spring canola

Canola Growers Reminded To Order Seed Now
Canola Growers Reminded To Order Seed Now
Canola Growers Reminded To Order Seed Now
With warmer weather in the long-term forecast, growers are planning for the season ahead.  Karen Sowers, Executive Director of the Pacific Northwest Canola Association saw while canola seed is produced across much of the western Hemisphere; in the U.S., ...
Canola Acreage Expected To Continue To Grow
Canola Acreage Expected To Continue To Grow
Canola Acreage Expected To Continue To Grow
Over the past five years, canola acreage across the Northwest has grown at a fairly consistent rate.  One of the few exceptions was reported between 2021 and 2022, but Karen Sowers, Executive Director of the Pacific Northwest Canola Association said that flat trend was not due to demand, but rather due to weather the region experienced last spring.  But she...
PNW Canola Trying To Bounce Back After Challenging Weather Years
PNW Canola Trying To Bounce Back After Challenging Weather Years
PNW Canola Trying To Bounce Back After Challenging Weather Years
The canola crop in the Northwest is making a comeback after last year's drought.  PNW Canola reports 2022 yields were up from the previous drought year, but still lower than average.  It's not clear at this point why the crop is making a sluggish recovery, or whether it's a long-term impact from the two-year drought.  This past summer ...
PNWCA To Host Hybrid Annual Meeting Monday
PNWCA To Host Hybrid Annual Meeting Monday
PNWCA To Host Hybrid Annual Meeting Monday
The PNW Canola Association’s annual meeting will take place Monday January 31st, and this year’s event will be a hybrid event, both on-line and in person in Spokane. Karen Sowers, Executive Director of the PNW Canola Association said the event is open to members and non-members alike and they will recap the struggles and successes of the 2021 season, as well as legislative issues in D.C. as well
Canola Growers Feeling The Impact Of Dry Spring
Canola Growers Feeling The Impact Of Dry Spring
Canola Growers Feeling The Impact Of Dry Spring
The dry spring has been challenging for a variety of producers, particularly canola growers. Karen Sowers with the Pacific Northwest Canola Association said winter canola is actually looking pretty good, including in Oregon’s Wilamette Valley. “Spring cano ...
Sowers: NW Can Expect An Average Canola Crop
Sowers: NW Can Expect An Average Canola Crop
Sowers: NW Can Expect An Average Canola Crop
The Canola harvest has slowly begun across the Northwest.  Karen Sowers, executive Director of the Pacific Northwest Canola Association said the winter canola crop looks to be on par with some growers enjoying a better than average season.  ...
Winter Canola Tour Scheduled For Almira Area Thursday
Winter Canola Tour Scheduled For Almira Area Thursday
Winter Canola Tour Scheduled For Almira Area Thursday
Washington State University says the winter canola crop is looking good across the region, so they’ve decided to put together a tour Thursday of several fields to talk about what’s working and what isn’t.  Karen Sowers, Extension and Outreach Specialist with WSU, said this will be a driving tour that will focus on four different varieties.   “ stop at sev...