Business Management

Sharing data? Look for companies with ADT certification

Farm Credit Canada is the first Canadian company certified through Ag Data Transparent, a program based on data principles established by the American Farm Bureau Federation.

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Ontario researcher tests double-crop canola and soybeans

Harvesting two crops in one calendar year is something for warmer climates. Not Canada, right? AAFC researcher Eric Page is challenging this notion with winter canola and soybeans.

Canola oil can help control blood sugar

Research shows canola oil can improve glycemic control in people with type-2 diabetes. Canola Eat Well is working with the Canadian Diabetes Association to promote this health benefit.

Over the last year, Alberta Canola invested over $900,000 toward funding 14 new projects representing approximately $7.7 million worth of research. Every $1 of farmer levy invested by Alberta Canola was matched by more than $8 of investment by research partners and funding programs. A reoccurring theme throughout the bulk of the projects was to...

Science

Protect canola from early insect feeding

Key practice: Use seed treatments and early in-crop treatments, if scouting deems them necessary, to protect young plants from flea beetles. Key research: Hallett, Rebecca, University of Guelph. “Assessing the Impact of Swede Midge on Canola Production in the Prairies & Ontario.” Canola Agronomic Research Program (CARP 2005-14). Olfert, Owen and Elliott, Bob, Agriculture and...