Thanks to a stretch of good weather, Alberta farmers advanced their harvest 12 points during the week ended Sept. 29 to 89 per cent complete. The Alberta agriculture department said that’s seven points above the five-year average. The post Good weather pushes Alberta harvest along appeared first on Canadian Cattlemen.| Canadian CattlemenCrops , Latest & Featured - Canadian Cattlemen
Combining in Saskatchewan is in the home stretch as the province’s agriculture department reported it at 84 per cent complete. Although the harvest advanced 16 points during the week ended Sept. 29, it was eight points behind the five-year average. The post Good progress made in Sask. harvest appeared first on Canadian Cattlemen.| Canadian CattlemenCrops , Latest & Featured - Canadian Cattlemen
China is expected to import one million tonnes less of canola in 2025/26 than in the previous marketing year, the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in Beijing projected. China was projected to acquire 3.10 million tonnes of canola this year versus 4.10 million in 2024/25. The post China’s canola, soybeans imports to drop one million tonnes each appeared first on Canadian Cattlemen.| Canadian CattlemenCrops , Latest & Featured - Canadian Cattlemen
Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange are being pressured by the harvest and a lack of export demand. One analyst said they could fall to their March lows. The post ICE Weekly: Canola could relive March lows: analyst appeared first on Canadian Cattlemen.| Canadian CattlemenCrops , Latest & Featured - Canadian Cattlemen
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada made several upward adjustments to its supply and demand estimates, after including the data from the Statistics Canada production update earlier this month. The post More canola among AAFC’s 2025/26 projections appeared first on Canadian Cattlemen.| Canadian CattlemenCrops , Latest & Featured - Canadian Cattlemen
China is expected to import one million tonnes less of canola in 2025/26 than in the previous marketing year, the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in Beijing projected. China was projected to acquire 3.10 million tonnes of canola this year versus 4.10 million in 2024/25. The post China’s canola, soybeans imports to drop one million tonnes each appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest Crops Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange are being pressured by the harvest and a lack of export demand. One analyst said they could fall to their March lows. The post ICE Weekly: Canola could relive March lows: analyst appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest Crops Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada made several upward adjustments to its supply and demand estimates, after including the data from the Statistics Canada production update earlier this month. The post More canola among AAFC’s 2025/26 projections appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest Crops Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
Thanks to a stretch of good weather, Alberta farmers advanced their harvest 12 points during the week ended Sept. 29 to 89 per cent complete. The Alberta agriculture department said that’s seven points above the five-year average. The post Good weather pushes Alberta harvest along appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressGFM Network Daily News - Alberta Farmer Express
Combining in Saskatchewan is in the home stretch as the province’s agriculture department reported it at 84 per cent complete. Although the harvest advanced 16 points during the week ended Sept. 29, it was eight points behind the five-year average. The post Good progress made in Sask. harvest appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest News Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
Thanks to a stretch of good weather, Alberta farmers advanced their harvest 12 points during the week ended Sept. 29 to 89 per cent complete. The Alberta agriculture department said that’s seven points above the five-year average. The post Good weather pushes Alberta harvest along appeared first on Grainews.| GrainewsPulses & Production Tips - Grainews
Combining in Saskatchewan is in the home stretch as the province’s agriculture department reported it at 84 per cent complete. Although the harvest advanced 16 points during the week ended Sept. 29, it was eight points behind the five-year average. The post Good progress made in Sask. harvest appeared first on Grainews.| GrainewsPulses & Production Tips - Grainews
Depending on the crop, powdery mildew may not be much of a yield killer for grain growers — but dust from the fungal disease can build up to cause fires in combines. The post Powdery mildew can be combine fire risk appeared first on Grainews.| GrainewsEquipment & Production Tips - Grainews
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada made several upward adjustments to its supply and demand estimates, after including the data from the Statistics Canada production update earlier this month.| The Western ProducerAgriculture Market News & Market Prices | The Western Pro...
