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Agronomists name herbicide-resistant weeds as top threat

The Canola Council of Canada surveyed 330 agronomy providers from across the Prairies in August 2022. When asked “What canola agronomic risk factors are likely to be the greatest concerns for your farmer customers over the coming five years?”, the top answer was herbicide-resistant weeds.

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Pest number one becomes number one-er

Hungry hoards of tiny flea beetles are part of the brassica crop landscape. Damage the past few years, particularly for the Eastern Prairies, is beyond normal and has farmers looking at lower action thresholds, later seeding dates and steps to improve the efficacy of insecticide sprays.

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The Editor's Desk

Poppin’ Aussies

Australia achieved an enviable increase in canola production over the past three years. After paltry crops of 2.3 million tonnes in 2018 and 2019, Australian canola output jumped to 4.8 million in 2020 and 6.8 million in 2021, according to USDA Foreign Agriculture Service data posted at PSD Online. The PSD Online forecast for 2022...
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Farmer Panel

Market Signals

Our farmer panelists share their approaches to canola marketing: What signals and fundamentals do they watch for, how do they get market information, and whose advice do they follow? Melissa Damiani Bluffton, Alberta Melissa Damiani is honest about her marketing skills: “I have my strengths and passions when it comes to farming, but marketing is...
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Feature

Canola Market Snapshot – Rise of the Others

Canada’s canola crop rebounded to a more normal level of production in 2022 after the drought-reduced 2021 output. Statistics Canada, in its September report, estimated 2022 canola production at 19.1 million tonnes, up from 13.8 million in 2021 but below output from the previous four years. The biggest Canadian crop on record was 21.5 million...
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