Dry conditions continued to spur quick seeding progress in Manitoba, as the provincial agriculture department reported spring planting reached 95 per cent complete as of June 3.
Spring planting in Manitoba close to finished
Province gets very little rain over the week
‘Extremely limited’ flax supply in Black Sea region
European duties and sanctions curtailed imports of Russian flax, which then displaced Canadian supply into China
Flax stocks are low in the Black Sea region, according to analysts.
Canadian flax genetics on road to improvement
Fewer Manitoba farmers grow flax than they used to, but work into new varieties may increase the oilseed’s appeal in Western Canada
Fewer Manitoba farmers grow flax than they used to, but work on new varieties may increase the oilseed’s appeal in Western Canada
Growers show flax interest amid canola turmoil
Statistics Canada forecasts an acreage drop, but a processor says farmers have been phoning since the U.S. trade war erupted
Statistics Canada has projected that flax acres will decline in 2025. That could happen, but with the trade and tariff uncertainty surrounding canola this winter, more growers are contacting Tyson Fehr and asking questions about the crop.
Special crops get new agronomist in residence at University of Manitoba
Loveleen Kaur Dhillon has been named the agronomist in residence for special crops at the University of Manitoba,a newly created five-year position supported by the Manitoba Crop Alliance
Manitoba crops like flax, corn and sunflowers will get better research attention through a new agronomist in residence position at the University of Manitoba, according to the Manitoba Crop Alliance.
Feds expect more wheat, less canola this year
Wheat acreage will increase this year while canola acreage will drop — at least, that’s the prediction in the January Outlook for Principal Field Crops report from the Market Analysis Group at Agriculture Canada. The Agriculture Canada analysis has very little good news when it comes to 2025-26 price projections. Wheat and flaxseed are about […] Read more
Newly formed oilseeds organization introduced
SaskCanola and SaskFlax make their final presentations as SaskOilseeds gets to work representing producers’ interests
REGINA — SaskOilseeds took the stage as the newest provincial crop commission earlier this month, with the final presentations from SaskCanola and SaskFlax and the reveal of a new logo. The merger of the two was official Aug. 1, and after wrapping up some final financial transactions, the new entity has settled in to handle […] Read more
The good, bad and ugly of 2025 cropping options
Only a select few cropping options are showing a profit over and above total costs in Saskatchewan Agriculture’s 2025 Crop Planning Guide. The guide is available online. Printed versions were to be available at the Crop Production Show this week in Saskatoon and can also be picked up at regional Saskatchewan Agriculture offices. It uses […] Read more
Sask. canola group makes crop disease its major focus
SaskCanola amalgamated with the Saskatchewan Flax Development Commission this year to become SaskOilseeds
Free disease testing for farmers, field training days for agronomists and farmer-conducted on-farm research trials were the focuses of SaskOilseeds this past year. Research manager Doug Heath outlined the organization’s 2024 activity at Canola Week, held Dec. 3-5 in Saskatoon and online. ”We work on behalf of canola and flax farmers to fund crop research, […] Read more
Project diversification focuses work on English farm
Producer steadily adds to the list of initiatives he has undertaken on his operation in an effort to maintain the family farm
Ever the opportunist and entrepreneur, James Lee has been finding agribusiness opportunities throughout the Devon, England, region for nearly 20 years. His singular focus? Maintaining the family farm. Listing his projects was a feat in itself as we overlooked his pasture in the English countryside. Once he graduated from university in 2006, Lee knew that […] Read more