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada made several upward adjustments to its supply and demand estimates, after including the data from the Statistics Canada production update earlier this month. The post More canola among AAFC’s 2025/26 projections appeared first on Manitoba Co-operator.| Manitoba Co-operatorMarkets & Farming Articles - Manitoba Co-operator
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada made several upward adjustments to its supply and demand estimates, after including the data from the Statistics Canada production update earlier this month. The post More canola among AAFC’s 2025/26 projections appeared first on Grainews.| GrainewsDaily News from Glacier Farm Media Network - Grainews
Successive federal governments have been working to get out of the ad-hoc farm payment business — so whether existing programs fit the bill or not, it’s unsurprising when the feds try to shoehorn problems into one or more of those. The post Editor’s Rant: Over/underwhelmed appeared first on Grainews.| GrainewsColumns & Production Tips - Grainews
Crushing statistics of major oilseeds in Canada for the month of August 2025, reported by Statistics Canada.| Alberta Farmer Express
Canadian grain and oilseed production in 2025/26 was likely larger than earlier expectations, as warm temperatures and increased precipitation across the Prairies in August helped crop development, according to updated estimates from Statistics Canada released Sept. 17.| Farmtario
Nearby canola futures slipped further back during the week ended Sept. 4, 2025, as they approached C$600 per tonne.| Manitoba Co-operator
Canola is a winning industry for Canada, but right now the Canadian farmers growing it are feeling the squeeze from China’s tariffs. The post Canola or cars? Canada can’t save both appeared first on Manitoba Co-operator.| Manitoba Co-operatorOp/Ed & Farming Articles - Manitoba Co-operator
Combining in Manitoba advanced 11 points during the week ended Sept. 9, which brought the harvest to 40 per cent complete provincewide, Manitoba Agriculture reported. The post Manitoba farmers focused on harvesting appeared first on Canadian Cattlemen.| Canadian CattlemenForages , Latest & Featured - Canadian Cattlemen
Combining in Manitoba advanced 11 points during the week ended Sept. 9, which brought the harvest to 40 per cent complete provincewide, Manitoba Agriculture reported. The post Manitoba farmers focused on harvesting appeared first on Grainews.| GrainewsPulses & Production Tips - Grainews
Saskatchewan farmers advanced their harvest 11 points during the week ended Sept. 1, bringing it to 23 per cent complete. However, that’s still 17 points behind the five-year average despite dry conditions throughout most of the province.| Grainews
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The harvesting of all crops in Alberta reached 42 per cent complete as of Sept. 9, compared to the five-year average of 40 per cent. The provincial agriculture department noted combing was highlighted by little or no rain. The post Alberta harvest just ahead of average pace appeared first on Grainews.| GrainewsDaily News from Glacier Farm Media Network - Grainews
University of Manitoba research finds verticillium stripe in canola can break down blackleg resistance, creating challenges for disease management and yield protection on the Prairies. The post Verticillium may undermine canola blackleg resistance appeared first on Grainews.| GrainewsFeatures & Production Tips - Grainews
Antoine Bernet, country head of Canada for Bayer Crop Science, believes biofuels represent a massive opportunity for oilseed growers in Canada. One of those oilseed crops is camelina, as Bayer recently acquired a camelina company from Saskatoon. The post Head of Bayer Canada bullish on biofuel sector’s future appeared first on Grainews.| GrainewsFeatures & Production Tips - Grainews
Combining in Manitoba advanced 11 points during the week ended Sept. 9, which brought the harvest to 40 per cent complete provincewide, Manitoba Agriculture reported.| Alberta Farmer Express
Ending stocks of canola and wheat contracted significantly on the year, Statistics Canada said in its grains stocks report released on Sept. 9.| Grainews
Canola is a winning industry. It feeds the economy, supports thousands of families and helps keep our rural communities alive.| The Western ProducerOpinions & Blogs | The Western Producer
Thawing relations between the Saskatchewan and federal governments is occurring at a pivotal time for farmers.| The Western ProducerOpinions & Blogs | The Western Producer
With hot and dry conditions the Alberta harvest is now in full swing, advancing 14 points to 22 per cent complete, the provincial agriculture department reported on Sept. 5. Combining was one point up compared to its five-average.| Alberta Farmer Express
Two national canola organizations said they’re not pleased with the federal government’s announcement on helping canola growers and the biofuel industry. The Canola Council of Canada and the Canadian Canola Growers Association expressed their disappointment in a Sept. 5 news release.| Grainews
The federal government will invest $370 million in a new biofuel production incentive.| Grainews
Australian farmers are forecast to grow slightly more canola and barley this year, while wheat production may dip, according to the latest estimates from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES).| Grainews
The federal government will invest $370 million in a new biofuel production incentive.| Alberta Farmer Express
