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Additional Risk Management Tools for Canola

Published December 6, 2024

During the Minnesota Canola Symposium, Minnesota Canola Council Executive Director Beth Nelson announced USDA's Risk Management Agency has approved 22 additional counties for federal crop insurance on canola. "I want to be sure that growers outside of those 22 counties…

Winter Canola for the Northern Plains

Published December 11, 2021

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…

Excessive Moisture Made For Tough Canola Research Year

Published December 4, 2020

Speaking at the virtual Minnesota Canola Council’s Canola Symposium, University of Minnesota-Magnusson Research Farm Director Dave Grafstrom updated canola growers on the 2020 research projects. Grafstrom said excessive moisture made for a tough variety trial plot with abnormally high coefficient…

Canada’s Lower Canola Production Won’t Impact Price Much

Published December 4, 2020

The canola market continues to follow the soybean oil market higher. CHS Inc. Director of Feed Ingredients Alex Busch doesn’t think the smaller than expected Canadian production will have much of an impact on canola pricing. "I don't know if…

An Increased Interest in Raising Canola

Published July 11, 2019

The Minnesota Canola Council held their annual Canola Production Center Field Day in Roseau on Wednesday. Executive Director Beth Nelson says the interest in raising canola continues to grow. "We are projected to have 59,000 acres in canola, up 26…

Canola Growers Practice Responsible Insecticide Use

Published July 11, 2019

Minnesota Canola Production Center agronomist Dave Grafstrom says defending the use of insecticides is a concern. "As an agricultural community, we're not just randomly applying products. We have a reason for doing it," explains Grafstrom. "The environment needs to be…

Strong Plant Populations Boost Canola Yields

Published December 13, 2018

Updating canola growers on production research at the Minnesota Canola Council's Canola Symposium, site agronomist for the Minnesota Canola Production Center Dave Grafstrom says plant population is very important for good yields. "We really strive for six to nine plants per square…

Managing Nutrients and Disease in Canola

Published July 13, 2018

Fertilizer use and disease control were just two, of many, topics covered at the Minnesota Canola Council Production Centre Field Day in Roseau. Canola is a large user of nitrogen and sulfur. To address the issue, University of Minnesota research…

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Additional Risk Management Tools for Canola

Winter Canola for the Northern Plains

Excessive Moisture Made For Tough Canola Research Year

Canada’s Lower Canola Production Won’t Impact Price Much

An Increased Interest in Raising Canola

Canola Growers Practice Responsible Insecticide Use

Strong Plant Populations Boost Canola Yields

Managing Nutrients and Disease in Canola

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