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Winter canola acreage is growing in Ontario, particularly in southern regions where higher yields can be achieved compared to spring canola.
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First time lucky for Ontario’s top winter canola grower 

Winners of the 2024 Ontario Canola Challenge share their growing practices

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Matt Kolkman is flabbergasted that he won the Ontario Canola Grower’s 2024 winter canola challenge. Considering his first season was a comedy of errors with a punishing learning curve, Kolkman’s harvest was a Hollywood ending with a 5,066 pounds per acre yield growing Mercedes. “I was just shooting from the hip the whole way through. […] Read more
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New coalition formed to advocate for ethanol production

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Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) has partnered with Canada’s largest fuel ethanol producers to launch the Farms and Fuels Alliance (FFA).The FFA was formed to strengthen Canadian biofuel production, promote fair market opportunities, and sustainable economic growth in rural areas, according to a news release. The FFA is a coalition of the GFO, Greenfield Global […] Read more
Rooting for resistance
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Rooting for resistance

How soybeans tackle nematode invaders is no secret anymore

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Using advanced RNA sequencing, researchers have recently uncovered how varieties of soybean respond to different types of soybean cyst nematodes (SCNs), with potential implications for developing more resilient crops and reducing reliance on chemical treatments.
File photo of a durum wheat field in Idaho. (Craig Morris photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
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U.S. wheat, world grain stocks tighten: USDA

Less supply by end of marketing year

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Projected world grain stocks, as well as those for United States wheat, are set to tighten according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's monthly supply/demand report released on Feb. 11, 2025.

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