Northern Canola Growers Executive Director Barry Coleman expects canola acres to be down slightly in 2025. The reduction in acres in northeastern North Dakota will likely be offset somewhat by a slight increase in the southwestern corner of the state due to a crop insurance change. “We’re very pleased that RMA granted an extension of the final plant dates so in the southwest part of the state growers will have until May 25 to get the crop in the ground which is an extra ten days from last year,” said Coleman. “Forty counties in the state were changed with the dates so there’s an extra week in some areas, an extra five days in others, so it’s going to help growers with their planting this year and getting the crop in the ground.”
