Canola seed in hand

The certified seed hype

There’s a lot of hype around farmers using certified seed. Some agronomists believe it’s well worth the extra cost

Certified seed use is all but 100 per cent in canola, the second biggest crop in Western Canada (after wheat). Yet certified seed use in wheat in Western Canada hovers around 20 per cent. In durum, it’s even lower at around 16 per cent, according to the Canadian Seed Trade Association (CSTA). Why the big […] Read more