Without the Chinese market, it’s only a matter of time before canola futures are poised to break below C$600 per tonne in its November contract, said Phil Speiss, trader with RBC Dominion Securities in Winnipeg.| Grainews
Global vegetable oil stocks are forecast to tighten in the 2025-26 crop year, this should bode well for canola demand.| The Western Producer
Canadian farmers are forecast to harvest more canola in 2025/26, while there’s to be less wheat, Statistics Canada said in its crop production report on Aug. 28.| Grainews
China’s new anti-dumping duty on Canadian canola imports did shock prices, but the damage to canola values at the farm gate may not be as bad as previously feared.| Manitoba Co-operator
Harvest operations in Manitoba pressed ahead during the week ended Aug. 18, with fall rye and winter wheat leading the way. The post Manitoba harvest sees winter crops pass halfway point appeared first on Canadian Cattlemen.| Canadian CattlemenCrops , Latest & Featured - Canadian Cattlemen
Harvest operations in Manitoba pressed ahead during the week ended Aug. 18, with fall rye and winter wheat leading the way. The post Manitoba harvest sees winter crops pass halfway point appeared first on Grainews.| GrainewsCrops & Production Tips - Grainews
A Chinese state-run trading firm has booked a cargo of about 50,000 metric tons of new-crop Australian canola, two traders told Reuters, just days after Beijing imposed temporary levies on top supplier Canada.| Manitoba Co-operator
Canada is focusing on a series of measures to support canola farmers hit by China's latest tariffs, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Thursday, but did not give specific details.| Alberta Farmer Express
China on Tuesday announced preliminary anti-dumping duties on Canadian canola imports, a fresh escalation in the year-long trade dispute that began with Ottawa's imposition of tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle imports last August.| Farmtario
There was some relief for crops in Saskatchewan following sporadic showers. The provincial agriculture department said farmers are hoping for more rain to aid head and pod filling, but the weekly crop report for the week ended July 28 noted that more moisture wouldn’t help the yields for more advanced crops. The post Rain aids some Saskatchewan crops appeared first on Canadian Cattlemen.| Canadian CattlemenForages , Latest & Featured - Canadian Cattlemen
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre promises EV action and calls for canola compensation| Alberta Farmer Express
Importers are struggling to resell several cargoes of Canadian canola meal that arrived in China after Beijing imposed hefty import tariffs on the protein-rich ingredient, three trade sources said.| Alberta Farmer Express
The November contract settled at $669.70 per tonne Aug. 6, below its 100-day moving average for the first time in four months.| The Western Producer
Canadian farmers are reeling from China's decision to impose hefty duties on their canola seed, after the surprise move spooked grain buyers into halting purchases and stoked worries there will be little demand for crop deliveries this autumn.| Alberta Farmer Express
China has effectively shut the door on purchases of Canadian canola by announcing a preliminary anti-dumping duty of 75.8 per cent on imports of the oilseed to start on Thursday, Aug. 14.| Alberta Farmer Express
China on Tuesday announced preliminary anti-dumping duties on Canadian canola imports, a fresh escalation in the year-long trade dispute that began with Ottawa's imposition of tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle imports last August.| Alberta Farmer Express
ICE futures canola contracts fell to their lowest levels in two months during the first week of August, with speculative long liquidation behind some of the selling pressure.| Grainews
Cabbage seed pod weevil has crossed into true canola pest territory in Manitoba this year, following years of minimal population counts| Manitoba Co-operator
Why would we have lodging of seemingly well-growing crops during grain formation in good moist growing seasons, in the absence of significant winds, but little or no lodging in dry or drought conditions?| Grainews
Canola Council of Canada says it is shifting focus from agronomy to market access, trade and innovation| Manitoba Co-operator
Westerns Canadian farmers may soon see a canola variety’s clubroot resistance broken down by pathotype on a new, more detailed seed label.| Manitoba Co-operator
Variety resistance is getting more specific on crop disease pathogens, but that information must be conveyed in a way that actually helps producers make rotation decisions.| Manitoba Co-operator
ICE Futures canola contracts were trading within a sideways range heading into the end of the 2024/25 (Aug/Jul) marketing year, with expectations for a tight old crop carryout providing support amid uncertainty over new crop production.| Grainews
Scattered weather across the Canadian Prairies and a stronger Canadian dollar failed to stop rising canola prices during the week ended July 23, 2025.| Grainews
The outlook for canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange appears to be on a downward slide, said Bill Craddock, a Manitoba-based trader and farmer.| Grainews
A system to spray pre-seed herbicide at the same time as swathing isn’t just a clever labour-saver, but could help overcome one of the biggest obstacles keeping Prairie farmers out of winter wheat: the timing.| Grainews
