The MORSE design is a viable alternative to RCBD for conducting high-resolution, spatially aware agronomic trials under commercial conditions. The integration of UAV-derived NDRE further enhances the capacity to monitor crop response and support early agronomic decision-making. This approach offers a scalable framework for advancing precision agriculture through evidence-based, field-scale experimentation

This study evaluated NUE and environmental losses across a diverse set of canola lines, that included parental breeding lines, experimental hybrids, and a commercial hybrid line.

the improved N management reduced N2O emissions, and for The 4-year period the cropping system was C neutral on average. Flipping the system to a net C sink might involve management that supports vigorous crop growth in-season and favours including wheat in the rotation. Our measurements provide some of the first year-round direct measurements of GHGs in a canola-wheat rotation for Saskatchewan and are a valuable starting place to build from and develop further strategies for reducing emissions and supporting crop production on the Prairies.   

4R Nutrient Stewardship is a tremendous success story of a decision support framework that has been widely adopted among Canadian Prairie farmers as an easily understood tool to optimize agricultural productivity through judicious fertilizer use and subsequently manage risk.

These innovations will ultimately help develop varieties that are more productive, resilient to disease, and better adapted to Prairie growing conditions.

Clubroot, caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae, is a severe soil-borne disease threatening canola (Brassica napus) production in Western Canada. With the emergence of new virulent races capable of overcoming existing resistance sources, there is a critical need to identify novel clubroot resistance (CR) genes for integration into elite cultivars.

Overall, this study suggests that planting canola at higher densities (e.g., 100 target plants per square meter) can improve competition with kochia and reduce yield loss.

Supplementing canola fat to gestating beef cattle had similar effects on prepartum dam performance and milk yield and quality.

To evaluate the effect of seeding date and rate on canola flea beetle pressure, yield and quality a demonstration was conducted near Melfort (NARF), Outlook (ISask), Swift Current (WCA), and Scott (WARC), SK in 2024.

Exploring potential benefits of enhanced efficiency fertilizer (EEF) nitrogen (N) products and blends with side-banding was identified as a priority by SaskCanola. In the spring of 2025, field trials to address this topic were initiated at Indian Head, Melfort, Prince Albert, Scott, Swift Current, and Yorkton, encompassing a wide range of soil/climatic conditions.

This research demonstrated that upregulating the BnPDAT1 gene can enhance canola performance under heat stress and combined heat and drought stress. The research also identified new candidate genes for improving resilience to these abiotic stresses. The findings, as well as the canola plants with BnPDAT1 upregulation, are valuable for developing heat- and drought-tolerant canola varieties to benefit Canadian canola production.

This study examines the interactions between the full and half rates of both glufosinate and clethodim in a tank mix with and without a water conditioner across varying water qualities.

The output of the project will be a better understanding of the role of lipid composition in low temperature performance in B. napus seedlings. The objective is to identify new targets for breeding canola with improved low temperature characteristics.

Researchers had a couple of objectives to complete during this project; the first was to identify readily applied diagnostic features for mapping small patch clubroot distributions using hyperspectral data, and to develop a diagnostic tool. Second, they wanted to refine and validate the diagnostic tool for identifying small patches of clubroot infestations.

Canola seed processing in Canada is currently optimized to obtain high quality canola oil for the vegetable oil market, while the canola meal co-product primarily goes into the livestock feed market.

Aster leafhoppers and diamondback moths migrate to the Canadian Prairies in spring and early summer on wind currents originating in the USA. Infestations of these insects are tied to migration on the winds since neither of these insects overwinters well in cold Canadian winters.

Current commercial soil testing relies upon physically removing soil from fields and shipping it to centralized labs for analysis through wet chemistry. The soil is shipped, dried, sifted and then analyzed through chemical treatment.

The overall goal of the project was to determine if the use of modified pulse protein-based canola O/W emulsion stable gel could be a better replacement for animal fat in meat products such as burgers and bologna.

RSA has been associated with a crop’s ability to maintain yield under various abiotic and biotic stress conditions. Thus far, limited studies have been conducted to map root traits in Brassica napus.

The objective of this field-scale trial is to determine if farms can see agronomic and economic benefits from applying nitrogen-fixing bacteria product in wheat or canola. Producer-cooperators will determine the value of utilizing this product under the typical management practices and environmental conditions of their operation.