Colour guides help farmers assess green or heated seed

The Canadian Grain Commission has new guides to show what distinctly green, heated and badly burnt seed looks like.

Canola market snapshot

Harvested canola acres have held at around 20 million in Canada over the past four years, producing larger volumes that have served the big four markets and allowed for increased sales into second wave markets such as South Korea and Pakistan.

Business Management

Marketing strategy starts here

Futures can be high or low and basis can be wide or narrow. That means the market is always in one of four situations – high futures, wide basis being one example. Here are marketing approaches for each situation.

Honest engagement

Kevin Folta, professor at the University of Florida and winner of the 2016 Borlaug CAST Communication Award, offers this advice on discussing plant biotechnology.

Over 65,000 vegetable bundles and recipe books have been distributed in Manitoba to school-aged children and families through a partnership with Peak of the Market, Manitoba Home Economists Association, Manitoba Government and the Manitoba Canola Growers Canola Eat Well consumer outreach. Farm to School is a non-profit fundraiser that encourages healthy eating and earning money...