Canola profitability as a break crop in the Upper North (UNF2822)

START

July 1, 2022

FINISH

June 30, 2025
Tags: agronomy | break crop | canola | farming systems group | genetically modified | GM | New in 2022 | open pollinated | profitability | Upper North | wheat

Summary

This project aims to explore if new canola technology allows it to be a more reliable and viable break crop option in the Upper North agricultural zone. The project will assess the profitability of different canola agronomy packages in local validation trials (GM vs open pollinated TT) against wheat over a three-year period.

Project Participants

Ruth Sommerville, Upper North Farming Systems

The research

This project aims to explore if new canola technology allows it to be a more reliable and viable break crop option in the Upper North agricultural zone. The project will assess the profitability of different canola agronomy packages in local validation trials (GM vs open pollinated TT) against wheat over a three-year period.

Funding

$101,180

More information

Ruth Sommerville
T: 0401 042 223
E: [email protected]

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