Reading Time: < 1 minute The Canola Council of Canada is cutting its agronomy team as part of a 'refreshed strategic framework'
Canola council cuts field agronomy team
Move is part of the council’s ‘refreshed strategic framework’
Canola sector sees tariff pain ahead
Industry groups pledge robust advocacy efforts on both sides of the border
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada's two main canola sector groups say U.S. tariffs will be felt throughout the value chain, on both sides of the border.
Canola Council of Canada elects Ritter chair
Two director seats change hands at CCC AGM
Reading Time: < 1 minute Tessa Ritter, who is stakeholder relations manager with Viterra, has been elected chair of the Canola Council of Canada's board of directors.
Are the reservoir dog days ending?
If the new canola processors announced for Regina become fully functioning facilities, they could process an additional 4.5 million tonnes of canola per year. Could Lake Diefenbaker water help?
Reading Time: 9 minutes The quickest path from Regina, Sask., to Steve Nelson’s farm at Birsay is to cross Lake Diefenbaker on the Riverhurst Ferry. The flat-deck ferry travels on the hour, carrying vehicles across the two-kilometre expanse of water, cutting highway travel time by at least an hour, maybe two. As a bonus, the experience gets travellers up […] Read more
Canola industry ready to move forward
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Canola Council of Canada celebrated a return to normalcy at its annual meeting at the Canadian Crops Convention in Ottawa. “Our theme this year is ‘from adversity to opportunity’ and I think that’s very fitting,” said Jim Everson, the group’s president. Production has rebounded following the drought of 2021, meaning there’s opportunity to develop […] Read more
Canada can cut fertilizer emissions 14 per cent by 2030, industry groups say
Report touts use of 4R practices
Reading Time: 2 minutes Winnipeg | Reuters — Canadian farmers can reduce greenhouse gas emissions from applying nitrogen fertilizer by 14 per cent by 2030 through adoption of more sustainable farm practices and new technology, without any overall reduction in fertilizer use, agriculture industry groups said on Wednesday. Such reductions of nitrous oxide from 2020 levels would fall well […] Read more
260,000 canola seeds per acre, placed precisely
With the precision placement of a planter, Edmund Rath achieves 88 to 93 per cent canola seed emergence, a big improvement from the typical 50 to 60 per cent with his air seeder
Reading Time: 5 minutes When asked for his canola seeding rate, Edmund Rath answers “260,000 seeds per acre.” This is not the usual answer. Five pounds per acre, give or take a pound, is the common response. “After May 15, I cut that down to 240,000,” he adds. Here’s a quick translation: With 43,560 square feet in an acre, […] Read more
Don’t cut canola too soon
Swathing at 30 per cent seed colour change is so 1980s. Recent surveys show it’s better to wait until 60 per cent — or later
Reading Time: 5 minutes In late 2020, the Canola Council of Canada surveyed 1,000 canola farmers from Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta to check in on common practices. One notable finding is that 10 per cent of respondents still target 30 per cent seed colour change on the main stem when swathing canola. Another 26 per cent target 31-50 per […] Read more
Fall herbicide application timing in canola
To control perennial weeds in canola, there are benefits to both pre- and post-harvest control options — the deciding factor could be tied to your goals
Reading Time: 5 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – When deciding between a pre-harvest or post-harvest spray application to control tough perennial weeds, there are always some key considerations for farmers. The extent of the weed problem and harvest timing are important ones, of course, but other factors such as herbicide cost and killing frost also play into the decision. To […] Read more
Add another one to your canola scouting list
What you thought was sclerotinia might be verticillium stripe, and the Canola Council is making it a research priority
Reading Time: 4 minutes It first appeared in Manitoba fields in 2014, and now it’s showing up in Manitoba’s crop reports. “Canola yields tend to be disappointing for farmers, with heat blast and verticillium stripe suspected as contributing factors,” said a provincial summary in mid-September. The Canola Council of Canada (CCC) says verticillium stripe (VS) is caused by V. […] Read more
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