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Canola Council President Doesn't Expect Huge Drop In Acres

4/15/2019

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Category: Agriculture News AB
Published: Wednesday, 10 April 2019 06:25
Written by Cory Knutt

Canola Council of Canada President Jim Everson is not expecting canola acreage to be terribly affected in 2019, despite the trade situation with China.

"I've heard different things from the different farmers we've spoken to," he said. "I think there will be probably some reconsideration of seeded acreage as a result of the uncertainty around China, but on the other hand I've certainly heard from many who say, no, they're committed to the crop profile that they have currently and they're looking to see us resolve this issue and get back to the Chinese market."

A pair of parliamentary committees met this week to discuss the situation with China and how producers have been affected.


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April 15, 2019 at 08:40AM
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New President For Canadian Canola Growers Association

3/6/2019

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Published: Sunday, 03 March 2019 10:09
Written by Cory Knutt

The Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA) has a new president.

Bernie McClean, a farmer from Glaslyn, Saskatchewan, was named as the organization's new President during its annual general meeting, held in Winnipeg on February 28. Also new to the board are Hubert Beaudry, representing Ontario Canola Growers Association, and Andre Harpe, representing Alberta Canola.

"Our entire board thanks Jack Froese (Winkler) for the leadership and commitment that he has shown CCGA and canola farmers during his two-year term as President," said McClean. "We also thank Craig Reid from Ontario and Dale Uglem from Alberta for their contributions to the CCGA board during their time as directors."

CCGA's 10 board members represent five provincial canola organizations:

President – Bernie McClean (SaskCanola)
Vice-President – Mike Ammeter (Alberta Canola)
Secretary – Clayton Harder (Manitoba Canola Growers Association)
Treasurer – Gerry Hertz (SaskCanola)
Director – Andre Harpe (Alberta Canola)
Director – Denis Guindon (Alberta Canola)
Director – Doyle Wiebe (SaskCanola)
Director – Hubert Beaudry (Ontario Canola Growers Association)
Director – Jack Froese, (Manitoba Canola Growers Association)
Director – Robert Vander Linden (B.C. Grain Producers Association)

CCGA represents more than 43,000 canola farmers.


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March 6, 2019 at 09:03AM
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Reduce risk of clubroot in canola

2/20/2019

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Lynne Roszell of SARM (left) and Barb Ziesman, plant pathologist with Sask. Ag., answer questions about clubroot in canola at an event in Melfort on Tuesday, Feb. 12. The Top Notch Farming hosted by SaskCanola.

By Susan McNeil

With the risk of losing 100 per cent of a canola field to clubroot, there is a serious push to have farmers take some measures to reduce the spread of the disease.

Producers gathered in Melfort on Tuesday, February 12 at a Top Notch Farming event hosted by the SaskCanola, and one of the hot topics was the spread of disease in the Northeast Region.

“Clubroot is here in Saskatchewan, but it is limited to a number of fields,” said Barb Ziesman, provincial plant pathologist with Saskatchewan Agriculture. The downside is they also know it is undetected in some fields.

Canola clubroot is caused by  Plasmodiophora brassicae, a pathogen that can live dormant in soil up to 20 years and is often spread by farm machinery as it moves from field to field.

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The pathogen causes swellings to grow on the canola root and eventually kills the pant. Once a field is infested, it is there to stay but there are several ways for farmers to reduce the numbers of the pathogen and the stop the spread.

A three-year crop rotation is key along with growing clubroot resistant varieties of canola. The concentration of the pathogen lessens in the years canola is not grown.

“It’s key to use those together,” said Ziesman to an audience of about 100 at the Kerry Vickar Centre.

Just because farmers have not yet seen the problem in their fields, doesn’t mean they shouldn’t take precautions.

“Anywhere in that northern agricultural region has a higher risk of clubroot,” she said.

Farmers have several ways to reduce the spread of the disease to other fields, including cleaning their equipment between fields.

That is something at least one producer in the meeting did not welcome, but Ziesman said that if there is no way to pressure wash equipment, farmers should at least take 10 minutes to knock the largest chunks of soil off of equipment.

