National Rural News

Multi-purpose canola crop

19 May 12 | FOR most mixed farmers a canola variety they can feed their sheep on all summer before growing it out to a productive grain crop the following season sounds like an attractive cropping option.

Grains and Cropping - Oilseed

Canola insecticide caution has beekeepers buzzing

19 May 12 | A VICTORIAN bee keeper says apiarists may be wary of putting bees on canola crops treated with a popular seed treatment.

Grains and Cropping - Oilseed

Low-rainfall canola for winter feed

15 May 12 | GROWERS in the nation’s low rainfall zones may not be able to graze canola over the summer, but there is no reason they cannot use canola as an early winter feed source. | GM plantings row | Fingers crossed for big winter ...

Grains and Cropping - Oilseed

Cut and come again canola

13 May 12 | DO YOU fancy a canola variety that you can feed your sheep on all summer, before growing it out to a very creditable grain crop the following season? | New canola varieties hit the ...

Grains and Cropping - Oilseed

New canola varieties hit the market

09 May 12 | FARMERS in high-rainfall or irrigated cropping areas can look forward to the release of two new hybrid canola varieties. | GM battle heads to court | Growers adjusting to the season

Grains and Cropping - Oilseed

Canola keeps its shine

05 May 12 | CANOLA prices are hovering at the $500-a-tonne mark and are one of the shining stars for the coming season.

Grains and Cropping - Oilseed

Canola cash crop

04 May 12 | AS THE forecast prices for wheat become less favourable when compared to those of other crops, many farmers are making the switch to canola this winter. |