Reading Time: < 1 minute Deliveries of major grains increased from December to December, according to data released by Statistics Canada on Jan. 29.
Canola
Upswings in most December grain deliveries
Declines in rye, flax
December canola crush pushes higher
Canola crush exceeds 1 million tonnes
Reading Time: < 1 minute Data released by Statistics Canada on Jan. 29 showed the December crush of canola and soybeans came in higher than a year ago.
U.S. threatening Canada’s canola oil industry
Chinese used cooking oil another threat
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada's canola oil industry is facing two threats from the United States, said Chris Vervaet, executive director of the Winnipeg-based Canadian Oilseed Processors Association.
Researchers scramble to understand verticillium in Canada
Disease is a relative newcomer to Canada and has been the subject of little research globally
Reading Time: 2 minutes Justine Cornelson of BrettYoung Seeds says verticillium is one reason Manitoba saw disappointing canola yields last year. The disease needs to be the subject of more research, since little has been done to date.
Manitoba Ag Days: ‘Political manipulations’ hold back canola – analyst
Reading Time: 3 minutes If global politics, tariffs and uncertainty were magically removed from the market, canola prices in Canada would likely be $1.50 per bushel higher, says a veteran markets analyst.
ICE Canada Weekly: Canola facing ‘extreme uncertainties’ says trader
Excluded from U.S. biofuel tax credits, facing tighter supplies
Reading Time: 2 minutes The path canola is to take as January turns to February has been marked by “extreme uncertainties,” explained broker Ken Ball of Ventum Financial in Winnipeg.
Panel explores key issues in canola variety selection at Manitoba Ag Days
It’s all about finding the right fit for the challenges on your farm, rather than taking what you can get
Reading Time: 2 minutes A panel discussion at Manitoba Ag Days 2025 delved into what makes a canola variety the right fit for your farm.
Aster yellows rare but potentially costly Manitoba Ag Days speaker says
The last big outbreak is said to have cost Prairie canola growers $400 million in yield losses
Reading Time: 2 minutes Aster yellows might be rare, but it can be expensive. The last big outbreak cost Prairie canola growers $400 million in yield losses, Trevor Wist of AAFC told Manitoba Ag Days 2025.
AAFC forecasts more Canadian wheat acres, less canola in 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian farmers will plant more wheat and coarse grains in 2025 at the expense of oilseeds, according to the first supply/demand projections for the 2025/26 marketing year from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, released Jan. 20.
Research on the farm
After observing higher yield in some fields, an agronomist worked with a farmer client to set up a trial that yielded practical results
Reading Time: 8 minutes On-farm research is one of those things that sounds great in theory, especially with the technology at hand today. But how can agronomists and farmers reap results they can use, and count on? Saskatchewan crop consultant Mike Palmier offers one case study. Working with a farming client, he’s found that leaving taller crop stubble in […] Read more