The Saskatchewan government has released an updated version of the Clubroot Distribution Map, outlining the areas where clubroot has been found. Agriculture minister David Marit says clubroot has been confirmed in 51 commercial canola fields, a rise of 8 since last January. In addition, he says the clubroot pathogen was detected in 5 fields […]
The latest StatsCan report released Friday says fall crop production in Saskatchewan fell for canola but rose for wheat, peas, oats and barley. The farm survey says canola production dropped 7.3 percent in this province to 10 million tons while wheat and lentils jumped 5 percent. Nationally, farmers reported producing more wheat, barley and […]
A new report from Farm Credit Canada says there is still room to expand and diversify for the top four farm exports from Canada. FCC chief agricultural economist J.P. Gervais says there will be some challenges to diversify beyond the traditional markets but there are opportunities. He says Canadian wheat and pulse crops are already […]
Saskatchewan Canola growers are optimistic about future sales to China following the lifting of a ban on imports of Canadian beef and pork. China has not lifted the ban on Canadian canola but SaskCanola chair Lane Stockbrugger sees the lifting of the ban on Canadian meat products as a good sign. He says it adds […]
Dogs have been trained to sniff out drugs or track down criminal suspects. But a trial this year saw a pair of dogs taught how to look for canola plants with clubroot. To find the disease, you have to pull a plant and examine the roots for galls, which can be a time-consuming process. Michael Harding […]
A grain market analyst says Canola prices have improved in recent days due to better market prospects. Neil Townsend with FarmLink Marketing Solutions said canola prices have strengthened partly due to better trade relations between the U.S. and China. He added there are good opportunities to expand canola exports to the European Union, where it […]
The Canola Council of Canada supports Ottawa’s push for a bilateral consultation at the W-T-O in a canola trade dispute with China. Canada has requested a formal meeting with China at the World Trade Organization to resolve a Chinese ban on Canadian canola shipments. Canola Council vice president Brian Innes says China is obligated to […]
OTTAWA — Canada has requested a formal meeting with China at the World Trade Organization to resolve a Chinese ban on Canadian canola shipments. International Trade Minister Jim Carr announced Friday that Canada is seeking a bilateral consultation at the WTO because the two sides have been unable to resolve the issue. China’s decision to ban canola […]
Stats Canada says a July farm survey found farmers are expected to produce less wheat, canola, corn and soybeans this year, but more barley and oats. The latest spring wheat production estimate is up this year, but durum and winter are down. The estimate currently stands at 2.9 percent from last year at 31.3 million […]
A market analyst says there is a lot of price uncertainty as farmers prepare to harvest the 2019 crop in Saskatchewan. FarmLink Marketing Solutions senior analyst Neil Townsend advises farmers to be patient when selling wheat because there are a lot of trade concerns. Townsend says a good target price for wheat is 6 dollars […]
