Feature

Three Short Articles

Corteva Agriscience’s glyphosate-resistant canola system, Optimum GLY, launched in 2023 and will be available in a few cultivars for 2024. Crop stage: Glyphosate can be applied to Optimum GLY canola from cotyledon to first flowers. “Optimum GLY expands the window of application past the six-leaf stage, allowing farmers the flexibility to time their herbicide application...

National Canola Marketing Program

Turning up the sweet love for canola

Canadians’ love of home-grown maple syrup inspired Hello Canola to tap that same tree, looking at ways to promote canola through its Canadian-ness, warm community and extreme usefulness.

Feature

How will you improve mental health in 2024?

Canola grower organizations fund farmer mental health initiatives. They encourage you to take advantage of the resources available. Find a quiet place this winter, set aside the time and make a phone call.

Science

Your provincial research leads

I started this May as the new research coordinator at Alberta Canola, freshly graduated from a Bachelor of Science in Biology. I hit the ground running, learning about and managing our research programs. I have big shoes to fill as I cover for our research director, Brittany, during her parental leave, but the challenge has...

Plant Establishment

Faster ground cover can improve yields

Canola crops that achieve vegetative ground cover more quickly tend to have higher yields. Seeding rate and row width contribute to faster ground cover. “How does in-row seed spacing and spatial pattern affect canola yield?” Steven Shirtliffe, University of Saskatchewan SaskCanola Read the full report in the Research section at saskcanola.com. When it comes to...