Compensation Agreed for Stuttering US Canola Project US - Biofuel producer and distributor Whole Energy Fuels (WEF) is to compensate Snohomish County, Washington State for services and goods it didn’t deliver for a canola project.
Canada: Watch for Flea Beetles This Spring CANADA - Once canola starts to emerge, start scouting for flea beetles. Flea beetles are now very active and present in emerged canola. Canola will emerge quickly with forecast temperatures...
Economist: US Farm Bill Shifts to Risk Management, Reduces Overlap ANALYSIS - Karl Zulauf, agricultural economist and professor at The Ohio State University, said with the elimination of direct payments, creation of ARC, and enhancements to crop insurance, the...
First Approval Worldwide for New Seed Treatment GLOBAL – The first regulatory approval worldwide has been granted to Bayer CropScience for its new fungicidal seed treatment solution EverGol (active ingredient: penflufen) in Canada.
Record Canola Production Forecast for Canada CANADA - The expectation that Canadian farmers will again seed a record amount of canola in 2012/2013 is forecast to boost Canada's total oilseed production (canola, soybeans and sunflowers)...
Grain Farmers Hope to Plant Early VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA - About three million hectares of broad acre crops like wheat, canola, and lentils are expected to be planted across Victoria this coming season.
Canola Tours Scheduled for Kansas US - Kansas farmers will have several opportunities to get a first-hand look at canola fields and research plots in Kansas during the Canola Field Tours scheduled this spring, said Mike Stamm,...
Despite Ideal Planting Conditions, Australian Wheat Expected to Decline AUSTRALIA - Despite near ideal planting conditions for the 2012/13 crop, area planted to wheat and barley is expected to decline relative to last year as growers shift production into canola...
Abnormally Early Spring Melt Offers Opportunity to Plant Early CANADA - A plant science instructor with the University of Manitoba is encouraging farmers to take advantage of this year's early spring melt by planting some of their more cold tolerant, less...
Australian Grain Growers Produce Third Largest Crop on Record AUSTRALIA - South Australia’s grain farmers have produced the third largest harvest on record, according to the latest PIRSA Crop and Pasture Report.
Traders: China to Partly Lift Ban on Canola Imports CHINA & CANADA - Chinese quarantine authorities will allow imports of Canadian canola by some selected crushers located in major growing areas, partially lifting a ban it imposed because of...
Growers Urged Not to Grow Canola on Canola to Prevent Disease, Losses AUSTRALIA - Canola growers throughout the southern cropping region are being urged to implement pre-sowing management strategies to prevent significant disease-inflicted crop losses this coming...
EU Missing Out on GM Feed Opportunity ANALYSIS - Is Europe's headstrong views on GM crops putting EU farmers at a competitive disadvantage, writes TheCropSite editor Charlotte Johnston
Winter Canola Risk Management Schools Scheduled US - A profitable new crop in Kansas is winter canola, said Mike Stamm, K-State Research and Extension canola breeder. Agronomists at K-State have been working hard in recent years to determine...
Research to Open Canadian Canola Exports to China CANADA & CHINA - Meeting this week, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao agreed on joint research that aims to create a stable trading environment with China for Canadian...
Biotech Crop Adoption Rising; Brazil Leads Growth GLOBAL - Global adoption of biotech crop technology continues at unprecedented rates. During 2011, an additional 12 million hectares were planted representing an annual growth rate of 8 per cent...
African Biofuels Sector Urge More Efficient Use of Crops AFRICA - Tongaat Hulett CEO Peter Staude says small-scale farmers would have a better chance of succeeding if the government finalised the regulatory framework enabling independent players to...
Biologicals: Crop Protection that's Greener than Your Crop ANALYSIS - It's not often you hear about a truly new approach to protecting your crop that's also sustainable and safe to the environment, but use of a biological does just that - it protects...
FMC Acquires Rovral® and Sportak® Fungicides From Bayer CropScience GLOBAL - FMC Corporation announced that it has acquired Rovral iprodione and Sportak prochloraz fungicides from Bayer CropScience. The transaction includes the use of these two fungicide families...
Australia Harvests Bumper Crop, But Quality A Concern AUSTRALIA - Australia is harvesting more wheat, canola and barley than expected. The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences released its December crop report on...
IGC: Global Grain Export Prices Retreat GLOBAL - After showing some strength in early November, global grain export prices were again in retreat, though with rice once more the exception.
Further Growth for United Oilseeds UK - United Oilseeds Producers Ltd has today announced a 6.4 per cent rise in pre-tax profits for the financial year to 30 June 2011 as a result of a 33.3 per cent increase in seed sales and...
Canola Thrives on Pulse Stubble CANADA - New research is showing that a previously discouraged rotation may actually outperform canola on cereal stubble. Just one year into the study, the work is filling the research gap on...
Canola Meal Inclusion in Reformulation of Rations CANADA - A swine nutritionist with the Prairie Swine Centre in Saskatoon says producers who boost the inclusion of canola meal in swine rations will need to adjust their formulations to account...
Positive Outlook For Grains Industry AUSTRALIA - Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Joe Ludwig, has welcomed the release of the Australian Grains 11.2: Grains outlook 2011-12 and industry productivity report,...
South Korean Trade Access Critical to Canadian Exports CANADA & SOUTH KOREA - Grains and oilseed producers, maltsters and canola crushers are calling on the Government of Canada to re-engage South Korea in free trade talks immediately, to ensure...
ADM Offers Premium, Low-Risk Canola Production Contracts US & CANADA - Archer Daniels Midland Company has announced contracts for high oleic Nexera® canola that offer premiums over commodity canola with "Act of God" (AOG) protection.
Canola Tumbles $15 as EU Debt Issues Rattle Market CANADA - Canola futures and other crops fell last week, pressured by slow exports of US grains and worries about Italy's debt problems.
Analyst Sees Canada, Australia Hiking Canola Sales GLOBAL - A growing global rapeseed import requirement following poor crops in the European Union and China will open the door to larger sales of canola by Australia and Canada, Hamburg-based...
Signs Good for Barley, Canola AUSTRALIA - Harvest has begun and the weather this week is shaping up as critical for quality and access to important markets.











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