Key result: Leave it, aerate it or turn it? If canola in the bin is dry and cold coming out of winter, then just leave it be. But monitor the temperature, watching for any rapid increases. Have a plan to move the seed if an issue arises. Project title, Principal investigator: âDetermining best practices for...
Read More Australia achieved an enviable increase in canola production over the past three years. After paltry crops of 2.3 million tonnes in 2018 and 2019, Australian canola output jumped to 4.8 million in 2020 and 6.8 million in 2021, according to USDA Foreign Agriculture Service data posted at PSD Online. The PSD Online forecast for 2022...
Read MoreStay Connected. Sign up for our Canola Crush Newsletter today! Visit www.CanolaGrowers.com How Manitoba Canola Growers are Representing You Stimulating, increasing and improving the production and marketing of canola is a part of MCGAâs mandate. Through local initiatives and national partnerships, MCGA has consistently been working on five areas of focus. The recent trade disruption...
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Species-specific RNA sprays, when applied as a topical formulation, can suppress sclerotinia infection in canola. Field tests in 2022, hampered by heavy rain and dsRNA applications without a surfactant, did not show strong results for the treatments. âProtection of canola from pathogenic fungi using Ribonucleic acid (RNA) interference technologies,â Steve Whyard, University of Manitoba AgriScience...
Read More David Rourke wants to farm better. He always has. When he started farming 40 years ago at Minto, Manitoba, he also started a research business, AgQuest, to test farm practices. The family business now includes 6,000 acres, and his daughter Dana runs the research company. In his mid 60s, Rourke has a new objective: Farming...
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