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Research essential to help canola meet strong demand

At Canola Week 2021, Jim Everson, president of the Canola Council of Canada, presented on the importance of research and innovation to meet increasing demand for Canadian canola, while ensuring sustainability. This article is based on that presentation.

Farmer Panel

Market Signals

Our farmer panelists share their approaches to canola marketing: What signals and fundamentals do they watch for, how do they get market information, and whose advice do they follow? Melissa Damiani Bluffton, Alberta Melissa Damiani is honest about her marketing skills: “I have my strengths and passions when it comes to farming, but marketing is...

Business Management

A Contingency Plan For Health

How will the farm function if one of the major players has a serious injury, illness or dies? A good answer takes some planning. Create “What if” scenarios, plan how to work through these scenarios, and share these plans with every member of the farm team. We all know that agriculture can be dangerous, but...

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What can we learn from Germany?

Germany has the highest canola (a.k.a. oilseed rape) yields in the world, according to USDA Foreign Agricultural Service statistics, and the European Union as a bloc now edges Canada for top tonnage produced. What can we learn from Germany?

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