There was some relief for crops in Saskatchewan following sporadic showers. The provincial agriculture department said farmers are hoping for more rain to aid head and pod filling, but the weekly crop report for the week ended July 28 noted that more moisture wouldn’t help the yields for more advanced crops. The post Rain aids some Saskatchewan crops appeared first on Grainews.| GrainewsMarkets & Production Tips - Grainews
The Canola Council of Canada is cutting its agronomy team as part of a 'refreshed strategic framework'| Farmtario
Manitoba cereals, oilseeds and pulses continue to develop nicely, the province’s latest crop report said. The post Manitoba crops still in good shape appeared first on Canadian Cattlemen.| Canadian CattlemenForages , Latest & Featured - Canadian Cattlemen
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada revised its canola estimates in its July supply and demand report released on July 21.| Grainews
Manitoba cereals, oilseeds and pulses continue to develop nicely, the province’s latest crop report said.| Grainews
Saskatchewan ag minister Daryl Harrison discusses trade, tariffs and agriculture at Ag in Motion 2025.| The Western Producer
Canberra is close to an agreement with Beijing that would allow Australian suppliers to ship five trial canola cargoes to China, sources familiar with the matter said, a move towards ending a years-long freeze in the trade.| Grainews
Crops in Saskatchewan are developing in opposite directions, the province’s latest crop report said. Growing conditions in the province vary, with some areas receiving enough rain while other locations are experiencing crop stress due to hot, dry conditions. The post Dryness poised to threaten Saskatchewan crops appeared first on Canadian Cattlemen.| Canadian CattlemenForages , Latest & Featured - Canadian Cattlemen
Alberta saw its overall crop rating improve, but its surface soil became drier, the province’s latest crop report said. The post Alberta crop ratings nudge up appeared first on Canadian Cattlemen.| Canadian CattlemenForages , Latest & Featured - Canadian Cattlemen
Crops in Manitoba continue to develop at a good pace despite a lack of rainfall in some parts of the province, reported Manitoba Agriculture on July 2. The post Manitoba crops advancing nicely despite below normal moisture appeared first on Canadian Cattlemen.| Canadian CattlemenForages , Latest & Featured - Canadian Cattlemen
Swede midge and imported cabbageworm observed in canola| Field Crop News
Do beef heifers previously classified as high or low methane emitters respond the same to a canola oil methane mitigation strategy?...The Canadian beef industry is aiming to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 33% by 2030, aligning with the federal goal of net-zero emissions by 2050. While feed additives like red seaweed, 3-NOP, and canola oil have proven effective in lowering methane emissions from cattle, their cost raises questions about whether all animals benefit equally from supple...| Dairy and Beef Cattle Production
Crops in Manitoba continue to develop at a good pace despite a lack of rainfall in some parts of the province, reported Manitoba Agriculture on July 2.| Grainews
Alberta saw its overall crop rating improve, but its surface soil became drier, the province’s latest crop report said.| Grainews
Summing up the grain markets: June 2025 was an interesting month for canola prices and geopolitics stole the spotlight from grain market specifics| Manitoba Co-operator
China called on Friday for steps to improve bilateral ties with Canada, saying there were no deep-seated conflicts of interest, following a spike in trade tensions with many of Beijing’s Western trade partners this year. The post China seeks improved ties with Canada amid rising trade tensions appeared first on Canadian Cattlemen.| Canadian CattlemenGeneral , Latest & Featured - Canadian Cattlemen
Information on how Canadian farmers can avoid penalties and market headaches by following labels and talking to their grain buyers.| Grainews
The case of Canada’s tariffs on Chinese EVs versus China’s retaliatory tariffs on Canadian peas and canola products will boil down to how comfortable we are as Canadians in allowing other countries to pick our losers. The post Editor’s Rant: Hew that wood, draw that water appeared first on Grainews.| GrainewsEditor's column & Production Tips - Grainews
Canadian farmers are getting dour news on the future of canola prices, but real data might not back up the scope of tariff-driven market chaos everyone is worried about| Manitoba Co-operator
Dr. Mary Ruth McDonald, pathologist at University of Guelph, and Keith Gabert, agronomist in Alberta with Canola Council of Canada, share their knowledge and experience working with clubroot disease of canola. Hosts Will Runnalls, chair of the Ontario Canola Growers Association, and Meghan Moran, canola specialist with OMAFA, ask these experts all the questions producers need answers to for successful management of clubroot in Ontario.| Field Crop News
The net fund short position in canola fell to its lowest level in six months during the week ended Oct. 22, as speculators covered bearish bets and put on new longs, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).| Farmtario
Tonle Sap Lake in the heart of Cambodia is the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia. The fish from these waters feed millions across Southeast Asia–or at least, used to. A combination of…| scienceandfooducla