The federal government is basing its advice on the single factor - economy of the canola crop, which sells at around double the price of wheat at Rs1,800 per 40kg against Rs950 of wheat.

FARGO - Drought-challenged dairy producers facing forage shortages may be able to feed their cows canola and related crops, provided they take certain precautions. "Recent rains were spotty ...

WARDEN — Canola could prove itself to be a major state commodity over time, as recent reports show both the crop’s planting acreage and production value increased in the past couple of years.

Mid-summer heat hurt the region's canola a year ago. But this year's crop seems to have weathered July just fine. "We're very pleased with the condition of the crop," says Barry Coleman ...

Too much rain and a shortage of combines to harvest the crop made it difficult for all five farmers to get the harvest in. Canola can’t be gathered when it’s rainy, so some were forced to ...

A genetically modified (GM) crop has been found thriving in the wild for the first time in the United States. Transgenic canola is growing freely in parts of North Dakota, researchers told the ...

Canola is set to bloom again in New South Wales with widespread rain expected to lift production levels as farmers get back into sowing the crop. Last year canola production in NSW was down 75 per ...

For northern NSW, Mr Goddard said while there were some good canola crops in the area, concerns were arising over crops drying out over the past few weeks. “The western slopes of the Great ...

Genetically engineered versions of the canola plant are flourishing in the form of roadside weeds in North Dakota, scientists say, in one of the first instances of a genetically modified crop ...

Record plantings, early rain and a global shortage of oilseed crops could set up West Australian farmers for a $2 billion canola harvest. Australian farmers will sow a record 2.9 million hectare ...