Science

Growers at the table

Canola growers, through their provincial canola organizations, are helping to drive the research priorities for canola in Canada. Provincial research committee chairs explain the benefit of grower-funded and grower-directed research.

Science

Precise seed-to-seed spacing not necessary for canola

Key Practice: The key step in seed placement is to achieve the overall target population with some aspect of uniform distribution and depth. Precision tools to enhance seed spacing in the row provide little evident economic benefit. Project Title, Lead Researcher: “Seeding rates for precision seeded canola,” 2012-14, Gazali Issah, Western Applied Research Corporation Grower...

Science

Less seed-placed fertilizer means more seed survival

Lee Erickson discovered that high rates of fertilizer in the seed row were having a devastating effect on his canola seed survival.

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...

Feature

BeGrainSafe with a “zero entry” policy

Canola grower organizations contribute to the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association’s BeGrainSafe program, which promotes grain safety to farmers and trains first responders on life-saving extraction techniques.