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The CCC agronomy team asked Mario Tenuta, the University of Manitoba’s Canada research chair in applied soil ecology, if continuous canola can actually create a canola-friendly soil environment. His answer: “There are several examples where continuous cropping of other crops have created a soil microbial population that can keep down soil-borne diseases. Can the same happen with canola? Likely. However,…
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Our next Canola Watch, the March edition, will have a crop nutrition theme. We want to provide information to help with your most challenging crop nutrition decisions. Questions can be about product choice, application timing, risk assessment, logistical challenges — anything. Start the conversation. Email your questions and answers to Jay Whetter at whetterj@canolacouncil.org, or contact a CCC agronomy specialist…
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The Canola Council of Canada has a new video that describes key stand establishment steps using animation and a Q&A format with growers…
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The Canola Council of Canada’s new Canola Research Hub illustrates the science behind best management practices of Canadian canola production and provides practical tools to evaluate agronomic performance and make informed production management decisions. From the Hub landing page — canolaresearch.ca — users can navigate through a library of summaries, view and filter research data, watch video interviews and clips,…
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A new canola variety was recently registered claiming an "intermediate" reaction to clubroot pathotype 5x, as well as resistance to established clubroot pathotypes 2, 3, 5, 6 and 8. Based on Western Canada Canola/Rapeseed Recommending Committee protocol for clubroot disease resistance, seed that is resistant (R) shows less than 30% infection based on a severity-by-incidence rating, and seed that is…
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The Canola Council of Canada is working with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Development (MAFRD) to understand the implications of verticillium wilt. MAFRD announced the detection of Verticillium longisporum (a species of verticillium wilt) at a single location in Manitoba in early January. (Photo source: MAFRD)…
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The International Rapeseed Congress 2015 is July 5-9 in Saskatoon. IRC is held every four years in different cities around the world. Information is delivered through keynote lectures, concurrent sessions, workshops, posters, networking, and tours. Topics include genomics, plant breeding strategies, crop protection, crop management, climatic stress, utilization, nutritional value, and policy issues…
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January is farm show month. These shows provide an excellent opportunity to hear experts speak on what happened in 2014 and how to keep getting better in 2015. You’ll also have a chance to meet CCC agronomy staff and representatives from your provincial canola grower organizations. January is the month to register for canoLAB 2015. Plants are growing in reparation,…
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Set your sights higher at the Canola Council of Canada 2015 convention at The Fairmont Banff Springs, March 3-5. The CCC Convention is the one annual event where the entire canola industry comes together and we want you to be there. Take in world-class experts discussing topics that matter to our industry and make face-to-face connections with all links of…
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