Production Information

Seed Suppliers

• 2019 PNW Winter Oilseed Suppliers
• 2019 PNW Spring Oilseed Suppliers

Variety Trial Results

PNW Winter and Spring Canola

• 2018 Final Yield Results from PNW

WSU/USDA-ARS

• 2020 Variety Trials (pdf)
• 2019 Spring Canola Variety Trials
• 2018 Large-scale Spring and Winter Canola Variety Trials
• 2017 Large-scale Spring Canola Variety Trials (Almira, Pullman, Walla Walla) – yield results (pdf)
• 2016-17 Large-scale Winter Canola Variety Trial (Odessa, Ralston, St. John) – yield results (pdf)
• 2015-16 Winter Canola Variety Trial (Pomeroy, WA) (pdf)
• 2016 Large-scale Spring Canola Variety Trials (Davenport, Fairfield, St. John) – final report (pdf)
• 2014-15 Winter Canola Variety Trials (Pomeroy and Okanogan, WA) (pdf)

University of Idaho

• 2018 Winter Canola Variety Trials (pdf)
• 2017 Spring Canola Variety Trials (pdf)
• 2016-17 Winter Canola Variety Trials (pdf)
• 2016 Spring Canola Variety Trials (pdf)
• 2015-16 Winter Canola Variety Trials (pdf)
• 2016 Mustard Variety Trials (pdf)

Kansas State University

• 2020 National Winter Canola Variety Trial 

Canada

• 2108 Canola Performance Trials
• 2017 Canola Performance Trials (pdf) (small plots and field scale)
• 2016 Canola Performance Trials (pdf) (small and field scale)
• Online Comparison Tool for variety selection

Montana State University

• 2018 Variety Trial Results
• 2017 Variety Trial Results
• 2016 Variety Trial Results

2018 WOCS Large-scale Canola Variety Trials

2017-18 Winter Canola Variety Trial info sheet (pdf)

2018 Spring Canola Variety Trial info sheet (pdf)

Combine Optimization Tool

The Canola Council of Canada has on online tool to help reduce losses, improve sample quality or to increase productivity. This guide is designed for harvesting canola with most combines and in most conditions. Try out the Combine Optimization Tool. The WSU-WOCS team also has harvest loss pans available to borrow; contact Isaac Madsen if you are interested in trying one.

Videos

Pushing Canola in Washington State (YouTube Video)

Spring Canola Production in Eastern Washington (YouTube Video)

Canola Production and Research in Washington State (YouTube Video)

Canola and Herbicides

Canola Herbicide Carryover Chart (pdf)

Fact Sheets

• Dual-purpose Winter Canola in the Pacific Northwest: Forage Management
• Dual-purpose Winter Canola in the Pacific Northwest: Silage Production
• Physiology Matters: Adjusting Wheat-Based Management Strategies for Oilseed Production
• Cabbage Seedpod Weevil Management in Canola
• First Report of Horned Lark Damage to Pre-emerged Canola Seedlings
• Sclerotinia Stem Rot or White Mold of Canola
• Canola Growth, Development, and Fertility
• Enterprise Budgets: Wheat and Canola Rotations in Eastern Washington Intermediate Rainfall Regions 12” to 16” (spreadsheet)
• Enterprise Budgets: Wheat and Canola Rotations in Eastern Washington Low Rainfall Regions (<12”) (spreadsheet)
• Winter Canola Feasibility in Rotation with Winter Wheat
• Oilseed Production Case Studies in the Eastern Washington Low to Intermediate Rainfall Zone
• Oilseed Production Case Studies in the Eastern Washington High Rainfall Zone
• Camelina: Effects of Planting Date and Method on Stand Establishment and Seed Yield
• Camelina Production in the Dryland Pacific Northwest

Canola Integration into Semi-Arid Wheat Cropping Systems of the Inland Pacific Northwestern USA. (2016 article from Australian journal by Bill Pan, Frank Young, Tai Maaz, and Dave Huggins; includes data and information from the WOCS project)

4R Nitrogen Management When Integrating Canola into Semi-arid Wheat (2017 article by several WOCS faculty and grad students, as well as UI and OSU oilseed faculty)

See the Publications page for a complete listing of peer-reviewed journal articles, abstracts, and others related to the WOCS project

Blackleg Resources

• Blackleg Facts and FAQs (pdf) (WOCS)  *** updated 07/19/17 ***
• Blackleg – What You Need to Know (pdf) (WOCS)  *** updated 07/19/17 ***
• Diseases in Brassica Oilseeds (pdf) – Tim Paulitz presentation at 2017 WSU-WOCS Oilseed Workshops
• Challenges of Cover Cropping (pdf) (Blackleg emphasis) – Lindsey du Toit, WSU, Mount Vernon, WA
• Oklahoma State University (pdf) blackleg information
• Canola Council of Canada blackleg information

Daily Bids

• Highline Grain Growers
• CHS Primeland Cooperatives
• Northwest Grain Growers (Walla Walla)
• Pomeroy Grain Growers
• Viterra/Pacific Coast Canola – contact Daniel Stenbakken for current bids
  *** please send any additions or changes to Isaac Madsen