Agronomic Research 1999 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.

AgrEvo Canada Inc. Novartis Crop Protection Inc.
Agrium Inc. Rh™ne-Poulenc Canada Inc.
Monsanto Canada Inc.  


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

ADM Agri-Industries Ltd. Enviro-Test Labs
Advanta Seeds Esso/Imperial Oil
AgPro Grain Inc. Grow Tec Ltd.
AgrEvo Canada Inc. Limagrain Canada Seeds Inc.
Agricore Monsanto Canada Inc.
BASF Canada Inc. Proven Seed
Canadian Seed Coaters Rh™ne-Poulenc Canada Inc.
Cargill AgHorizons Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Cyanamid Canada Inc. United Farmers of Alberta
Dow AgroSciences Canada Inc. United Grain Growers
DuPont Canada Inc. Zeneca Agro


This project is supported by the following provincial organisations:

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


In 1999 the Canola Production Centre program was also supported by the following Contract Research participants:

Advanta Seeds IMC Cargill
AgPro Grain Inc. Limagrain Canada Seeds Inc.
AgrEvo Canada Inc. Monsanto Canada Inc.
Agricore Novartis Crop Protection
BASF Canada Inc. Oseco Inc.
CanAmera Foods Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Cyanamid Canada Inc. United Farmers of Alberta
Dow AgroSciences Canada Inc. Value Added Seeds
DuPont Canada Inc. Zeneca Agro
Gustafson  


Below are the individual sections of the CPC report.
You can also view the complete report as one Acrobat file (630K).

Table of Contents

I SITE DESCRIPTION(63K)
II INTRODUCTION(63K)
III DEFINITIONS(63K)
IV ECONOMIC ANALYSIS(63K)

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

V SITE LOCATION MAP(126K)
VI SITE INFORMATION(95K)
VII VARIETY TRIAL - B. NAPUS(95K)
VIII HARVESTABILITY TRIAL(95K)
IX SEED TREATMENT TRIAL(95K)
X SEEDING DATE & TIME OF WEED REMOVAL TRIAL(63K)
XI RE-SEEDING TRIAL(63K)
XII TIME OF WEED REMOVAL TRIAL(63K)
XII SULPHUR SOURCE TRIAL(63K)
XIII TOP DRESSED SULPHUR AND NITROGEN TRIAL(63K)
XIV FERTILIZER RATE AND VARIETY TRIAL - HYBRID AND OPEN POLLINATED VARIETIES(63K)
XVII SYSTEMS COMPARISON TRIAL(95K)
XVIII BASF WEED AND DISEASE CONTROL TRIALS(63K)
XIX SCLEROTINIA CONTROL TRIAL(63K)
XX DIAMONDBACK MOTH EVALUATION TRIAL(63K)
XXI ROOT MAGGOT MONITORING TRIAL(63K)
XXII CABBAGE SEEDPOD WEEVIL TRIAL(63K)
XXIII SEEDING RATE TRIAL(63K)
XXIV BASF FAX BULLETIN(63K)
XXV WATSON PRECISION FARMING TRIAL (63K)
XXVI SUMMARY(63K)
XXIII FIELD STAFF INFORMATION(63K)
MINNESOTA CANOLA PRODUCTION CENTRE RESULTS
I APPENDIX(63K)
II SITE DESCRIPTION(63K)
III INTRODUCTION(63K)
IV DEFINITIONS(63K)
V ECONOMIC ANALYSIS(63K)

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(126K)
VII SITE INFORMATION(63K)
VIII VARIETY TRIAL - B. NAPUS(63K)
IX HARVESTABILITY TRIAL(63K)
XI RE-SEEDING TRIAL(63K)
XII SEED PLACEMENT TRIAL(63K)
XIII SCLEROTINIA STEM ROT (WHITE MOLD) CONTROL TRIAL(63K)
XIV SEED TREATMENT TRIAL(63K)
XVI STRAIGHT COMBINING VS SWATHING B. NAPUS TRIAL(63K)
XIII SYSTEMS COMPARISON TRIAL(63K)
XIV TIME OF WEED REMOVAL TRIAL (63K)
XVIII SUMMARY(63K)
XIX FIELD STAFF INFORMATION(63K)


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