Ag supplier Nutrien Ag Solutions is expanding its Western Canadian canola portfolio with two new hybrids, which are being showcased at the company’s booth during the 2026 Ag in Motion farm show in Saskatchewan, July 21-23.
Nutrien shared its latest Proven Seed innovation for the Canadian canola market in show plots, after launching four canola hybrids around this time last year. The new hybrids will be available this fall across Nutrien’s 150 Western Canada locations and include:
- PV 281 CLCM: The Clearfield canola hybrid provides multigenic clubroot resistance and harvest management flexibility.
- PV 785 TCN: This hybrid “was developed for higher disease pressure regions” by providing multigenic resistance, including clubroot and blackleg resistance, Jennifer Dale, canola product line manager at Nutrien Ag, told AgNavigator. Additionally, PV 785 comes with Nutrien’s Ntact technology trait package to improve pod integrity and reduce pod shatter.
Nutrien’s canola hybrids are backed by over 110 field trials and the company’s 17 research sites in Western Canada, with the ag supplier operating a hybrid breeding site in Saskatchewan, Dale said.
A hybrid will spend two to three years in small plot field trials, before Nutrien narrows the selection, picking out the plants with genetics that are most advantageous for growers, including those with yield potential and the ability to straight cut, Dale noted.
Then, Nutrien narrows the genetics down further and plants those hybrids in grower plots of 50–70-acres, comparing the hybrids against varieties that are in the market and other hybrids.
“Our goal is to bring growers hybrids that deliver confidence in the field — from emergence through harvest. Through extensive testing across Western Canada, we identify products that help growers manage disease pressure, protect yield potential and perform consistently across a range of growing conditions. When those genetics are paired with local agronomic support, growers can make more informed seed decisions tailored to their specific region and operation,” Dale said in a press release.
Market snapshot: How Canadian canola farmers are faring in 2026
The release of the hybrid comes as Canadian canola growers are expecting a strong year with favorable commodity prices, Dale noted.
The largest producer of canola in the world, Canada is forecasting the 2025-26 harvest to hit 23.4 million tons (MT), a 13% increase from the five-year average of 20.8 MT and a 4% jump since last year, according to the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s May Outlook.
“In Western Canada as a whole, we are getting a lot more moisture than what we typically do. It did give us a later seeding season as we had some significant moisture and actually some late snows in the spring season. So, crops did go in later. Overall, there were some acres that never got seeded. But overall, crops are looking really strong,” Dale said.
She added, “Growers overall are positive from the moisture. The commodity marketplace, specifically on canola futures, are looking strong. So overall, Western Canadian growers are in a strong spot and strong position.”
