to hold relatively steady in 2025, with Canadian farmers seeding more peas and lentils while cutting area to chickpeas and edible beans, according to early estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada released Jan. 20.

Corteva recently introduced Trusource, a durum wheat which provides increased dietary fibre and could be commercially available to growers within a couple of years.

Cereals, Cereals Production Guide

New tools could speed up development of cereal varieties

Selection is a business of evaluation, identification — and yes, rejection

By Jim Timlick January 4, 2025

When it comes to developing new varieties of cereal crops, the focus of those efforts can be as much about what doesn’t work as what does, says one breeding expert. Francois Eudes is the director of research, development and technology for the science and technology branch at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) at Lethbridge. As […] Read more

Poor growing conditions this year in the EU may create a greater opportunity for Canadian producers to sell their commodities overseas. Photo: FIle

Markets

AAFC lowers canola ending stocks estimate

By Phil Franz-Warkentin October 22, 2024

Canadian canola ending stocks for the 2024-25 marketing year are forecast to be tighter than earlier expectations, according to updated supply/demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), released Oct. 21.

Markets

AAFC ups wheat, canola carryout forecasts

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 25, 2024

Canadian wheat ending stocks for the 2024-25 marketing year are forecast to be well above earlier expectations, says Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.

Crops, Markets

Little faith in accuracy of August StatCan report

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm August 27, 2024

There appears to be very little credibility that will be given to Statistics Canada’s principal field crop report to be issued on Wednesday. The concerns among analysts and brokers include the timing of the report and the use of satellite imagery.

Markets

ICE Canada Weekly: Little confidence in AAFC, StatCan reports

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm August 21, 2024

There is skepticism in the trade towards the latest numbers from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and those to come from Statistics Canada on Aug. 28, according to broker Ken Ball of Ventum Financial in Winnipeg.

Freshly-sprayed pots and loaded petri dishes for the dose response work with wood vinegar and potassium nitrate. The compounds were placed with the seed in the petri dishes while -- for the potted work – seeds were deposited in the soil and sprayed at 200 litres per hectare.

Crops, Features

Wake weeds up and let Mother Nature sort them out

Researcher finds value in wood vinegar in unique weed-killing process

By Jeff Melchior August 21, 2024

Glacier FarmMedia — It makes some intuitive sense: stimulate weeds’ growth at the wrong time of the year and let the winter frost kill them off. The challenge, says a scientist, is finding the right stimulant to wake them up. Shaun Sharpe, a weed researcher with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) in Saskatoon, may have […] Read more

Crops, Markets

AAFC revise grain figures in August estimates

By Adam Peleshaty August 20, 2024

Days before Statistics Canada presents its monthly principal field crop estimates, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) released its estimates on Aug. 20, showing some changes to grains from the month before.

Crops, News

Government funds soybean climate-change resistance research

By Diana Martin July 31, 2024

Performance Plants Inc. (PPI) is getting a multi-year federal funding boost through the AgriScience Program – Projects Component. Over four years, the agricultural biotechnology developer will receive $2,325,361 to develop a high-yielding, climate change-resistant soybean and enable field testing.

GFM Network News

CFIA looks for feedback on proposed seed potato rule changes

U.S. grains: Soybean futures rise on active Chinese buying

GMO food labelling review opens questions on gene editing

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The evolving fight against volunteer canola

Pulse weekly: Slight Canadian acreage shifts expected in 2025

New tools could speed up development of cereal varieties

AAFC lowers canola ending stocks estimate

AAFC ups wheat, canola carryout forecasts

Little faith in accuracy of August StatCan report

ICE Canada Weekly: Little confidence in AAFC, StatCan reports

Wake weeds up and let Mother Nature sort them out

AAFC revise grain figures in August estimates

Government funds soybean climate-change resistance research

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