Pulling cores from areas with low productivity can help identify issues weighing on the overall productivity of a field
Glacier FarmMedia – Fall soil sampling can be supercharged using tips from the Canola Council of Canada. The big ones include collecting a lot of sub-samples in each field, tapping soil depths and sampling known unproductive acres. It’s typical to collect one benchmark composite sample based on a field’s most productive acres. However, the council […] Read moreTag Archives Canola Council of Canada — page 2
Supply management bill moves slowly through Senate
A private member’s bill that wants to take supply management off the trade table is at the centre of attention in Ottawa
REGINA — Clause-by-clause consideration of Bill C-282 in the Senate is not expected until November, after the Bloc Quebecois deadline for triggering a federal election. Passing the private member’s bill to protect supply management in future trade agreements by Oct. 29 was one of BQ leader Yves-Francois Blanchet’s demands when he voted against recent Conservative […] Read more
Blackleg gene tests questioned
Glacier FarmMedia – Genetics are the tools of choice to minimize losses from blackleg, but there are signs that tried and true resistance genes might not be packing the same punch in every infected field. The fungal disease remains one of the most prevalent threats for canola, and gained particular traction this year after a […] Read more
Poor yields start at the roots
WINNIPEG — The story of the 2024 canola crop can be summed up with three brief phrases: Hopes for a bumper crop in late June. Blazing heat and minimal rain in July. Disappointing yields in September. Those are the Coles Notes, but the agronomic story is slightly more complicated. A long stretch of 33 C […] Read more
Farm group formalizes ag data recommendations
Canadian Federation of Agriculture also signs on to a data transparency and protection initiative that started in the U.S.
REGINA — The Canadian Federation of Agriculture has formalized its recommendations for a national agricultural data strategy. It has also become the first Canadian farm industry member of the Ag Data Transparent organization. ADT was formed after the American Farm Bureau Federation noted concern among farmers about agricultural data products and how data provided to […] Read more
Port of Vancouver grain workers walk off the job
Glacier FarmMedia – Grain terminal workers at the Port of Vancouver are on strike this morning as shown by video posted by local media on X. Video from CityNews Vancouver shows workers picketing outside of Viterra’s Cascadia terminal. On Sept. 21, Grain Workers Union Local 333 issued a 72-hour strike notice to terminal operators represented […] Read more
Western mustard growers get new flea beetle seed treatment option
Glacier FarmMedia – Canadian mustard growers now have access to a flea beetle control tool that was previously the purview of canola. On Sept. 17, Bayer announced that its Buteo start seed treatment has been registered for mustard in Western Canada. “The damage caused by flea beetles at the start of the season impacts crop […] Read more
VIDEO: Study seeks more information on pod shatter resistance
University of Manitoba researchers test canola cultivars to identify genetic material that has tolerance to pod shatter
WINNIPEG — The pod shatter resistance trait for canola has been on the market for more than a decade. Bayer CropScience released the first commercial canola hybrid with it, InVigor L140P, in 2013. Private and public breeding programs followed Bayer’s lead, introducing their own versions of canola with pods that are less likely to shatter […] Read more
Speed vs. quality at harvest time
Harvest time always brings the urgency of getting the crop off the fields as fast as possible, but that need for speed must be balanced with the need to avoid damage. Research at North Dakota State University looked at the issue, beginning with dry beans because their value is particularly vulnerable to issues such as […] Read more
China threat on canola unpalatable, not surprising
The most concerning aspect of Canadian farmers caught in a trade dispute between China and Ottawa is the lack of surprise. The federal government knew China was likely to target Canadian canola exports before it placed 100 per cent tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and a 25 per cent surtax on imports of steel and […] Read more
