Verticillium stripe is the hottest new disease in canola world, rising to yield-damaging levels in Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan and found in all growing regions across the Prairies. Many farmers and agronomists are learning how to tell it apart...
UPL Ltd. (NSE: UPL & BSE: 512070 LSE: UPLL) ('UPL'), a global leader in sustainable agriculture solutions, has expanded its Canadian herbicide portfolio with the addition of SELECT PLUS, a superior solution for tough-to-beat weeds in canola, pulses, and...
NRGene Canada has successfully mapped the clubroot resistance trait and developed efficient DNA markers.
NRGene Canada, an AI genomics company, has reached a major milestone in the development of new canola lines harboring high resistance against the devastating clubroot fungal...
The Canola Council of Canada (CCC) supports the Government of Canada for joining the dispute settlement consultation with Mexico on agricultural biotechnology. The consultation was initiated last week by the United States under the Canada-United States-Mexico-Agreement (CUSMA), and Canada...
Today, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) published guidance regarding plant breeding, which will facilitate innovation and development of improved plant varieties. This guidance supports the introduction of gene-edited products in the Canadian market.
"This is an important step for...
Corteva Inc. (NYSE: CTVA), Bunge (NYSE:BG) and Chevron U.S.A. Inc., a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX), announced today a commercial collaboration to introduce proprietary winter canola hybrids that produce plant-based oil with a lower carbon profile.
The goal is...
At the Canola Council of Canada's (CCC) Annual General Meeting earlier today, president Jim Everson presented the 2022 annual report: Moving Forward - From Adversity to Opportunity. Everson reflected on the year's progress as well as new possibilities on...
Today, canola's role in helping reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions took another step forward, with the final rule to create a pathway for canola oil to be used in advanced biofuels under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program in...
Cargill Canada is selling its high oleic canola seed breeding business to Corteva Agrisciences, the companies confirmed this week to The Western Producer.
The deal, which was expected to close on Oct. 31, will not affect Cargill's high oleic canola...
As of late August, Canadian canola production estimates vary.
“The latest estimate from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada released August 22 is for an 18.4 million tonne crop, based on average yields,” says Neil Blue, provincial crops market analyst with Alberta...