Field characteristics

Environmental parameters, such as soil, water and climatic conditions, along with management strategies, such as crop sequence, rotation and tillage options have major impacts on each field of canola. The extensive canola growing region in Canada encompasses a wide range of environmental parameters. It is also home to growers with diverse management techniques who use a range of practices that customize canola production to their operation and preferences.

Crop rotation

Diversified crop rotations can have many benefits, especially with insect and disease management. A two- or three-year break between canola…

Cropping sequence

Both crop rotation and cropping sequence (the order in which grains and oilseeds are grown) are important considerations that must…

Effects of soil characteristics

Acidity, salinity and solonetzic soil characteristics can be major limiting factors in canola production. When severe, they can affect soil…

Precision agriculture

Precision agriculture includes an array of strategies that measure and address temporal and spatial variability to improve overall production sustainability…

Tillage

The wide range of soil characteristics, residue levels and cultural practices across the Prairies likely corresponds to the evolution of…