Chinese guidelines advise consumers to keep total fat intake to 20-30 per cent of total daily calories, primarily from healthy unsaturated fats. The guidelines should help make canola oil more competitive in this important market.
The canola community offers many opportunities for face-to-face learning through canoLAB, canolaPALOOZA and big joint productions like FarmTech in Edmonton, CropSphere in Saskatoon and CropConnect in Winnipeg. These panelists talk about why they attended specific events and what they learned.
Science-based rules for trade offer predictability for growers who depend on access to consumer markets around the globe.
Rothamsted Research in the United Kingdom has grown continuous wheat for 173 years, providing insight into disease suppression, soil pH and much more. It also studies oilseed rape, looking at rotation and pest management and an insect we don’t want – melegethes pollen beetle.
Dow AgroSciences’ genetically-improved canola meal has higher protein, improved digestibility and lower levels of fibre than standard canola meal.