Canola Planting Picks Up After Rain Delay

Favorable weather is allowing canola planting to progress rapidly throughout North Dakota. “A lot of the growers in the north central to northeast typically plant in late May to early June,” says Northern Canola Growers Association Executive Director Barry Coleman. “That rain event we had certainly slowed a lot of them down.” The push is on and a tremendous amount of progress is expected over a two-week window. Coleman is receiving reports from farmers that field conditions are great. “We’ve got terrific moisture right now, so no real concerns with canola emergence. We haven’t heard of any crusting problems, things generally look good for the canola crop at this point.”