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Booming canola exports, domestic use offset low prices
Oct 2, 2024 · The crop year is young, but canola exports and domestic use are so far running at a record pace. Exports stand at 1.676 million tonnes over the first seven weeks of the crop year to Sept. 22.
Recent solar flare has little impact | The Western Producer
Oct 7, 2024 · The springtime solar flare Yanick is referring to was an X8.79 flare that occurred May 14. According to the spaceweatherlive.com website, the flare generated Oct. 3 was the 15th most-powerful of ...
Tracking down cause of sudden death in cattle herds is vital
Aug 9, 2018 · Affected cattle are usually found dead with unclotted blood draining from the nose and other orifices. Die-offs from algal blooms can also cause high mortality in cattle herds. With hot ...
Glyphosate: from star to supporting cast member
Sep 24, 2024 · That sort of career arc, from star to a member of the supporting cast, is normal in the movie industry. In the agricultural industry, the most popular herbicide on the planet may be destined for a ...
Claas updates the Jaguar forage harvester line
Sep 27, 2024 · There are quite a few updates,” says Matt Jaynes, product manager for the Jaguar line. “The first one is our new V-Flex knife drum. You can get it in 20, 24, 28 and 36 knife.
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Producers will suffer during Canada’s productivity crisis
Sep 25, 2024 · The University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy is holding what’s it’s calling Canada’s Productivity Summit, which will focus on many of the concerns raised to pulse and special crops ...
VIDEO: Study seeks more information on pod shatter resistance
Sep 19, 2024 · Members of the canola industry developed the pod shatter rating scale in 2021-22. “The official canola shatter ratings of one to nine represent a cultivar’s pod shatter risk relative to ...
Big durum crop likely to close door on price rally
Sep 25, 2024 · Agriculture Canada is forecasting 4.8 million tonnes of durum exports, up 38 percent from the previous year due to strong demand from North Africa and parts of Europe. It estimates that the ...