Reading Time: 2 minutes Joining a local group of farmers who conduct on-farm trials and share data is a great way to boost profitability, say agronomists in Western Canada.
Want more canola bushels? Join a local research network
Agronomists consider on-farm trials and access to local data to be critical for improving margins in crop production
Canola’s clubroot success story
Once there was worry of agronomic disaster; today, the disease has become manageable
Reading Time: 4 minutes At one time, scientists, agronomists and growers were extremely worried clubroot would spread across the Prairies and devastate Canada’s canola industry.
Manitoba Co-operator top 25 of 2025
The Manitoba Co-operator is counting down our 25 most popular stories of 2025. Here’s a taste so far, from trade woes to new insight on Manitoba’s wild pig problem
Larger Canadian canola and wheat ending stocks expected
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada raised its 2025/26 carryout forecasts for canola and wheat in its latest supply/demand update released Dec. 17.
ICE canola weekly outlook: Little positive for futures
ICE canola futures fell to their lowest levels in nine months during the week ended Dec. 17, with little supportive news to underpin the market.
FCC forecasts rocky financial year, points to waning confidence, vCOOL, interest rates
Farm Credit Canada forecasts trade woes, interest rates contributing to deceleration in the Canadian economy in 2026.
ICE Canada Weekly: Canola a “tough market”
There are grim prospects for canola prices as the New Year approaches said Winnipeg-based trader and farmer Bill Craddock.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Western Canadian bids, U.S. futures down
Western Canadian wheat futures were down for the week ended Dec. 9, 2025 due to weaker U.S. futures and a stronger loonie.
Ukraine increases rapeseed, soybeans processing as sunflower crop falls, analyst says
A sharp drop in the sunflower seed crop in 2025 combined with the introduction of export duties on oilseeds will lead to a surge in domestic processing of rapeseed and soybeans, the volume of which may exceed exports, said an analyst.
Record large Canadian wheat and canola crops: Statistics Canada
Canadian wheat and canola production in 2025/26 (Aug/Jul) surpassed early expectations to hit new record highs, according to updated survey-based estimates from Statistics Canada released Dec. 4.