February 17, 2025

Puzzle pieces sliding into place for a Goldilocks canola market

Ed Broshinski, market analyst with Cargill MarketSense, says that managed money has been working its way through a host of scenarios, and that canola, specifically may be easing into its Goldilocks era — where supply and d...

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February 17, 2025

Edible Bean School: Record yields & 2025 market opportunities

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times — that pretty much tells the tale of the 2024 edible bean season in the Ontario and Manitoba growing areas. On the first episode of the RealAgriculture Edible Bean School...

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February 17, 2025

Wheat School: More than just germ — leveraging value from a seed test

Ahigh-quality wheat crop starts before the seed is even planted by choosing the best seed lot possible. According to Sarah Foster, senior seed analyst with 20/20 Seed Labs at Nisku, Alberta, in this episode of RealAgricult...

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February 12, 2025

Tariff threats endanger Canada’s largest canola market

U.S. president Donald Trump’s tariff threats against Canada have potential to be more damaging to the canola industry here than China’s past actions. China is the leading buyer of Canadian canola seed, but the United State...

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February 12, 2025

Researchers scramble to understand verticillium in Canada

Verticillium is a newcomer to the pantheon of Canadian crop diseases and according to Justine Cornelson, agronomic and regulatory services manager with BrettYoung Seeds, researchers still have much to learn about it. Find ...

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February 12, 2025

Slight increase expected for durum acres

Marlene Boersch isn’t buying what Agriculture Canada is selling. In its Outlook for Principal Field Crops, published in January, the department forecast a five per cent drop in durum wheat acres – going from 6.35 million s...

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February 07, 2025

MB to host pilot canola Yield Enhancement Network (YEN)

Manitoba growers will be the first to participate in a canola Yield Enhancement Network (YEN) hosted by the Canola Council of Canada starting this growing season. Find out more on the pilot program from this RealAgricultur...

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February 07, 2025

Corn School: Nitrogen knowledge nuggets for the year ahead

How does nitrogen leaf burn impact yield? What about leaf wetness at application? Will wet leaves mitigate the potential for damage from a nitrogen application? Those are just some of the questions University of Guelph res...

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February 07, 2025

Spring wheat a good option for Northern Plains growers in 2025

Planting wheat this spring is a good option for farmers across the U.S. Northern Plains who are looking to manage input costs and want a durable crop that can stand up to weather stress. Find out more on spring wheat as an...

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February 07, 2025

Southwestern ON farmland values take first tumble since 2010, study reveals

Lower crop prices and sinking margins in 2024 pushed Southwestern Ontario farmland growth into negative territory for the first time in 14 years, according to an annual survey of farmland in the region. Read more on the de...

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February 07, 2025

Micronutrients play a mighty big role in crop production

In this RealAgriculture report, Dr. Luke Gatiboni, University of North Carolina State associate professor and soil fertility specialist and RealAgriculture’s Bernard Tobin discuss micronutrient management including how soi...

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February 06, 2025

Canola-based biofuel faces challenges in the face of 45Z

With innovations in the aviation fuel industry and expansion of biofuel refinery capacity, such as Imperial Oil developing a new facility at its Strathcona refinery near Edmonton, Alberta, canola as a biofuel is a game-cha...

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February 06, 2025

Adoption rates & understanding of 4R stewardship improving on canola acres

More farmers are using 4R nutrient stewardship with nitrogen fertilizer application; however, there’s still work to be done on fine-tuning N rates and incentivizing change. For more than 10 years, Fertilizer Canada and Str...

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