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Canola acreage increased in all four states across the Northwest this year, led by a 24% increase in Washington. Karen Sowers, Executive Director of the Pacific Northwest Canola Association said as a rotational crop, canola has a couple of unique benefits ...

The PNWCA Canola Tour will swing through Craigmont, ID on Tuesday. The 9 a.m. event starts with the University of Idaho’s winter canola variety trials on Rigger’s farm just southeast of town. From there, the tour moves to the Zenner farm northwest of Craigmont. Each stop ...

The Pacific Northwest Canola Association will host a series for meeting and workshops to help growers, or those interested in growing the commodity.   The first workshop will take place Tuesday in Wilbur, WA, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.  ...

One of the commodities that has started to expand greatly in the Northwest is canola.  Throughout 2018 and 2019, the four states that make up the Pacific Northwest Canola Association, Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana, reported year over year acreage expansion.  Ka...

The PNW Canola Association is planning on launching its first ever website in the coming days.  Karen Sowers with the Association said they hope to use this site as an active resource for growers looking at or trying canola.   “What’s evolving currently, specifically in the Pacific northwest, but also Canada, the Great Plains where there’s more winter canola.  What’s going on in Legisl... Read Mor

The PNW Canola Association is planning on launching its first ever website in the coming days.  Karen Sowers with the Association said they hope to use this site as an active resource for growers looking at or trying canola.   “What’s evolving currently, specifically in the Pacific northwest, but also Canada, the Great Plains where there’s more winter canola.  What’s going on in Legisl... Read Mor

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.  ...

It’s not just canola that’s growing across the Inland Northwest this time of year.  Karen Sowers says the Pacific Northwest Canola Association continues to grow.  Sowers said, while in an indirect fashion, trade issues remain one of the biggest challenges for growers.   “There’s no ...

Karen Sowers has removed the interim portion of her executive director title with the Pacific Northwest Canola Association.  Sowers says now that she has the position fulltime, she’s looking forward to increase awareness both in farmers and consumers about canola grown in the Northwest.  Sowers said w...

The WSU Oilseed Cropping Systems Project's winter and spring canola tours get underway Tuesday, and run through mid-June.  The first event is May 15th and includes a stop at a winter canola variety trial at Brew Farm in The Dalles.  This season’s tour includes stops in Ritzville, Mansfield, Walla Walla and Ralston.  Karen Sowers ...