Canola oil and canola meal research has been funded in part by the Government of Canada under several frameworks of research funding along with the provincial canola grower groups and the Canola Council of Canada. In this quick review, Shaunda Durance-Tod, CanolaInfo manager for the Canola Council of Canada, and Essi Evans, livestock nutrition specialist, highlight influential oil and meal research projects.
Key result: This study tested five seeding dates and clearly demonstrated that early seeding (May versus June) is a recommended practice to maximize canola yield potential and quality.
As researchers added phosphorus to the soil, microorganism diversity in the canola root microbiome went down. The roots didn’t need to “recruit” as many microorganisms.
To use the new soil health scoring tool, enter soil test results for key biological indicators and select the soil zone. The tool provides a soil health ranking
and description of the relative soil health status for that sample.
Saskatchewan farmers and agronomists can tap into Saskatchewan soil records online at mapper.sksis.ca to create predictive field maps and pinpoint soil test locations.