“It’s not OK to do nothing,” she said.

If a producer knows they have a clubroot infected field, they should seed that one last and avoid working it in wet conditions along with reducing tillage as much as possible.

The highest concentration of spores is found at the field entrance, so farmers may want to consider having a separate exit as far from the entrance as possible.

Waterways, low spots and old yard sites or grain storage areas all have higher concentrations of the spores.

Producers can ask to have their fields inspected but can also keep an eye out for brown spots in the crop.

Growers should also be aware the resistant varieties doesn’t mean they won’t get any clubroot, it means the balls on the root will be smaller and their yields will be better than using a non-resistant variety.

The disease first manifested in a heavy way in Alberta near Edmonton in 2003. That province now has over 3,000 infected fields.

The disease is worse in the northern fields and is found in higher concentrations in soil that has low PH. Lime can be used to increase PH levels (over 7.5 is key) but could get costly if covering an entire 160-acre field.

Certain other crops, like mustard, camelina and brassica vegetables will still host the spores.

“Our message is to use resistant varieties as early as possible,” said Ziesman. “If you’re in this region, I would encourage you to use resistant varieties and to use them in extended rotations.”

While producers are encouraged to report clubroot, and can do so anonymously, RMs may have their own bylaws regarding the problem, said Lynn Roszell, who talked about the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) Pest Biosecurity Program.

“RMs are being encouraged to have clubroot bylaws,” she said. SARM has created templates and has both a sample clubroot bylaw and a club root policy available for council’s to use.

RMs are also being encouraged to create their own clubroot management plan.


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February 20, 2019 at 10:42AM
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Manitoba Canola Growers Hosts AGM At CropConnect

2/20/2019

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Published: Monday, 18 February 2019 03:00
Written by Cory Knutt

About 80 people were in attendance at the Manitoba Canola Growers AGM held last week at CropConnect in Winnipeg.

Executive Director Delaney Ross Burtnack says it was a good meeting.

"No resolutions this year but I still have a pretty good list of things to look into on our members' behalf," commented Ross Burtnack. "Conversation about seed prices and how we can manage the increasing seed prices in canola. Questions about seed treatments and some of the challenges going on with the neonicotinoid products and Pest Management Regulatory activities there."

Clubroot and tight canola rotations were also discussed at the meeting.

Ross Burtnack notes there will be no changes to the board in 2019, with Starbuck farmer Chuck Fossay remaining on as President.

The organization is expecting canola acres to remain constant this year, a little bit above the three million acre mark.


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February 20, 2019 at 09:51AM
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Optimize Canola Yields with Yield+ for Canola from XiteBio®

1/31/2019

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Yield+ for Canola, a phosphate solubilizing Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria is now available to US canola growers.  This innovative new product received Canadian Registration in 2017. Easy-to-use, this biological product has increased canola yields 7% on average or 3-4 bu/acre (2012-18 public/private field trials). XiteBio® Yield+ can be applied in-furrow with liquid fertilizer at seeding, or as an early post-application that is tank-mixed with herbicide.  
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Canola farmers push back against Canada's attempt to ban neonicotinoids

1/23/2019

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Health Canada is following in the European Union’s footsteps as it moves to ban the use of neonic pesticides due to concerns about their impact on bees and other wildlife. But many farmers are fighting to maintain the status quo.

Canola growers, in particular, say the ban would increase costs and put their crops at risk of being lost to flea beetles. They say other types of pesticides are not as effective and therefore require higher volumes to be applied to crops.

[Editor’s note: For more on neonics, see GLP’s article With the ‘bee crisis’ fading and European farmers fearing an insect invasion, EU’s neonicotinoid ban fiasco stumbles into the New Year]

“The alternatives are worse — worse for the environment, worse for farmers who are applying it, and just substandard in every way,” said Renn Breitkreuz, chairman of the Alberta Canola Producers Commission.

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In August, Health Canada proposed a ban on neonics that would phase out the chemicals in the next three to five years. When Health Canada asked for public feedback in the fall, canola farmers obliged with letters detailing their concerns.

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Breitkreuz said neonics are safe for farmers to handle, have little impact on the environment and are very effective in controlling pests.

