Agronomic Research 1998 Report

The Canola Council of Canada is the co-ordinating body of the Canola Production Centre Program across Canada and is a major contributor to the program.

Each year, sponsors (both locally and nationally), help support the Canola Production Centre Program across Canada. With their generous contribution, the Program has become an effective tool in technology transfer to all interested parties.

The Program is supported on a national basis by the following cash sponsors.

Agrium Inc. Cyanamid Canada Inc.
Agricore Novartis Crop Protection Inc.
Proven Seed  


The program is supported on a national basis by the following product sponsors:

Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada ADM Agri-Industries Ltd.
AgrEvo Canada Inc. Agricore
BASF Canada Inc. Bayer Inc.
Canadian Seed Coaters Limited Canbra Foods Ltd.
Cargill Limited Cyanamid Canada Inc.
Dow AgroSciences Canada Inc. DuPont Canada Inc.
Enviro-Test Labs Esso
Grow Tec Monsanto Canada Inc.
Norwest Labs Proven Seed
Rh?ne-Poulenc Canada Inc. Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Simplot Canada Ltd. Vanthuyne Farms
Zeneca Agro Advanta Seeds


This project is supported by the following provincial organisations:

  • Alberta Canola Producers Commission
  • Alberta Agriculture - Farming for the Future Program
  • British Columbia Peace River Grain Industry Development Council
    - (Peace River Agricultural Development Fund)
  • Manitoba Agriculture
  • Manitoba Canola Growers Association
  • Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission
  • Saskatchewan Canola Growers Association


In 1998 the Canola Production Centre program was also supported by the following Contract Research participants:

Agricore AgPro Grain Inc.
AgrEvo Canada Inc. BASF Canada Inc.
CanAmera Foods Cargill Seed
Cyanamid Canada Inc. Dow AgroSciences Canada Inc.
Inter-Mountain Canola Limagrain Canada Seeds
Monsanto Canada Inc. Northstar Seeds Inc.
Performance Seeds Canada Inc. Rh?ne-Poulenc Canada Inc.
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Ultrabred Seeds
Value Added Seeds Advanta Seeds


Below are the individual sections of the CPC report.
You can also download the complete report (765K).

Table of Contents

I SITE DESCRIPTION(35K)
II INTRODUCTION(9K)
III DEFINITIONS(10K)
IV ECONOMIC ANALYSIS(37K)

A. CANOLA PRICING SYSTEM
B. COST CALCULATIONS & ASSUMPTIONS
C. ECONOMIC RESULTS REPORT (EXAMPLE)

VI SITE INFORMATION(113K)
VII VARIETY TRAILS(134K)

A. B. NAPUS
B. B. NAPUS

VIII HARVESTABILITY TRIAL(73K)

A. B. NAPUS
B. B. RAPA

IX SEED TREATMENT TRIAL - (FOUNDATION)(31K)
X SEEDING DATE & TIME OF WEED REMOVAL TRIAL(45K)
XI FERTILIZER RATE AND VARIETY TRIAL - HYBRID AND OPEN POLLINATED VARIETIES(52K)
XII ELEMENTAL VS. AMMONIUM SULPHATE SULPHUR TRIAL(25K)
XIII SYSTEMS COMPARISON TRIAL(60K)
XIV WEED CONTROL TRIALS(48K)
XV SCLEROTINIA STEM ROT CONTROL TRIAL(22K)
XVI DIAMONDBACK MOTH EVALUATION TRIAL(10K)
XVII INTEGRATED ROOT MAGGOT CONTROL TRIAL(25K)
XVIII ROOT MAGGOT MONITORING TRIAL(29K)

A. B NAPUS
B. B. RAPA

XIX STRAIGHT COMBINING VS. SWATHING B. NAPUS TRIAL(23K)
XX BASF FAX BULLETIN(8K)
XXI WATSON PRECISION FARMING TRIAL(10K)
XXII SUMMARY(6K)
XXIII FIELD STAFF INFORMATION(7K)
I APPENDIX - MINNESOTA CANOLA PRODUCTION CENTER RESULTS(6K)
II SITE DESCRIPTION(9K)
III INTRODUCTION(8K)
IV DEFINITIONS(6K)
V ECONOMIC ANALYSIS(27K)

A. CANOLA PRICING SYSTEM (BASED ON AVERAGE PRICES AT HARVEST, IN U.S. DOLLARS)
B. COST CALCULATIONS & ASSUMPTIONS
C. ECONOMIC RESULTS REPORT (EXAMPLE)

VI SITE LOCATION MAP
VII SITE INFORMATION(13K)
VIII VARIETY TRAILS(17K)

A. B. NAPUS

IX HARVESTABILITY TRIAL(15K)
X PHOSPHATE FERTILIZER RATE TRIAL(14K)
XI SEEDING RATE TRIAL(15K)
XII SEEDING DEPTH AND EQUIPMENT COMPARISON TRIAL(15K)
XIII SCLEROTINIA STEM ROT (WHITE MOLD) CONTROL TRIAL(15K)
XIV INSECTICIDAL SEED TREATMENT TRIAL(14K)
XV DIAMONDBACK MOTH EVALUATION TRIAL(11K)
XVI STRAIGHT COMBINING VS. SWATHING B. NAPUS TRIAL(16K)
XVII TIME OF SWATHING TRIAL(15K)
XVIII SUMMARY(6K)
XIX FIELD STAFF INFORMATION(7K)


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