The history of canola
The Canola Council of Canada celebrates 50 years since the formation of the first industry association. Here are some highlights from the history of rapeseed and canola production in Canada.
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Plant establishment
The Canola Research Hub at canolaresearch.ca has a user-interactive research database. This article is based on the query “What are some of the factors that impact canola emergence?” with data drawn from a number of canola agronomic studies.
UCC to continue nitrogen trials
Ultimate Canola Challenge trials in 2016 tested a 25 per cent increase in nitrogen rates, but with only six successful sites, nitrogen trials will repeat in 2017.
CPT: An excellent tool for the grower toolbox
The Canola Performance Trials website provides third-party variety comparison data from small and large plots, with useful tools to customize searches, compare varieties head to head and look beyond yield results.
Agronomist Abroad
Down Under differences and similarities
Canola production in Australia is a lot like Canada’s in many ways, but Dan Orchard was inspired by some distinct differences.