Agronomic Research 2000 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:

Advanta Seeds Dow AgroSciences Canada Inc.
Agrium Inc. Novartis Crop Protection Inc.


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

Platinum
Aventis CropScience  
Gold
Dow AgroSciences Canada Inc. DuPont Canada Inc.
Silver
Agriculture Canada Esso/Imperial Oil
BASF Canada Inc.  
Bronze
Advanta Seeds Hetland Seeds
AgPro Grain Inc. Inter-Ag
Agricore Monsanto Canada Inc.
Aventis Seed Treatment Pioneer Grain/JRI
Cargill AgHorizons Proven Seed
Enviro-Test Labs Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Grow Tec Ltd. United Grain Growers


This program 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 2000 the Canola Production Centre program was also supported by the following Contract Research participants:

Platinum
Aventis CropScience  
Gold
BASF Canada Inc. Limagrain Canada Seeds Inc.
Dow AgroSciences Canada Inc.  
Silver
Agricore IMC Cargill Ltd.
Aventis Seed Treatment Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Cargill Seed  
Bronze
Advanta Seeds Kamterter II L.L.C.
CanAmera Foods Novartis Crop Protection Inc.
Canterra Seeds Stoller/Agritrend
DuPont Canada Inc. Zeneca Agro
Gustafson Phosyn PLC


Below are the individual sections of the CPC report.
You can also view the complete report as one Microsoft Word file (4MB).

Table of Contents

I SITE DESCRIPTION (1,500K)
II INTRODUCTION (248K)
III DEFINITIONS (307K)
IV ECONOMIC ANALYSIS (964K)

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

V SITE LOCATION MAP (115K)
VI SITE INFORMATION (4,352K)
VII SEED PRIMING TRIAL (2,332K)
VIII VARIETY TRIAL - B. NAPUS (1,468K)
IX HARVESTABILITY TRIAL (2,161K)
X SEEDING TREATMENT TRIAL (2,161K)
XI TIME OF WEED REMOVAL TRIAL (764K)
XII SYSTEMS COMPARISON TRIAL (2,736K)
XIII CANOPY MANIPULATION TRIAL (1,460K)
XIV FOLIAR NUTRIENT APPLICATION TRIAL (502K)
XV CALCIUM 5S SEED TREATMENT TRIAL (471K)
XVI SEEDING DATE/OIL QUALITY TRIAL (NEX) (441K)
XVII SCLEROTINIA CONTROL TRIAL (314K)
XVIII DIAMONDBACK MOTH EVALUATION TRIAL (166K)
XIX ROOT MAGGOT MONITORING TRIAL - B. NAPUS (129K)
XX CABBAGE SEEDPOD WEEVIL TRIAL (388K)
XXI TIME OF SWATHING TRIAL (AVENTIS) (1,168K)
XXII APPENDIX (1,112K)
XXIII SUMMARY (102K)
XXIV FIELD STAFF INFORMATION (178K)

MINNESOTA CANOLA PRODUCTION CENTRE RESULTS
I ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS (39K)
II SITE DESCRIPTION (238K)
III INTRODUCTION (209K)
IV DEFINITIONS (26K)
V ECONOMIC ANALYSIS (669K)

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 (172K)
VII SITE INFORMATION (537K)
VIII CONVENTIONAL VARIETY TRIAL - B. NAPUS (324K)
IX SYSTEMS COMPARISON TRIAL (398K)
XI SEED TREATMENT TRIAL (354K)
XII SCLEROTINIA TRIAL (552K)
XIII FUNGICIDE TRIAL (363K)
XIV LIBERTY TANK MIX TRIAL (231K)
XV TIME OF WEED REMOVAL TRIAL (331K)
XVI TIME OF SWATHING (AVENTIS) (439K)
XVII FALL DORMANT SEEDING (751K)
XVIII SUMMARY (114K)
XIX FIELD STAFF INFORMATION (79K)


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