U.S. Canola Assocation

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 growers are welcoming the EPA's proposed determination that canola oil-derived renewable diesel and other newer biofuels qualify as advanced biofuels. Last week, the EPA, as part of the announcement of summertime E15 sales this year, proposed using canola oil-derived fuels under the Renewable Fuel Standard ...

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.  ...

Could a growers association focused on Canola be a reality here in the Northwest in the not too distant future?  Karen Sowers with Washington State University says preliminary conversations are taking place.   “It’s something that needs to be grower driven, we’re kind of in the beginning stages right now gathering interest.  We plan on having additio...