Prairie winters are still an uphill battle for winter canola, but improved varieties are being bred in the United States
Glacier FarmMedia – Canola is no longer just a spring crop in parts of North America. According to the U.S. Canola Association, winter canola has become the dominant option in the southern Great Plains. That might not be so surprising to Canadian farmers. It’s a lot warmer in that region than the Canadian Prairies. Winter […] Read moreTag Archives winter canola
Southern U.S. Plains hope for canola comeback
Plans to retrofit an oilseed plant in Kansas to crush both soybeans and canola raise optimism for the winter crop
WINNIPEG — The resurrection of canola in Oklahoma and Kansas may begin this fall. Farmers in America’s southern Plains are once again thinking about canola because a major player is retrofitting an oilseed plant in Kansas to crush both soybeans and canola. Scoular, an agribusiness with headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska, and annual revenues of about […] Read more
Cold tolerance of canola seeds under the microscope
Researchers have discovered certain canola varieties have more tolerance for cold soils, but they don’t know why
In most of Europe, farmers plant rapeseed in the fall because it usually out-yields rapeseed that’s planted in the spring. That isn’t an option for western Canadian farmers. Winter canola cannot withstand the frigid winters and chilly springs on the Prairies. Still, it would be helpful if spring-seeded canola grew more rapidly, to take advantage […] Read more
