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Thirty was OK when canola plant populations were higher than 10 plants per square foot, and basically all the yield came from the main stem. Stands are half that now, and more yield comes from side branches.
Canola, Crops

Don’t cut canola too soon

Swathing at 30 per cent seed colour change is so 1980s. Recent surveys show it’s better to wait until 60 per cent — or later

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Reading Time: 5 minutes In late 2020, the Canola Council of Canada surveyed 1,000 canola farmers from Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta to check in on common practices. One notable finding is that 10 per cent of respondents still target 30 per cent seed colour change on the main stem when swathing canola. Another 26 per cent target 31-50 per […] Read more
CBOT September 2021 wheat (candlesticks) with 20-day moving average (yellow line) and MGEX and K.C. September wheats (green and orange O/H/L/C). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Wheat posts biggest weekly climb in six years

Weather woes in North America, Russia, Europe spur concerns

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures rose about three per cent on Friday and recorded their largest weekly gain in six years as parched conditions for North American spring wheat and adverse weather in Europe and Russia stoked concern about global supplies. Soybean futures ended higher on uncertainty about U.S. crop weather, while corn […] Read more
Big Canada thistle plants can spell trouble in the combine, especially when there are large patches of them.
Canola, Crops

Fall herbicide application timing in canola

To control perennial weeds in canola, there are benefits to both pre- and post-harvest control options — the deciding factor could be tied to your goals

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Reading Time: 5 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – When deciding between a pre-harvest or post-harvest spray application to control tough perennial weeds, there are always some key considerations for farmers. The extent of the weed problem and harvest timing are important ones, of course, but other factors such as herbicide cost and killing frost also play into the decision. To […] Read more
ICE November 2021 canola (candlesticks) with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)
Canola, Crops, Markets, Weather

ICE weekly outlook: Volatility to come for canola market

'Tighten up your seatbelt'

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Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Record-breaking temperatures in British Columbia, lingering extreme heat in the Prairie provinces and little to no precipitation have strengthened an ongoing rally in the ICE Futures canola market. One trader, however, warns that canola contracts may be in for a mercurial few weeks. “We’re clearly in a weather market that is extremely volatile,” […] Read more
CBOT November 2021 soybeans (candlesticks) with 20- and 100-day moving averages (green and black lines) and ICE November 2021 canola (yellow line, left column). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy mixed ahead of plantings, stocks reports

Canadian farmers expand canola acres

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures were mixed on Tuesday as traders adjusted positions ahead of key U.S. reports on crop plantings and inventories. The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday is expected to increase its estimate for corn plantings by about three per cent from March, according to […] Read more
Canola south of Ethelton, Sask. on Aug. 3, 2017. (Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Markets

Canada’s canola acres up from earlier forecast

Wheat acres up; barley, oats, corn revised lower

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Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm –– Canadian farmers seeded more canola in 2021 than originally intended, with a number of other crops also seeing adjustments higher as dry weather through the planting season allowed for a fast seeding pace. In its June estimates of principal field crop areas, released Tuesday, Statistics Canada pegged total canola planted area at 22.5 […] Read more
(Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Markets, Weather

Canola, wheat acres in opposite trends before StatsCan report

'Every commodity was offering options that were profitable'

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Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — Just days prior to Statistics Canada issuing its latest survey-based crop acreage report on Tuesday next week, analysts are estimating a rise in canola acres at the expense of wheat. “Coming through the winter and towards spring seeding, we were looking at canola prices that were at their highest levels of all time,” […] Read more

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