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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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To access results of OMAFRA Field Crop Research Programs:

• Crop Advances Field Crop Reports

To contact OMAFRA Field Crop Staff

• Field Crop Staff Directory

Canola Acreage and Yields

• Acreage and Yields (Historical)

Calculating Cost of Production

• Spring Canola
• Winter Canola

Selecting a Variety for Your Farm

• What to consider when you select a variety?
• Public Variety Performance Trials
  

Tillage

• Tillage Options for Canola

Fertility Management

• "Boron on Trial" for Spring Canola Growers
• Don't Ignore Phosphorus Needs of Canola
• 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
• Mixing Seed and Fertilizer - Seed Bulking
• 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

• Principles of Weed Management
• Guide to Weed Control, Publication 75
  

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

• Frost Damage
  • Managing Frost Damaged Canola
• Hail Damage
• Heat Damage (Brown-Seed)
• Winterkill

Other Issues

• Cross Polination

Common Calculations, Conversions and Facts

Canola

• 1 metric tonne = 44.09 bushels
• There are 50 lbs in 1 bushel of canola