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A field of canola being grown for hybrid seed, with orange shelters for leafcutter bees in the background.
Canola, Features

Hybrid seed doesn’t just happen

Aside from initial research and development to create a variety, a lot of detail goes into the annual production of hybrid seed

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With the cost of hybrid canola seed being the No. 1 expense in producing the oilseed crop, Prairie farmers can have confidence knowing each of the 4.25 million canola seeds in a 50-pound bag was produced with care and attention to quality control. That’s the commitment of long-time hybrid seed producers, HyTech Production Ltd., based […] Read more
BY 6219TF, shown here at right in a display plot at Ag in Motion in July, is billed as a medium-maturity canola suitable for all growing season zones.
Canola, Canola Production Guide, Guides

New canola hybrids for 2025

Nineteen more options are on deck for Prairie canola producers

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Looking for a new canola hybrid to plant? Nineteen are hitting the market next year, many of them featuring strong disease protection packages and improved pod shatter tolerance. Please note: the following list includes only brand-new hybrid releases for 2025. BASF InVigor L330PC is an early-maturing hybrid that comes with high yield potential and BASF’s […] Read more
PV 661 LCM is Proven Seed’s newest LibertyLink canola hybrid, which provides yield performance in all growing zones across Western Canada.
2023 Canola Guide, Canola

New canola hybrids for 2024

Eleven new options for Prairie producers

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Farmers in Western Canada will have 11 new canola hybrids to choose from next year, courtesy of BASF, BrettYoung, Cargill, Dekalb, Proven Seed and Corteva’s Pioneer and Brevant seed brands. Here’s our annual list of new canola releases for 2024. BASF InVigor Health L358HPC offers close to a 10 per cent yield improvement over InVigor […] Read more
A crop of InVigor L350PC at the bolting stage. This high-yielding canola is one of three new hybrids BASF is releasing for 2023.
Canola, Features

New canola hybrids for 2023

Higher yields, good resistance packages and pod shatter reduction are popular offerings

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[UPDATED: Nov. 10, 2022] Western Canadian farmers looking for a new canola hybrid to try next year will have lots to choose from with 17 new canola options coming out for the 2023 growing season. Here’s a look at what’s coming your way from BASF, BrettYoung, Canterra Seeds, Croplan, Dekalb and Corteva’s Pioneer and Brevant […] Read more

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