Fed cattle suppliers are weighing on cattle markets across North America and that’s meant lower beef markets.
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Cattle market grinds lower in December
The Markets: Fed cattle suppliers are weighing on cattle markets across North America
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Closing grain and oilseed market update: Canola holds onto small gains | Jan. 6, 2026
Canola futures were mostly higher Tuesday, as speculative short covering and end user bargain hunting provided support. However, a downturn in the Chicago soy complex tempered the upside, with corn and wheat futures in Chicago also mostly lower at the final bell. Here’s Phil Franz-Warkentin of the Western Producer Markets Desk with your Jan. 6 […] Read more
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Closing market update: Canola climbs higher to start week | Jan. 5, 2026
Canola futures climbed higher to start the week, finding spillover support from advances in the Chicago soy complex. Corn and wheat futures in the U.S. were also higher, with positioning ahead of next week’s monthly USDA supply/demand estimates behind some of the activity. Here’s Phil Franz-Warkentin of the Western Producer Markets Desk with your Jan. […] Read more
Fall rye and oat nurse crops show mixed results for flea beetle suppression
The technique can definitely hide the seedlings from the insects but it comes with a yield effect attached
University of Manitoba researchers are testing whether fall rye and oat nurse crops can reduce flea beetle pressure on young canola without hurting yield
Geco, Gowan team up on predictive weed control using multi-year imagery
AI tools forecast patch-prone zones so farms can adjust treatments before weeds emerge
A new partnership between Geco and Gowan brings predictive weed mapping to more Prairie farms, using multi-year imagery to forecast patch-prone zones and support targeted herbicide plans.
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Closing market update: Canola recovers to post small gains | Jan. 2, 2026
Canola futures recovered to post small gains Friday, with strength in soyoil providing spillover support. Chicago soybeans and corn were weaker, while wheat futures were narrowly mixed. Here’s Phil Franz-Warkentin of the Western Producer Markets Desk with your Jan. 2 closing grain and oilseed market update.
Note to subscribers: Planting a new seed for Grainews
Growing the kernels of insight you rely on
Grainews now moves into The Western Producer as part of the farm newspaper’s new Farm Work section, providing Western Canada’s grain growers with one place to get the news and information they need.
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Closing Market Update: Canola, U.S. markets lower | Dec. 31, 2025
Canola was weaker on Wednesday afternoon, facing grim prospect to start 2026. In Chicago, there’s no positive fresh news to support increases. Here’s your Dec. 31 afternoon grain and oilseed market update.
Lightning gives and takes in Prairie fields
Practical Research: Certain types of storms provide almost 15 per cent of the world’s fixed nitrogen fertilizer
Lightning in fields can be a source of nitrogen but at times can result in crop damage which, at a glance, resembles a very localized disease outbreak, plant pathologist Ieuan Evans writes.
Maintain motion to ease joint stiffness
Fit to Farm: Simple movements can get circulation flowing within our joint cavities
As we proceed into colder, drier temperatures, it’s common to hear reports of more joint stiffness and pain, athletic therapist Kathlyn Hossack writes.
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