MacDon unveils 61-foot draper header All the major farm equipment brands have Class 10-plus combines on the market, and those machines have big appetites. Winnipeg-based MacDon has introduced a massive header that can feed those machines fast and keep their hunger satisfied. Other stories in the Canola Yearbook 2024: The 61-foot wide FD261 FlexDraper header […] Read more
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Canola views – photo essay
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Canola and climate change in Western Canada
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 more than 3.2 […] Read more
Tiny allies may help withstand drought
Agriculture Canada researchers are examining soil microbes to find out if they can help canola withstand dry times
After multiple years with insufficient moisture and yet another dry summer in 2024, it’s become painfully obvious that Canada’s canola industry needs varieties with improved drought tolerance. That’s not an easy task for breeders. It is a complicated trait that involves dozens of genes, signals and processes within a plant. There isn’t a magic gene […] Read more
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Gene editing promises to open floodgates for canola traits Canola growers can expect a bunch of new seed traits to hit the market in coming years as gene-editing technology takes off, says an industry official. Cibus is one company doing a lot of work on that front and is expected to commercialize three new traits […] Read more
What made canola so strong?
Hybridization and an extensive crop plot research across Western Canada increased the crop's resiliency
Like Cinderella, canola could be beautiful and impressive, but if the weather clock struck midnight, it would end up in rags, trapped in a pumpkin surrounded by lizards and rats. That was the canola crops of the 1980s and 1990s, which were generally viewed as the most fragile and undependable crops in farmers’ fields, able […] Read more
Sustainability incentive for canola growers
At the Ag In Motion farm show, companies describe premiums available to farmers
Canola growers have choices when it comes to trying to get a premium for proving they farm sustainably. Most of the major seed providers are putting together programs that reward farmers for operating in a manner that allows food companies and others to plausibly claim that their crops don’t hurt the planet. Other stories in […] Read more
Verticillium, blackleg and gophers
Multiple pests hammered canola in 2024
Looking back at the 2024 growing season, it’s easy to point out the main reason for poor canola yields — blistering hot weather and insufficient rain in July and August. Canola growers in Saskatchewan and Alberta posted an average yield of about 33 bushels per acre, using data from provincial crop reports. Other stories in […] Read more
Canola News Briefs
China hits Canadian canola with anti-dumping probe China started an anti-dumping investigation into canola imports from Canada after Ottawa moved to impose tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. Canada followed the lead of the United States and European Union by announcing a 100 per cent tariff on imports of Chinese electric vehicles and a 25 per […] Read more
Fall economic statement fairly quiet on agriculture
UPDATED: December 19, 2024 – 1020 CST – Glacier FarmMedia – The 2024 fall economic statement shows Canada has a $61.9 billion deficit and makes few mentions of agriculture. The statement was released Monday afternoon after a chaotic day which saw Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigning from her post hours before presenting the document. The […] Read more
