Canola Production in Ontario
Canola is an oilseed crop well suited to the cool, temperate areas of Ontario and is grown on over 18,000 hectares (45,000 acres).
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Canola Acreage and Yields
Calculating Cost of Production
Selecting a Variety for Your Farm
Tillage
Fertility Management
- Timing and Placement
- Nitrogen (Spring and Winter Canola)
- Phosphate and Potash
- Sulphur and Boron Deficiencies in Canola
Planting and Crop Development
- Seed Quality
- Seed Treatments
- Spring Canola Seeding Date
- Seeding Rate
- Seeding Depth
- Planting Date
- Seedbed Preparation
- Broadcast Seeding
- Packing After Seeding
- Replant Decisions
- Canola Plant Development
- Principal Growth Stages of Canola
Insect and Disease Management
- Scouting Calendar
- Canola Diseases
- Canola Insects
- Management Recommendations: Field Crop Protection Guide, Publication 812
Weed Management
Harvesting and Storage
- Direct Harvesting
- Swathing versus Pre-Harvest Dessication
- Optimizing Combine Efficiency
- Green Seed Problems
- Dealing with Fusarium-Damaged Grain
- Dealing with a Lodged Crop
- Drying and Storing Canola
Impact of Severe Weather
Other Issues
Common Calculations, Conversions and Facts
Canola
- 1 metric tonne = 44.09 bushels
- There are 50 lbs in 1 bushel of canola
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E-mail: ag.info.omafra@ontario.ca