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Story Posted: January 12, 2012
Growers Association Amalgamates with SaskCanola
Saskatoon… The Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission (SaskCanola) and the Saskatchewan Canola Growers Association (SCGA) have amalgamated to form one canola organization under SaskCanola, to manage all grower resources and representation. This comes after almost two years of planning and working on shared goals by both organizations. The amalgamation took effect today at the conclusion of the final SCGA Annual Meeting.

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Story Posted: September 29, 2011
CCGA Advance Payments Program Expands with Four New Commodities
Today, the Honourable Gerry Ritz, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced that beginning October 1, 2011, the Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA) will expand its administration capacity under the Advance Payments Program (APP) to include the issuance of cash advances for winter wheat. Beginning April 1, 2012, the CCGA will also begin issuing cash advances for spring wheat, durum and barley. The expansion to these additional commodities will be effective for the 2012-13 APP production period.

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Story Posted: July 08, 2011
Mosaic Stadium 'Pops' with Canola Oil!
Saskatoon/Regina... Through SaskCanola's partnership with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Mosaic Stadium has changed its popcorn oil and topping to heart-healthy Canola oil! To celebrate this change, SaskCanola is pleased to introduce a new Rider popcorn bag, featuring Chris Getzlaf, Shomari Williams and Weston Dressler, to be launched at the SaskCanola Game Day, July 9, 2011.

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Story Posted: March 24, 2011
New Biofuel Mandate and Grant Program Applauded
Saskatoon... The announcement of a Saskatchewan Biofuel mandate and a five year $26 million program that will provide 13 cents per litre grant to eligible renewable diesel producers is applauded by SaskCanola, the producer led commission that represents some 26,000 Saskatchewan canola producers.

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Story Posted: February 24, 2011
Canola hits record high for farm cash receipts
Statistics Canada has released the farm cash receipt totals for 2010 and canola remains at the top. In 2010, canola put $5.598 billion in farmers' wallets - a record for Canada's golden crop and a 10 percent increase from canola farm cash receipt totals for 2009.

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Story Posted: February 10, 2011
Defeat of Bill C-474 Good News for Farmers
The results of yesterday's final vote defeating Bill C-474 is good news for canola farmers who rely on the advancement of new varieties to keep them competitive in the global oilseed market. "The changes proposed in Bill C-474 would have only added ambiguity and uncertainty to our seed system with the end result being a loss of innovation and competitiveness for farmers," says Ed Schafer, President of the Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA).

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Story Posted: February 09, 2011
Growers to Benefit from Next Generation Canola Variety Testing
A next generation canola variety testing program is moving forward this year to serve the needs of canola growers. The initiative, a result of extensive consultations, will involve most of the seed industry.

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Story Posted: November 17, 2010
Time to check canola bins
Some canola went in the bin hot. Some went in damp. In all cases, even if it went in dry and cool, it pays to make sure stored canola is safe - especially at $12 a bushel.

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Story Posted: November 15, 2010
Farmers put firm demands in front of Rail Service Review Panel
Canadian Canola Growers Association and Grain Growers of Canada have submitted their final comments to the Rail Service Review Panel about the urgency for change in Canadian rail service. "This panel has an opportunity to make real changes and fix a chronically malfunctioning sector," says Ed Schafer, President of the Canadian Canola Growers Association.

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Story Posted: October 28, 2010
Fall soil tests key after wet summer
Excess moisture increases leaching and denitrification losses. Fall soil tests are a good practice every year, but they will be especially valuable after the summer of 2010.

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Story Posted: October 26, 2010
Selecting a new variety
Every year canola growers have a couple dozen new canola varieties to consider. The decision to add one or two new varieties to their rotation hinges on yield potential, disease management requirements, maturity, lodging resistance and price.

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Story Posted: October 04, 2010
Cash Advance Extension for Farmers with Flooded Bin Sites
Farmers who are unable to deliver stored grain and repay their 2009 cash advance with the CCGA because of excess moisture around their bin sites welcome today’s announcement from Gerry Ritz, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, to extend the repayment deadline to January 31, 2011.

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Story Posted: September 28, 2010
Drying tough and damp canola
Growers will take advantage of a few nice days this week to combine canola. Even with warmer temperatures in the forecast, some of it will come off tough or even damp. All canola should be conditioned after it goes into the bin to ensure safe long-term storage - especially if it goes into the bin warm. For tough and damp canola, the spoilage risk is much higher.