Canola Info

  • What is Canola?

    Canola – Canada’s Oil! Have you ever driven through the countryside of Western Canada in the summer? Did you notice the big fields of yellow flowers swaying in the breeze? These yellow flowers grow on canola plants. Canola is a plant that’s grown by our farmers for many important uses. Canola is known as an […]

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  • Growing Canola

    Growing Canola How do farmers grow canola? It’s a process that starts before the seed is even planted. Here are the key steps. Soil testing. Farmland in Western Canada varies widely in its fertility. Before it is time to plant, farmers may send soil samples to testing labs to get a precise picture of soil […]

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  • Sustainability

    Sustainability Today, the world’s population is roughly 7.9 billion. By 2050, world population is forecast to be 9.9 billion. Because the amount of available farmland will not increase, we must conserve or improve the quality and use of our soils. Here are two ways canola growers are doing so. Most farmers plant canola directly without […]

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  • Canola Uses

    Canola Uses Did you know? Canola is not only found in food products such as salad dressings, margarine and cake mixes. It can also be used in non-food applications such as biodiesel, cosmetics, toothpaste and sunscreen. Canola meal – what’s left after the oil is separated from the seed – is a nutritious feed ingredient […]

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  • Cooking & Nutrition

    Cooking & Nutrition Canola oil is a preferred favourite of home cooks and restaurant chefs alike, based on its nutritional profile and performance in the kitchen. With a light taste and colour, canola oil does not overwhelm the ingredients being prepared in a dish. Canola oil has a higher smoke point than other cooking oils, […]

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  • Careers in Ag

    Careers in Ag With almost $30 billion in annual economic impact, canola makes a large and important contribution to Canada’s economy and employment. Directly and indirectly, canola employs more than 200,000 people who earn approximately $12 billion in wages each year.   In Alberta, 14,000 farmers grow this versatile, high-value crop. That is just the start […]

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  • Canola Stats

    Canola Stats We grow A LOT of canola! Because canola is such a useful crop, we grow lots of it. In Alberta alone, more than 14,000 farmers grow canola. We have great farmers in Alberta, and they grow about one-third of all of Canada’s canola. In fact, we grow much more canola in Canada than […]

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