Clubroot is a devastating disease and the canola industry has been investing in research of this pathogen for a number of years. SaskCanola’s priority with clubroot is to find ways to prevent the spread in the province. Currently there are relatively few confirmed cases in commercial canola fields and by helping raise grower awareness about...
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By Ward Toma “I dream of being able to grow it in 15 years.” A wishful statement, not expressed by a wide-eyed farmer seeing a new crop with incredible potential, but instead by a farmer that has serious doubts about his ability to continue to grow this incredible crop. Hubertus Paetow, president of the German...
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Manitoba Canola Growers work to fund, direct, develop and distribute practical, science-based research focused on agronomy. Grower funded research and extension is one of the most valuable services we offer to our membership. Focusing on research that no one else is doing and digging deeper to strengthen our network of research collaborations allows us to...
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KEY RESULT: Heavy tillage can increase soil compaction, reduce soil strength and reduce canola yields, especially when carried out under higher moisture conditions and in the spring, prior to planting. PROJECT TITLE, PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: “Compaction Impacts on Canola Establishment” Curtis Cavers, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Portage la Prairie FUNDING: Manitoba Canola Growers Excessive precipitation...
Read More KEY RESULT: This study compared three canola seeding rates (5, 10 and 15 seeds per square foot) with small and large seed size lots from two different hybrids. It concluded that the most economic and least risky seeding rate to achieve adequate plant stand population is about 10 seeds per square foot because the response...
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