Insights and Stories on Canola

Cool, dry canola keeps best when left alone

Mar. 16, 2017 at 6:46 pm CDT

For farmers who plan to keep canola in bins through the hottest months of the year, a new Prairie study suggests that to manage bin temperature, less handling is better. Having set out to study how best to manage higher-moisture canola over the spring and summer, a team from the […]

Ag groups tout potential of trade pact with China

Mar. 8, 2017 at 4:28 am CST

By Staff

Canola’s impact shown throughout Canadian economy

Mar. 2, 2017 at 6:04 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Canola’s rally pushes cash prices higher

Mar. 2, 2017 at 5:51 pm CST

By Jade Markus

Federal forecast sees more oilseed acres, less in grains

Feb. 1, 2017 at 10:33 am CST

By Staff

Anonymous midge appears in Prairie canola

Jan. 30, 2017 at 8:31 pm CST

Canola crops in northeastern Saskatchewan and east-central Alberta have run up against a potential pest problem so new it doesn’t yet have a name. Researchers with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the University of Guelph and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency have reported a new species of midge damaging canola crops […]

By Staff

Top three marketing resolutions for 2017

Jan. 17, 2017 at 2:11 pm CST

Instead of making a New Year’s resolution to lose some weight or save some money this year, consider resolving to improve your commodity marketing plan.

By Jennifer Blair

Agriculture and AgriFood Canada raises 2016-17 grain and oilseed ending stock projections

Dec. 22, 2016 at 12:47 pm CST

Winnipeg/CNS Canada – Ending stocks of Canada’s major grains and oilseeds are forecast to be slightly higher than earlier estimates, according to the latest supply and demand projections from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s market analysis division, released December 21. Total ending stocks for the major grains and oilseeds are expected to […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Four steps to blackleg management in canola

Dec. 9, 2016 at 11:14 am CST

Justine Cornelsen with the Canola Council of Canada says long-term effective blackleg management is a “whole package deal” that uses these four steps.

By jay-whetter

Canola nearing chart resistance

Nov. 24, 2016 at 4:23 pm CST

CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola contracts have trended higher for the past two weeks, with a rally in Chicago Board of Trade soyoil providing an added boost on Wednesday. While the nearby technical signals may be pointing higher, canola is also nearing major chart resistance. The January contract […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin