Agronomic Research 2001 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.

In 2001, the Canola Production Centre program was supported by the following Contract Research participants:

Platinum
Dow AgroSciences Canada Inc.  
Silver
Agricore Brett Young Seeds Ltd.
Aventis CropScience Canada Co. IMC Cargill Ltd.
BASF Canada Inc. Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Bronze
Aventis Seed Treatment Kamterter II L.L.C.
CanAmera Foods Proven Seed / United Grain Growers
Gustafson Syngenta Crop Protection Canada Inc.
James Richardson International Inc. Taurus Technology Inc.
The program is supported on a national basis by the following cash sponsors:
Advanta Seeds Syngenta Crop Protection Canada Inc.
Agrium, Inc.  


This program is supported by the following provincial organisations:

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


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

Gold
Aventis CropScience Canada Co. Dow AgroSciences Canada Inc.
Silver
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada Esso / Imperial Oil
BASF Canada Inc. Monsanto Canada Seeds Inc.
DuPont Canada Inc. Simplot Canada Ltd.
Bronze
AAFC - PFRA Agroclimate Unit Hetland Seeds
Advanta Seeds Inter-Ag
Agricore Monsanto Canada Inc.
Aventis Seed Treatment Pioneer Grain / JRI
Cargill AgHorizons Ltd. Proven Seed
Enviro-Test Labs Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Grow Tec United Grain Growers
Gustafson  


Below are the individual sections of the CPC report.
You can also view the complete report as one PDF file (1.2 MB).

Table of Contents

I SITE DESCRIPTION (42K)
II INTRODUCTION (28K)
III DEFINITIONS (30K)
IV ECONOMIC ANALYSIS (55K)

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

V SITE LOCATION MAP (80K)
VI SITE INFORMATION (562K)
VII SEED PRIMING TRIAL (49K)
(Selkirk, Naicam, Beiseker, Rolla)
VIII VARIETY TRIAL - B. NAPUS (80K)
(All Sites)
IX HARVESTABILITY TRIAL (63K)
(All Sites)
X PRE-SEEDING BURNOFF TIMING TRIAL (52K)
(Selkirk, Grenfell, Vegreville, Rycroft)
XI SEED TREATMENT TRIAL (62K)
(Dauphin, Grenfell, Naicam, Lethbridge Irrigation)
XII WEED CONTROL TRIAL (BASF) (44K)
(Naicam, Rycroft)
XIII WEED CONTROL TRIAL (DOW AGROSCIENCES) (44K)
(Selkirk, Naicam, Rycroft)
XIV SYSTEMS COMPARISON TRIAL (79K)
(All Sites)
XV CANOPY MANIPULATION TRIAL (77K)
(Selkirk, Naicam, North Battleford, Beiseker, Lethbridge Irrigation, Rolla)
XVI SEED BULKING (PRECISE) TRIAL (57K)
(Selkirk, Naicam, North Battleford, Lethbridge Irrigation, Rolla)
XVII OPTIMIZING CANOLA PRODUCTION TRIAL (33K)
(Selkirk)
XVIII DIAMONDBACK MOTH EVALUATION TRIAL (28K)
XIX ROOT MAGGOT MONITORING TRIAL - B. NAPUS (35K)
(North Battleford, Vegreville)
XX CABBAGE SEEDPOD WEEVIL TRIAL (50K)
(Lethbridge Irrigation)
XXI TIME OF SWATHING TRIAL (58K)
(Dauphin, Grenfell, North Battleford, Vegreville, Beiseker, Rolla)
XXII HARVEST MANAGEMENT (PUSHING) TRIAL (45K)
(Selkirk, Grenfell)
XXIII SUMMARY (19K)
XXIV FIELD STAFF INFORMATION (20K)

MINNESOTA CANOLA PRODUCTION CENTRE RESULTS
I ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS (19K)
II SITE DESCRIPTION (30K)
III INTRODUCTION (28K)
IV DEFINITIONS (26K)
V ECONOMIC ANALYSIS (48K)

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 (80K)
VII SITE INFORMATION (86K)
VIII SEED PRIMING TRIAL (37K)
IX CONVENTIONAL VARIETY TRIAL (38K)
X HARVESTABILITY TRIAL (40K)
XI SEED TREATMENT TRIAL (38K)
XII ROUNDUP RATE/TIMING TRIAL (30K)
XIII LIBERTY TANK MIX/TIMING TRIAL (30K)
XIV RAPTOR TANK MIX TRIAL (29K)
XV SYSTEMS COMPARISON TRIAL (38K)
XVI CANOPY MANIPULATION TRIAL (44K)
XVII PUSHING TRIAL (38K)
XVIII FUNGICIDE TRIAL (38K)
XIX SCLEROTINIA TRIAL (38K)
XX SUMMARY (20K)
XXI FIELD STAFF INFORMATION (19K)


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