Canola in bloom in Morinville, Alberta, in July 2025. Photo: Zak McLachlan

Lower canola seeding rates can pay off: study

Canola seeding trials in Saskatchewan net interesting results under various conditions dealing in emergence efficiency

Reading Time: 3 minutes Research shows lower canola seeding rates improve emergence and root systems, boosting yields in dry years while cutting input costs.











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Still hard to predict precise fertilizer payback

Despite decades of precision agriculture advances, international research finds no clear way to predict where and when adding nutrient through fertilizer will fail to boost growth

Reading Time: 4 minutes Despite decades of precision agriculture advances, international research finds no clear way to predict where and when adding nutrient through fertilizer will fail to boost growth.