The Canadian canola industry’s Keep It Coming strategic plan, which set the goal of achieving an average yield of 52 bu./ac. to meet global market demand of 26 million tonnes by 2025, is at the halfway point.
The current agreement to keep dockage at 2.5 per cent for canola delivered to China took many months of intense work. And it’s not over. We need to keep working toward a long-term solution based on science.
One bertha armyworm per square metre can reduce canola yield by 0.058 bu./ac. So, 17 of them per square metre will drop yields by around 1 bu./ac. This information helps growers assess the threat and spray only when numbers are sufficient to provide a return on investment. How do we know these thresholds? Research.
Keep it Clean! is a joint initiative of the Canola Council of Canada, Cereals Canada and Pulse Canada, working together to provide growers like you with tools and resources for growing crops that meet the requirements of our domestic and export customers.
Tips and tools from the Canola Council of Canada agronomy team