A Slight Increase in Canola Acres —

Looking into 2017, Northern Canola Growers Executive Director Barry Coleman is expecting a slight increase in canola acres. “We’re steady to maybe up a little bit on acres: quite a few happy growers with the 2016 crop. In some areas of the state, the rotations have been pushed a bit. The acres will maybe drop a bit. In other areas, particularly the west, southwest and northwest part of the state we continue to see good growth of canola acres.” Coleman says more shatter tolerant varieties will be available for 2017 “We’ve had a couple of good varieties that are really taking the canola industry by storm the last few years," says Coleman. "A lot of people are really pleased with them. The shatter tolerance is an exciting new advancement in the canola industry.”