Winter canola is a hot topic for canola growers in the Northern Plains. Minnesota Canola Council board member Rob Rynning says this has been years in the making. “Our board’s funded research efforts on this for years and now, varieties are getting to a point where we may actually get winter canola.” Winter canola can benefit farms. “It takes off earlier and you can get two to three weeks more growing season on the front end, because it starts growing much earlier than spring canola. It beats the summer heat so you can have nice, cool weather to set pods and flowering. There are also real yield advantages.”
