Statistics Canada has reduced its canola production estimate by 400-thousand tonnes down to 19.1 million. The latest numbers come from satellite data gathered at the end of August. The previous estimate used information from the end of July. FarmLink Marketing Solutions senior analyst Neil Townsend believes the canola number could go lower when StatsCan releases […]
The Canola Council of Canada (CCC) has unveiled a new program named Canola 4R Advantage that offers financial support to help growers initiate or advance 4R Nutrient Stewardship on canola acres. The program will reimburse growers up to 85 per cent of eligible costs, up to $12,000 per farm per year. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada […]
Agriculture Canada says it is making progress in battling blackleg disease in canola. The fungal disease is a serious threat for canola, which generates about one quarter of all farm crop receipts in Canada. A team of Saskatoon-based scientists at the Agriculture Canada Research station have achieved a major milestone in the battle against blackleg. […]
NexusBioAg has reached a marketing and distribution agreement for TerraMG, a mustard-derived soil biopesticide. The biopesticide technology has potential to address the farming challenges of ClubRoot and Aphanomyces diseases in canola and pulse crops. Building on field data, the companies are now moving forward to the next stage of development. Through the marketing and distribution […]
Corteva Agriscience has announced two new seed treatment packages for corn and canola farmers for next year. Producers will receive improved disease control with a canola fungicide package with four modes of disease protection, including a new active ingredient for airborne blackleg protection. Blackleg can cause average yield losses of almost 10 percent. For […]
New federal clean fuel regulations could lead to a growing market for Saskatchewan canola growers. The manager of biofuel policy at the Canadian Canola Growers Association, Steve Pratt, says the new regulations come into effect July 2023. He says biofuels like canola are expected to play an expanded role to lower the greenhouse gas emission […]
76 percent of the crop has been seeded in Saskatchewan, with the west being a little ahead of the east. That’s below the five year average at this point of the season of 93 percent. According to the latest numbers from Sask Agriculture, some rain has slowed things down in the eastern part of Saskatchewan, […]
Grain prices were mixed this past week. P.I. Financial commodity futures advisor, Adam Pukalo, says canola was down 34 dollars a ton for the week while spring wheat was up 44 cents a bushel. Pukalo says canola was down following last week’s contract high for $1212.30 per ton in July. He says canola is down, […]
Grain markets are reflecting a lot of uncertainty this winter. FarmLink Marketing Solutions chief market analyst, Neil Townsend, says there is uncertainty in the markets, partly due to tensions between Russia and Ukraine. But he expects wheat prices could rise another 50 cents to one dollar a bushel because of strong demand this winter. Townsend […]
APAS welcomes announcement of a third multi-million dollar canola crushing plant for Regina. Federated Co-op is building a renewable diesel plant, using canola. A joint venture with AGT Foods will see construction of a 360 million dollar, 1.1 million ton canola crushing plant. Outgoing APAS president Todd Lewis calls it great news for farmers. Lewis […]
