Fueling Forward with Canola in Southern Illinois 🌱

Listen for:

✅ Why canola is gaining attention as a renewable diesel feedstock

✅ How equipment, fertility, and herbicide management compare to corn, soybeans, and wheat

✅ Key lessons learned from Illinois’ first canola acres

✅ Where the crop fits in local rotations and markets

✅ What farmers can expect for 2025 and beyond

Fun fact: At publication of this episode, the global leader growing canola by far (especially in Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Manitoba) is Canada. Canada grows about 20 million acres of canola each year.