By BARRY COLEMAN, Northern Canola Growers Association
Canola acres in North Dakota set another record as the USDA reported in its June 30 Acreage Report that 2.05 million acres of canola were planted this year. This is an increase of 14 percent from USDA’s March Projected Plantings Report and is the fourth consecutive year of record acres for the canola industry in North Dakota.
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