Curtis de Gooijer of Bourgault Industries presents seeding and fertilizer rate trial results at Manitoba Ag Days. Photo: Greg Berg

VIDEO: Seed less canola, harvest more? Bourgault field trials say it’s possible

Heavy seeding rates may be sucking at your canola profits, especially with the cost of seed; research shows leaner plant stands taking advantage of less competition, making for larger plants and bigger yield, in some cases

Bourgault field trials tested canola seeding rates as low as 1.25 pounds per acre and found individual plants grew larger with stronger roots.

The Hula Hoop method provides a per-square-foot plant count.

Crowdsourcing canola counts

Results coming in from first year of the Canola Council of Canada’s ‘Canola Counts’ survey

Self-improvement is tricky without looking outward for perspective. A program launched last year by the Canola Council of Canada (CCC) aims to give canola growers that perspective on a massive scale. The CCC’s ‘Canola Counts’ survey is now into its second year and the data coming in is already providing good insights for agronomists, says