“The goal of SaskCanola’s scholarship program is to invest in the future talent of the canola industry. ” Lisa Horn, SaskCanola Executive Director Each year, two scholarships are awarded to students enrolled in graduate programs with projects studying canola. This investment complements the research SaskCanola invests in for the benefit of canola production and farm...

Agronomist Abroad

The seedy side of Chile

Chile has summer during our winter, which gives seed companies a second season for field testing and production. And with so few canola acres in Chile, genetic lines stay pure.

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Make your combine the ideal residue manager

Canola establishment benefits from a uniform spread of crop residue. The fewer steps required to spread residue uniformly, the greater the profitability of canola. Here’s how the combine alone can do the job.

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Canola meal reduces methane output from dairy cows

New studies show canola meal fed to dairy cows can help to reduce their output of methane and nitrous oxide, two greenhouse gases that create a lot of attention for cattle businesses.

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Ontario growers test canola-soybeans double crop

Winter canola would benefit farmers in southern Ontario looking for a profitable crop to expand the rotation, but corn and soybeans are harvested too late to get the crop established. A new concept – winter canola and soybeans harvested the same year – is getting some attention.