Toxicity and salt effect from fertilizer can damage canola seed and seedlings, and reduce the return on investment for seed. One way to increase canola emergence rates is to keep all fertilizer out of the seed row – except for a starter rate of phosphate. The risk of seed-placed fertilizer comes from the nitrogen component…
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Canola organizations raise priorities at AAFC town hall discussion on fertilizer emissions reduction
CCC & CCGA release April 13, 2022 – Yesterday, the Canola Council of Canada (CCC) and Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA) participated in a town hall discussion as an initial step to providing canola sector input into Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s (AAFC) industry consultation for the fertilizer emissions reduction target. “Now, more than ever, global customers…
Read moreCanola Council welcomes new chair and highlights change, challenge and opportunity in annual report
March 14, 2022 – Jennifer Marchand has been elected the new chair of the board of directors for the Canola Council of Canada (CCC). Marchand is Government and Industry Relations Leader, AVP, Cargill Limited. She succeeds Charlene Bradley who finished her three-year term as chair but remains on the board as a director. “On behalf of…
Read moreNew Canola Innovation Strategy provides value chain vision for canola’s innovation journey
March 10, 2022 – The Canola Council of Canada (CCC) has released an updated Canola Innovation Strategy, outlining an aligned value chain vision, from farm to customer, for near-term innovations needed to do even more for our economy and our environment. The strategy articulates a path for innovation and research to achieve the industry’s Keep It…
Read moreCollaboration enables more than $3.2 million in grower-funded canola agronomic research in 2022
February 24, 2022 – The three Prairie, provincial canola grower associations have evaluated and selected 14 new canola research projects to receive funding under the Canola Agronomic Research Program (CARP) in 2022. This investment includes over $1.6 million from Alberta Canola, SaskCanola and Manitoba Canola Growers, as well as matching funds of over $1 million…
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