News - Canola

The Canola Council of Canada (CCC) announced a new “Grow Canola 2.015” plan that will enable farmers to interact with virtual agronomists for immediate, customized information. This innovative communication system will help farmers reach the canola industry’s production goal of 15 million tonnes by 2015.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada announced $14.5 million in funding for agronomic and nutrition research under a new Canola/Flax Agri-Science Cluster.

At an event hosted on January 19, 2010, in Mexico City by the Canola Council of Canada, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz noted that cooking with canola oil can help Mexicans be more heart-smart.

Canola Council of Canada JoAnne Buth expressed appreciation for the government of Canada’s support in helping to address trade issues that threaten the viability of Canada’s canola farmers.

Canola Council of Canada President JoAnne Buth thanked the Government of Canada for its efforts on behalf of Canadian canola growers this past week in China.

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz discussed future Canadian canola oil exports to China during a meeting with Bao Kexin, the CEO and President of Sinograin, the state-owned organization responsible for national reserves of grains and edible oil.

Harvesting canola this close to Halloween can be a scary proposition, but it is a reality for many producers this year, challenged with wet weather and snow across much of the prairies.

With the recent wet and in some cases snowy weather across much of the prairies, opportunities to harvest the remainder of this year’s crop could be challenging.

Canola Council of Canada (CCC) president JoAnne Buth thanked the Government of Canada for investing up to $3.39 million in two new canola industry projects that will play a critical role in achieving the industry’s shared vision of 15 million tonnes of sustained canola production and demand by 2015.

The Government of Canada is helping canola farmers build their businesses by investing up to $6.4 million to support three projects.