Crop Management
DP World just opened its new canola oil transload facility at the Port of Vancouver. It can ship one million tonnes of the commodity per year.
Crop Management
Australia finds grain-threatening beetle in baby diapers
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Australia has detected the larvae of khapra beetles in imported baby diapers, the agriculture ministry said, raising concerns the pest could infest grain storages and disrupt agricultural exports.
Invigor Gold variety viewed as threat to condiment mustard
Invigor Gold, the canola-quality mustard developed by BASF, is on a collision course with Canada’s condiment mustard industry. It’s difficult to see how the two can co-exist.
Saskatchewan farmer uses tile drainage to manage water
A pilot project underway near Outlook is examining aspects of tile drainage in conjunction with irrigation
The integration of both irrigation and tile drainage results in higher yields, water efficiency, improved soils and less nutrient runoff, says one producer.
U.S. soy and cotton growers might use dicamba in 2026
American farmers could be spraying dicamba on their soybean fields next year, if a proposed registration becomes reality.
Irrigation capacity questioned
Some wonder if there’s enough water to expand irrigation; Sask. government says yes
Some are highly skeptical that Canada could massively expand irrigation in Saskatchewan and Alberta so that 10 per cent of Canada’s farmland is irrigated.
StatCan stands by its model-based crop forecast
Agency comes under fire for underestimating the size of this year’s crop, but it insists its methodology is sound
Statistics Canada’s model-based production estimates are under scrutiny, but agency says it is confident in the results.
Record canola harvest expected
Average yield likely to top 42 bushels an acre but could climb even higher
Anecdotal reports from agronomists, crop production advisors, landowners and grain industry reps, combined with provincial reports, indicates that canola yields could break the yield record set in 2016
Vancouver port says it has improved efficiency
Grain movement has been strong at the Port of Vancouver due in part to a new centralized scheduling system.
Government, industry seek canola tariff resolution
Prime minister and others meet with canola sector stakeholders in Ottawa to update efforts to resolve the situation
Governments and industry continue to discuss how best to deal with Chinese tariffs on Canadian agricultural products, particularly canola.
