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
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‘It feels like a different game’
SASKATOON — Mike Jubinville spent a portion of his weekend poring over his canola supply and demand balance sheet. “To be honest with you, I was starting to feel pretty optimistic about canola,” he said. Related stories: The numbers indicated there would be extended periods of 2024-25 where the market would need to ration supplies, […] Read more
Analyst confident canola can weather anti-dumping storm
SASKATOON — Canada is well equipped to handle the latest canola dispute with China, says an analyst. For one thing, the industry has become far less export dependent the last couple of years, said Chuck Penner, analyst with LeftField Commodity Research. Related stories: He is forecasting that crushers will process 11 to 12 million tonnes […] Read more
Tariffs on Chinese EVs prompt canola worries
SASKATOON — Some people are wondering if canola could once again be in China’s crosshairs if the country retaliates against a series of new punitive tariffs announced by Canada on Monday. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said a 100 per cent surtax will be levied on all Chinese-made electric vehicles effective Oct. 1, 2024. Related stories: […] Read more
Canola industry says it is ready for a large crop
Demand is more evenly divided now between domestic and export markets, which would make moving a big crop easier
WINNIPEG — Despite ongoing crop production challenges on much of the Prairies, the canola industry continues to grow. That was the message from the Canola Council of Canada at its annual meeting March 7 as it looked back at a 2023 that saw a surge in oil exports to the United States for biofuel production […] Read more
VIDEO: Updates from Canadian Crops Convention
Despite continuing problems with weather across much of Western Canada, the country managed to produce an 18 million tonne crop in 2023, something which would have been unimaginable 20 years ago, when the goal was to get up to seven million tonnes per year. Canola Council of Canada President Chris Davison highlighted the growing balance […] Read more
Farm groups applaud opening of Indo-Pacific ag office
New office in Manila, Philippines, is a joint effort between Agriculture Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency
The federal government opened Canada’s first Indo-Pacific agriculture office in Manila, Philippines, earlier this month, and farm groups were pleased. The Indo-Pacific Agriculture and Agri-Food Office (IPAAO) is a joint effort between Agriculture Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and is part of a plan to “increase and diversify Canada’s agriculture and agri-food exports […] Read more
Pest roundup: Canola pests kept in check by dry conditions
Pests of canola including flea beetles, green worms of multiple types, cut worm, alfalfa loopers, blister beetles, lygus bugs, diamondback moths and more were present last summer. However, there wasn’t a massive pest event in 2023 that dramatically affected canola plants across multiple growing regions, other than grasshoppers in drier areas. Other stories in the […] Read more
Canola growers scramble to address federal policy issues
Another day, another issue for canola growers to tackle. From the federal government’s musing on reducing emissions from fertilizer use to trade matters to carbon pricing, policy dominates much of the work carried out by farmer organizations. The most recent concern surrounds amendments made in the Senate to Bill C-234 that removed barns and greenhouses […] Read more
Caution advised when controlling flea beetles
Canola growers must know for sure their crops won’t be used as livestock feed before using lambda-cyhalothrin this year
Effective April 29, it is illegal to apply lambda-cyhalothrin products to canola and other crops that will be used as livestock feed in Canada.
