Reading Time: 2 minutes Richardson International has rejoined the Canola Council of Canada after a nearly nine-year hiatus.
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Richardson back in the fold at canola council
Board appointments hint Richardson Int. may rejoin canola council
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Canola Council of Canada has appointed a Richardson International official to its board.
Canola groups disappointed in Carney’s plan to help growers, biofuel
‘Farmers should not be expected to borrow’
Reading Time: 2 minutes Two national canola organizations said they’re not pleased with the federal government’s announcement on helping canola growers and the biofuel industry. The Canola Council of Canada and the Canadian Canola Growers Association expressed their disappointment in a Sept. 5 news release.
Canola council cuts field agronomy team
Move is part of the council’s ‘refreshed strategic framework’
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Canola Council of Canada is cutting its agronomy team as part of a '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