One of the greatest challenges in growing canola is competition from weeds. As Brookes and Barfoot reported in 2017, herbicide-tolerant canola varieties have allowed farmers in Canada to reduce the amount of herbicide they use by 20 per cent since 1996.
Key result: A nine-year AAFC study compares canola in continuous, two-year and three-year rotations and finds that continuous canola costs more and yields less than canola in rotation with other crops. Whole-rotation revenue is similar, but continuous canola is the less sustainable option. Project title, Principal investigators: “Canola Sustainability – Risk Mitigation,” Neil Harker (retired)...
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Key result: This Eastern Canada study tested canola in typical Eastern Canada crop rotation systems and found that canola performed well after soybeans and wheat produced its best yields following canola. Project title, Principal investigator: “Canola Rotation Studies,” Claude Caldwell, Dalhousie University Funding: Growing Forward 2 Crop rotation is recognized as one of the best...
Read More Key result: Differences in management, including agronomic practices, variety selection and types of fertilizer, as well as soil properties, elevation and terrain attributes all impact fertility and should be considered, along with historical yields, when planning out a variable-rate (VR) fertility program. Project title, Principal investigator: “Variable nitrogen fertility management of canola at the field...
Read More KEY RESULT: Saskatchewan Soil Information System (SKSIS) provides an online and interactive soils resource sksis.usask.ca, helping Saskatchewan farmers make better land-use decisions. Project title, Principal investigator: “Enhanced Saskatchewan Soil Data for Sustainable Land Management,” Angela Bedard-Haughn, University of Saskatchewan Funding: SaskCanola, Sask Pulse Growers and Saskatchewan’s Agriculture Development Fund (ADF) In order to make well-informed...
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