Science

Ongoing Projects

The significant number of plant establishment, nutrient management, integrated pest management and genetics projects that are still in progress cover topics ranging from nitrogen-fixing bacteria, to verticillium stripe, to the development of climate ready canola. Canola growers contribute to these projects through their levy payments to SaskOilseeds, Alberta Canola and Manitoba Canola Growers. Many projects also have funding from other commodity groups, provincial sources (such as Saskatchewan’s Agriculture Development Fund) and other Prairie-wide funders, including Western Grains Research Foundation and Alberta’s Results Driven Agriculture Research.

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Science

Your provincial research leads

As the research director at Alberta Canola, I am committed to ensuring your levy dollars are put toward research projects that cover timely challenges and opportunities affecting your farm and canola production. Alberta Canola’s research portfolio continues to grow in exciting ways. However, research costs continue to increase, which puts a strain on tight budgets,...
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Agronomy Insights

Three fertilizer tests to lower your risk

soil sampling being performed in buckets in a field.
Here are three low-cost, low-risk tests to provide valuable new observations on yield potential, major hidden soil nutrient issues and right rates. The most common soil sampling practice is to collect one composite sample per field. An appropriate composite is based on 12-20 sub-samples or “cores” from the most productive areas. However, by avoiding low-producing...
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National Canola Marketing Program

Canadian Canola explores the world

Hello Canadian Canola girl lets the viewer in on a secret, with her hand up to her mouth

Our hero ‘Canadian Canola’ is back in action, exploring the world of canola in 10 new videos to drive awareness and engagement with millennials.

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