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Analyst thinks prices have peaked this year, but there are plenty of reasons not to lock in too much of the upcoming crop.

Scott, Outlook, Moose Jaw, Assiniboia, Swift Current, Leader and Kindersley areas are in the below normal runoff category.

‘If you’re looking to grow mustard ... watch out for canola contamination,’ says Cory Jacobs.

Price, rotation and especially disease weigh on cropping decisions for the Prairies 2023 spring planting season.

Saskatchewan will lead the way with a 7.6 percent hike, followed by British Columbia at 5.9 per cent and Manitoba at 4.9 percent.

When canola sells for $18-$20 per bu. it’s tempting to switch to conventional where it’s easier to control weeds, crop pests and soil fertility and produce much higher yields.

Each seed is detected by a sensor when planted, and then sprayed with liquid fertilizer before the closing wheel.

Cash brokerage bids are available for specialty crops that have no futures markets.

Concerns about carbon-pricing exemptions for farmers from FSIN executive.

Packer margins are tightening as fewer cattle available for processing; overall North American herd shrinking.