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Flax prices still strong enough to buy acres

By GFM Network News March 19, 2015

CNS Canada –– Canada’s flax prices are still holding strong enough to encourage an acreage increase this spring, despite concerns about slowing demand. Prices have held up even as shipping opportunities have started to slow down, as there’s a standoff between buyers and sellers, and supplies remain tight, said Mike Jubinville of ProFarmer Canada. Old-crop […] Read more

Crops, Features

Control the pasmo in your flax

Left untreated, the pasmo fungus can take five to seven bushels per acre from  your flax yields. Luckily, farmers have effective fungicide options 

By Michael Flood February 6, 2015

Flax is an increasingly popular crop. With growing demand from Europe, the U.S. and China, flax is likely to stay in high demand (with attendant high prices) for the foreseeable future. It also produces a high profit per acre compared with grains and works well in crop rotations to break disease and pest cycles. While […] Read more

Crops, Markets

More downside than upside for Prairie flaxseed bids

By GFM Network News January 20, 2015

CNS Canada — Flaxseed prices remain strong in Western Canada, but that strength is relative and there are more bearish than bullish factors in the background which should weigh on values over the next few months. Spot flaxseed bids can currently be found in the $13-plus per bushel area, while new-crop is in the $11 […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Prairie flax prices strong as farmers sit on supplies

By GFM Network News December 2, 2014

CNS Canada — Flax prices in Western Canada are staying strong, with a lack of significant farmer selling supporting the market. “It seems as though the farmers are just sitting on their inventory and not bringing it in, so the prices are moving up,” said Richard Zacharias, general manager of Prairie Flax Products near Portage […] Read more

Crops, News

New flax seed varieties for 2015

Seed companies offering one new flax variety; two varieties from last year are seeing a wider release 

By Lisa Guenther October 30, 2014

Flax growers have one new flax variety to consider this year, plus two others that are seeing a wider release. The seed’s not in the bin yet, but in August Statistics Canada was putting flax production at just over 908,000 tonnes this year. That’s a fair gain over 2013’s 712,000-tonne harvest, as reported by Dave […] Read more

Crops, News

Farmers tweak rotations to reflect markets

Farmer panel: Farmers contacted for the February Farmer Panel are making  changes to get the most from a falling market in 2014

By Lee Hart May 14, 2014

While the high rolling wheat, barley and canola prices of the past couple years are into a market slump in 2014, that doesn’t mean western Canadian farmers are making major changes to their cropping plans this coming year. Some adjustments, yes, as they consider crops with lower inputs, or bring back specialty crops they haven’t […] Read more

GFM Network News

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Sigurdson applauds Alberta farmers

U.S. grains: Soy, corn dip on farmer selling; U.S.-China trade talks in focus

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Flax prices still strong enough to buy acres

Control the pasmo in your flax

More downside than upside for Prairie flaxseed bids

Prairie flax prices strong as farmers sit on supplies

New flax seed varieties for 2015

Farmers tweak rotations to reflect markets

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