CROPPING

Record canola yield on NSW property

A NEW SOUTH WALES mixed farming business has claimed an Australian record 7.16 tonnes/hectare canola harvest.

Staff writer
 A NSW property has broken an Australian record for canola yield. Picture Mark Saunders.

A NSW property has broken an Australian record for canola yield. Picture Mark Saunders.

The super-yielding oilseed (Hyola970CL winter canola) was the result of dual-purpose cropping - where the crop is grazed by livestock - pioneered in canola by the CSIRO, according to the property manager....

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