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Alberta harvest progressing rapidly

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Warm temperatures and only minor rain delays allowed farmers in Alberta to make good harvest progress during the week ended Sept. 3, according to the latest provincial crop report. Total harvest progress for major crops came in at 31.5 per cent, which was up from 18.2 per cent the previous week and roughly double the […] Read more
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Crops, Features

Strip tillage reducing erosion risk

For this Alberta farmer, the practice is one tool to protect vulnerable crops from the blast of prevailing winds

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John Kolk hasn’t ironed out all the wrinkles involved in getting a crop seeded and growing while reducing or eliminating the risk of soil erosion, but the southern Alberta farmer has made “significant progress.” In recent years, a combination of practices that include cover crops and strip tillage have helped to hold the soil in […] Read more
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Canola, Markets

ICE Weekly: Canola market suddenly in a very bad position

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China caused a great deal of turmoil in the canola market on Sept. 3, leading prices to tumble on the Intercontinental Exchange. To senior market analyst Mike Jubinville of MarketsFarm, China dramatically changed canola’s outlook in fell swoop. The Chinese government announced that it was launching an investigation into alleged canola dumping by Canada. This […] Read more
A partially harvested wheat field near Selkirk, Man., on Aug. 24, 2024. Photo: Greg Berg
Crops

Manitoba Crop Report: Harvest nearly one-quarter complete

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Manitoba’s harvest continued to progress, reaching 24 per cent completion as of Sept. 2 despite light to moderate precipitation in most areas, according to the latest provincial crop report. Combining for winter wheat and fall rye was near complete at 97 per cent with a few fields in the northwest and Interlake regions yet to […] Read more
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Canola, Canola Production Guide, Guides

Canola’s changing climes

Trends in the Prairies’ climate should generally be net good for canola crops, even as pest pressures here adjust accordingly

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Canola cropping patterns in the Prairies may have to adapt to climate change in the coming years — but the changes should be relatively positive for production. Canola area continues to be the leader in Western Canada, with a total of 21.9 million acres sown this year according to Statistics Canada. This is over 3.2 […] Read more
DeKalb campaign marketing lead Nikki Vercaigne introduces a canola development panel including Dale Burns, Liz Simpson and Xuehua Zhang (l-r) at Ag in Motion.
Canola, Canola Production Guide, Guides

New tools clear paths for canola’s next steps

Gene editing, artificial intelligence bring new efficiencies to the process

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Recent technological advancements applied to canola breeding are already making selection a more efficient process. On an industry panel during Ag in Motion in July, asked about what’s next in the canola development pipeline, breeders and developers with Bayer spoke of the new processes and pathways they can now use to get there. One significant […] Read more
BY 6219TF, shown here at right in a display plot at Ag in Motion in July, is billed as a medium-maturity canola suitable for all growing season zones.
Canola, Canola Production Guide, Guides

New canola hybrids for 2025

Nineteen more options are on deck for Prairie canola producers

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Looking for a new canola hybrid to plant? Nineteen are hitting the market next year, many of them featuring strong disease protection packages and improved pod shatter tolerance. Please note: the following list includes only brand-new hybrid releases for 2025. BASF InVigor L330PC is an early-maturing hybrid that comes with high yield potential and BASF’s […] Read more
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Canola, Canola Production Guide, Guides

Pipeline offers promise

Some of the country’s leading canola seed companies discuss what comes next — and what’s driving those decisions

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A wise man once said the times change and if you don’t change with them you get left behind. While he likely wasn’t talking about canola, the industry’s ability to change with the times has been a key factor in its continued success in this country. It’s been estimated Canada’s canola value chain generates around […] Read more
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Australian crop production estimates rising: ABARES

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Australian wheat and barley production in 2024/25 is expected to be larger than earlier estimates and well above what was grown the previous crop year, according to updated estimates from the Australia’s agriculture department (ABARES). Wheat production was forecast at 31.8 million tonnes in the September ABARES report, which would be up by 2.7 million […] Read more

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