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Close-up of the pods on a ripe canola plant with the rest of the canola field blurred in the background.

Canadian canola prices hinge on rain forecast

Canola markets took a good hit during the week ending July 11, 2025, on the thought that the Canadian crop will yield well despite dry weather

Canola markets took a good hit during the week ending July 11, 2025, on the thought that the Canadian crop will yield well despite dry weather.





A look at Saskatchewan producer Calvin Gavelin's dry pasture.

Recent rain offers some hope for Prairie forages

Producers and forage specialists say many parts of the Prairies remain dry, despite the rain that fell in the middle of last month

Forage producers across the Prairies received much-needed rainfall late last month to help ailing hay stands.


An air seeder rig seeds red lentils on a sunny day, with a number of pillowy white clouds in the sky, southeast of Delisle, Saskatchewan.

Prairie weather could mean higher prices

Lack of rainfall is putting some snap into new crop canola contracts

Growers in all three Prairie provinces are very likely to be finished seeding this week, however, the benefits of seeding crops weeks early may be cancelled out by another dry summer.





Two gophers are standing up looking at something to the left from just inside their hole next to a flat rock.

Managing a gopher boom

Producers have fewer options for controlling gophers, but encouraging predators and managing the environment may help

The Richardson’s ground squirrel has been a challenge for Prairie farmers for more than 100 years.