The federal government’s new $12.1 million investment in canola research will play a key role in growing the economic and environmental benefits of Canada’s number one crop.
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Media Advisory: Canola announcement on September 4
Canola Council of Canada President Jim Everson will join Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Lawrence MacAulay for an announcement on Tuesday, September 4 related to canola research and innovation.
Read moreCanola industry concerned about PMRA’s proposed decision to phase out valuable technology for Canada’s canola farmers
Today, the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) released proposed decisions to phase out the use of clothianidin and thiamethoxam, two important products used by canola farmers to control damage caused by flea beetles.
Read moreCross-Canada tour promotes canola meal with influential Chinese delegates
From July 11 to 19, the CCC armed five experts from China’s livestock and aquaculture industry with a first-hand learning experience on Canadian canola meal.
Read moreCanola Council launches new tool to help growers optimize combine performance and increase yields
The CCC released a new web-based application to help producers with combine adjustments during harvest, maximize yield and edge us closer to an average yield of 52 bu/ac by 2025.
Read moreGrowers advised to check with their grain buyer about quinclorac use in 2018
The Canola Council welcomes the recent decision of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues to advance for adoption the proposed maximum residue limit (MRL) for quinclorac in canola. While this is a positive step, to date, an international MRL at Codex is not yet formally adopted. The Codex Alimentarius Commission is expected to officially adopt the report of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues at its July 2018 meeting.
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