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January 23, 2019 at 08:53AM
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Canola - Sunflower Rotation Shows Potential In Saskatchewan

1/10/2019

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Published: Tuesday, 08 January 2019 11:26
Written by Glenda-Lee Vossler

Now that clubroot is becoming more of an issue in the province some farmers are looking for other cropping options for this year.

In Saskatchewan, visible symptoms of clubroot have been confirmed in 43 commercial canola fields and the clubroot pathogen was confirmed in soil samples from an additional three fields that did not have visible clubroot symptoms. 

Canola has often been considered a cash crop for producers and as a result, some producers started tightening up or pushing their canola rotation which increases disease potential.

Sherrie Roberts is a Crop Extension Specialist with the Ministry of Agriculture and says farmers need to recognize the importance of crop rotations especially with Canola and sunflower is a viable option.

“The main thing to remember if you’re going to put sunflowers into your rotation is the location of your fields. You really don’t want to put them in an area where you have a lot of small sloughs or areas where your blackbirds might congregate as they are subject to wildlife damage.”

One advantage with sunflowers is that it’s one of the last crops to harvest and can even be harvested in December or January.

While still small in acreage to other crops, we are starting to see sunflowers grown throughout Saskatchewan, with marketing opportunities for the seed within the Province and the U-S.

In the past seed availability and varieties have impacted sunflower production in the province but new options are becoming available.

The Saskatchewan Sunflower Committee is holding its Annual Meeting on Thursday (January 10) at the SCIC Building in Regina.

Producers will have a chance to learn more about the crop, agronomy, research and variety trials that are taking place.


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China grants regulatory approval of TruFlexTM canola with RoundupReady® Technology

1/9/2019

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Farmers will have access to new varieties in time for 2019 spring planting

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Winnipeg, MB – Jan. 8, 2019 – Canadian and U.S. canola farmers will have access to
Bayer’s next-generation canola trait following confirmation that China’s Ministry of
Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) has granted safety certificate approval for the import
and food/feed use of TruFlexTM canola with Roundup Ready® technology (MON88302).
MARA has notified Bayer that a safety certificate for TruFlexTM canola has been granted.
MARA has publicly posted this information on their website and we are awaiting final
documentation, which we expect to receive shortly.

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Canola Council Promotes Value Of Canola Meal To Dairy Industry

1/7/2019

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The Canola Council of Canada (CCC) is continuing to demonstrate the value of canola meal for dairy producers.

Gordon Speirs, a dairy manager at Shiloh Dairy in Wisconsin, participated in a recent on-farm trial where canola meal was fed at high inclusion rates.

“Canola contributes to cost-efficient production. We no longer have to source and store expeller soybean meal,” he said.

The Canola Council of Canada (CCC) conducted the on-farm trial with the help of GPS Dairy Consulting, a group of independent dairy nutritionists in Wisconsin. The purpose of the trial was to determine whether producers could increase efficiency by replacing multiple high-priced protein sources, such as animal protein blends and treated soybean meal, with canola meal while maintaining milk yield.

Two Wisconsin dairies volunteered to participate in the trial. The trial rations replaced animal protein and high-bypass soybean meal with canola meal and rumen-protected lysine.

Results from both dairies showed the following:

- The trial ration was comparable in price or less expensive;
- Their yield weight of milk, fat and protein increased – including a daily milk increase of nearly 2 litres per cow on farm one and 3.5 litres per cow on farm two; and
- The additional canola meal allowed them to streamline sourcing protein ingredients.

"Although the field trials were small, we are encouraged by the positive results, and will continue to research the uses of canola meal for dairy animals," says Brittany Dyck, canola meal manager with the CCC.

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January 7, 2019 at 03:52PM
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More Canola Acres Expected in 2019

1/2/2019

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Published December 5, 2018

The keynote speaker at the Canola Expo, Martinson Ag President Randy Martinson, expects to see more canola planted in the spring. “If you look at what the crop potential could be for North Dakota farmers, if you take soybeans out of the equation, canola is going to creep in. Canola has actually been a good crop, performing well up here. I do look for acres to increase.”

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