Crops
At this time there have yet to be any firm estimates as to what canola yields on the Canadian Prairies are most likely to be. However, once those start rolling in, the canola market will shift towards demand, according to broker Tony Tryhuk of RBC Dominion Securities in Winnipeg.
ICE Canada Weekly: Attention on canola to soon turn from yields to demand
Manitoba Crop Report: Crops grow with additional heat
Warmer conditions helped crops across Manitoba advance in their development during the week ended July 21, according to the province’s weekly crop report.
Pulse Weekly: Heat hasn’t affected Saskatchewan crops … yet
After heavy rainfall earlier this summer caused flooding in low-lying areas and washed out some pulse acres, Dale Risula said growers couldn’t wait for the heat to help crops develop. Now, the warmer and drier conditions are doing more harm than good.
Different soil requires different irrigation management
Soil type, infiltration and holding capacity will affect the amount of water needed
Reading Time: 2 minutes Irrigation plans should be based on the type of soil, how its traits will affect the amount of water that reaches plants, and how efficiently that water is delivered.
Good demand expected for Canada’s two biggest crops
Stephen Nicholson, global sector strategist of grains and oilseeds for Rabobank, said the U.S. hard red winter crop is big and getting larger as the weeks tick by. On the surface that sounds like it would be bad news for Canada's spring wheat growers, but he said big yields often correlate to low protein levels for U.S. HRWW.
Alberta crops holding their own for now
Alberta reported its crops were still in good shape despite temperatures pushing above 30 degrees Celsius and a lack of rain as of July 16. The report put the overall rating for the province’s crops at 74 per cent good to excellent, seven points above the five-year average.
Issue-solving durum varieties showcased at AIM
SaskWheat brought five varieties of durum wheat to Ag in Motion this year, with four of them being new to address different problems that producers face.
Company promises instant plant tissue sample results
ATP Nutrition, which made headlines last year with their Nutriscan portable soil lab, has upgraded the system to scan nutrients in the leaf tissue of plants.
Seed growers offer proof that new varieties will work, says SeCan manager
Todd Hyra can't speak for the entire grain industry, but as far as SeCan is concerned, its western business manager says there's no such thing as a
'Version 2.0" of any of the varieties it distributes.
From AIM: New tech opens paths for canola’s next steps
After Bayer’s “dream team” panel of canola breeders and developers at Ag in Motion to discuss their work on “the highest-yielding DeKalb canola hybrid yet,” an audience member posed the inevitable question: What’s next?