September 8, 2016
Trade Minister Freeland takes dad’s canola to China
CCC President Patti Miller (l) and MP Chrystia Freeland in China with canola from Freeland’s father’s farm in Alberta.
September 8, 2016
How to reduce costly harvest losses
Step one is to measure the amount of loss. This article describes all the steps in detail. Step two is to determine whether that
August 31, 2016
Reduce costly harvest losses — tips
Canola producers can lose up to five bushels or more per acre if the combine isn’t adjusted properly. Here are tips to measure combine
August 31, 2016
Swath timing adjustment for hail, lodging, disease, uneven stands
Optimal swath timing for canola yield and quality is when at least 60% of seeds on the main stem are showing some colour change.
August 31, 2016
Disease load lowers yield expectations
After a moist spring and summer in many areas, disease levels in harvest canola could be high this year — even for fields that
August 31, 2016
Yield damaging clubroot in CR varieties
More than 10 clubroot pathotypes have been identified in Alberta, and clubroot-resistant (CR) varieties will not protect against all of them. CR varieties with
August 31, 2016
Your chance to help set canola research priorities
Canola Discovery Forum is your chance to work along with growers, researchers and other canola industry stakeholders to identify research shortcomings and set research
August 31, 2016
Weed management before and after harvest
Pre-harvest is a good time to dry down weeds to make straight combining go more smoothly. A pre-harvest application can also provide some weed
August 31, 2016
Pre-harvest herbicide timing for straight combining
Glyphosate: Apply when the majority of seeds are yellow to brown in colour and “average” seed moisture had dried down to less than 30%.
August 31, 2016
Free assessment of oil, protein and chlorophyll in your canola
Get oil, protein and chlorophyll content, a dockage assessment and an unofficial grade of your canola simply in exchange for submitting your canola sample
August 24, 2016
Quiz? Not really. More like a mystery.
Here are two sets of symptoms Canola Council of Canada agronomy specialists saw this week. We have hypotheses as to the causes, but these
August 24, 2016
Swath timing for higher yield
Optimal swath timing for canola yield and quality is when at least 60% of seeds on the main stem are showing some colour change.