PNW Canola Association

Amidst the amber waves of wheat changing to stubble, green corn leaves to brown, and the fields of potatoes and onions pulled from the ground, the golden crop of canola has changed to stems and is prepared for harvest as well.

With warmer weather in the long-term forecast, growers are planning for the season ahead.  Karen Sowers, Executive Director of the Pacific Northwest Canola Association saw while canola seed is produced across much of the western Hemisphere; in the U.S., ...

The canola crop in the Northwest is making a comeback after last year's drought.  PNW Canola reports 2022 yields were up from the previous drought year, but still lower than average.  It's not clear at this point why the crop is making a sluggish recovery, or whether it's a long-term impact from the two-year drought.  This past summer ...

For spring canola growers across the Pacific Northwest, 2022 is already shaping up to be a challenging year, thanks to last year's record heat and extreme drought. Karen Sowers Executive Director of the PNW Canola Association says the extreme weather impacted seed growers across the region, stretching into the Dakotas and southern Canada ...

The PNW Canola Association’s annual meeting will take place Monday January 31st, and this year’s event will be a hybrid event, both on-line and in person in Spokane. Karen Sowers, Executive Director of the PNW Canola Association said the event is open to members and non-members alike and they will recap the struggles and successes of the 2021 season, as well as legislative issues in D.C. as well

The PNW Canola Association is planning on launching its first ever website in the coming days.  Karen Sowers with the Association said they hope to use this site as an active resource for growers looking at or trying canola.   “What’s evolving currently, specifically in the Pacific northwest, but also Canada, the Great Plains where there’s more winter canola.  What’s going on in Legisl... Read Mor

The PNW Canola Association is planning on launching its first ever website in the coming days.  Karen Sowers with the Association said they hope to use this site as an active resource for growers looking at or trying canola.   “What’s evolving currently, specifically in the Pacific northwest, but also Canada, the Great Plains where there’s more winter canola.  What’s going on in Legisl... Read Mor

The Canola harvest has slowly begun across the Northwest.  Karen Sowers, executive Director of the Pacific Northwest Canola Association said the winter canola crop looks to be on par with some growers enjoying a better than average season.  ...

It’s not just canola that’s growing across the Inland Northwest this time of year.  Karen Sowers says the Pacific Northwest Canola Association continues to grow.  Sowers said, while in an indirect fashion, trade issues remain one of the biggest challenges for growers.   “There’s no ...

Washington State University says the winter canola crop is looking good across the region, so they’ve decided to put together a tour Thursday of several fields to talk about what’s working and what isn’t.  Karen Sowers, Extension and Outreach Specialist with WSU, said this will be a driving tour that will focus on four different varieties.   “ stop at sev...