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Cutworms. (Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Guenther: Alta. cutworms sought for mapping, posterity

By Lisa Guenther May 21, 2015

If you’re an Alberta farmer and your crops have got cutworms, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development wants to know. Scott Meers, an entomologist with Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, is asking farmers to report cutworms online. The province uses those reports to create an interactive map displaying cutworm sightings. Meers and provincial insect research technologist […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

Fast-track trade legislation passes U.S. Senate hurdle

By Richard Cowan May 21, 2015

Washington | Reuters — U.S. President Barack Obama’s signature Asian trade push cleared another hurdle in the U.S. Senate on Thursday after a knife-edge vote moved the White House closer to gaining the power to speed trade deals through Congress. Senators voted 62-38 to give Obama a major victory and set up a speedy decision […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Dawson: Time to assess crops for frost, water damage

By Allan Dawson, GFM Network News May 20, 2015

Each day it gets easier to assess how much damage frost and excessive moisture did to Manitoba crops over the Victoria Day long weekend. Farmers can expect their soybeans to emerge this week because of warm and sunny conditions — and that germination will probably suffer in some soybean fields. “I’m expecting to see a […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola bias points higher

By Dave Sims May 20, 2015

CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola contracts stayed mostly rangebound during the week ended Wednesday, before finishing $4 per tonne higher. “Funds are putting a long position on,” said Wayne Palmer of Agri-Trend Marketing in Winnipeg. The most-frequently-traded July contract tested the $460 per tonne mark before backing off at the end of the […] Read more

A flowering apple tree Tuesday morning in Winnipeg. (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops, Weather

Jury still out on Prairie crop damage from Victoria Day weekend

By Phil Franz-Warkentin May 19, 2015

CNS Canada — Cold temperatures across much of Western Canada over the May long weekend may have caused damage to early-emerging crops — but it will take a few more days to determine how many acres will need reseeding. “We have to wait and see, because freeze damage is always sporadic in nature,” said CWB […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

Study finds Manitoba ready for soy crushing

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff May 16, 2015

The rise of soybeans as a cash crop in and around Manitoba, and the availability of hogs to dine on soy meal, could support Western Canada’s first-ever soybean crushing plant, a new study finds. The feasibility study, run by Winnipeg-based Mercantile Venture Consulting and backed by the federal and Manitoba governments, shows a Manitoba crushing […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

As it woos Syngenta, Monsanto mounts campaign to combat critics

By Carey Gillam May 15, 2015

Reuters — As seed and chemical maker Monsanto woos Swiss ag chem firm Syngenta, Monsanto also is trying to win over consumers in key international markets, rolling out social media and marketing campaigns. U.S.-based Monsanto said it has recently launched interactive consumer-oriented websites in China, France, India, Argentina and Brazil, in addition to a lead […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Monsanto’s Syngenta gambit seen hinging on sale of seed businesses

By Arno Schuetze, Ludwig Burger, Pamela Barbaglia May 14, 2015

London/Frankfurt | Reuters –– U.S. seeds giant Monsanto is trying to line up buyers for assets worth up to US$8 billion to appease competition authorities before making a fresh takeover approach for Swiss rival Syngenta, possibly within three weeks, industry sources said. Monsanto is expected to tap German chemicals group BASF, an existing joint venture […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola watching weather

By Phil Franz-Warkentin May 13, 2015

CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola contracts held rangebound during the week ended Wednesday, with small losses in the front months and gains in the more deferred positions. While activity remains somewhat subdued for the time being, any future moves will be highly dependent on weather conditions heading into the growing season. “The markets […] Read more

Canola, Crops

Canola program stacks genes against new clubroot

By Dave Bedard May 13, 2015

Rather than send out a canola variety with a single source of resistance against clubroot — especially the disease’s most recent pathotype — Agrium’s CPS division has stacked several sources into the new hybrids it’s sending for testing this summer. Crop Production Services on Monday announced its “next generation” of Argentine canola hybrids shows “high […] Read more

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Canola

Guenther: Alta. cutworms sought for mapping, posterity

Fast-track trade legislation passes U.S. Senate hurdle

Dawson: Time to assess crops for frost, water damage

ICE weekly outlook: Canola bias points higher

Jury still out on Prairie crop damage from Victoria Day weekend

Study finds Manitoba ready for soy crushing

As it woos Syngenta, Monsanto mounts campaign to combat critics

Monsanto’s Syngenta gambit seen hinging on sale of seed businesses

ICE weekly outlook: Canola watching weather

Canola program stacks genes against new clubroot

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