Oregon State University: Brassica Research Project –HB 2427 · Law in effect until January 2,...
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OregonStateUniversity:BrassicaResearchProject– HB2427
CarolMallory-SmithWeedScienceDepartmentofCropandSoilScienceOregonStateUniversity
BoardofAgricultureNovember29,2017
Background� HouseBill2427passedin2013◦ ProhibitedtheproductionofcanolaintheWillametteValleyProtectedDistrict◦ LawineffectuntilJanuary2,2019◦ DirectedOSUtoconductresearchoncanola
Research� FieldMonitoring◦ ComparisonofcompatibilityofcanolawiththegrowingofothercropstothecompatibilityofotherBrassica seedwiththegrowingofothercrops.
� Recommendations◦ Developinformationandrecommendationsregardingwhetherandunderwhatconditions,canolaiscompatiblewithothercrops.
FieldMonitoring
Fieldmonitoring� Monitoredcanola,foragerape,turnipandradishfields◦ diseases◦ insects◦ volunteers– controlandspread
Diseases� Biggestissueidentifiedbutnotspecifictocanola.◦ blackleg◦ lightleafspot– newIDinUS◦ whiteleafspot
� Weedsidentifiedasdiseasehosts.
Insects� Morefleabeetlesinradish� Morepollenbeetlesinradishandturnip
Volunteers� Morevolunteerradishthancanolaandturnip.
� Underseedingofradishfieldsusuallywithclovermadecontrolmoredifficult.
� Didnotobservespreadfromfields.
VolunteersRadish
Canola
Results– FieldMonitoring� Noparametermeasuredwasuniquelydifferentforcanolaversustheotherspeciesmonitoredfordiseases,insectsorvolunteers.
� Theseresultsledtotheconclusionthattheprohibitionoftheproductionofcanolaisunwarrantedwhenothercropsarenot.
� However,cautionagainstextrapolatingresultstoofarbecauseoftimeofstudyandacresmonitored.
Recommendations� Evaluated◦ canolaproductioninotherareas◦ variousisolationschemesusedfortheproductionofBrassica crops◦ Brassica productionintheWillametteValley
ProtectedDistricts� Canolaproductiondistrictsvarybystateandcountry.
� OregonandIdahohaveProtectedDistrictswherecanolaisprohibited.
� Washingtondoesnotprohibitcanolaproductionbutdoesrequirethatitbepinned.
� France,NewZealand,andtheUKdonotprohibittheproductionofcanolaorrestrictitsproductiontocertainareas.
IsolationSchemes� Isolationdistancesaregenerallysetbyconsensuswithintheindustryandarenotthesamefromplacetoplace.
� Oregon,Idaho,NewZealand- pinningBrassica cropsisvoluntary.
� Washington- pinningBrassica cropsrequiredbystatelaw.
� Europe,mappingisrequired;inspectionsensureisolation.
� Pinningsystemsincludingprivate,public,andcombinationsofthetwo.
Mapping� DatafromWillametteValleySpecialtySeedAssociationwererequiredinordertoconstructmapsthatwouldshowareasofBrassica specialtyseedproductionbyspecies.
� Notallspeciesrequirethesameisolationdistancebutnotpossibletodeterminespeciesfromtheimagesthatwereprovided.
� Becausedatawerenotprovided,amaptodetermineareasthatmightbedesignatedcanolaexclusionzonescouldnotbeproduced.
AcreageEstimates� DatafromtheUSDAFarmServiceAgencyandtheNationalAgriculturalStatisticsServicewereusedtoestimatetheacreageofBrassica seedproductionintheWillametteValley.
� ThesedataincludenotonlyBrassica vegetableseeddatabutalsootherBrassica crops.
EstimatedBrassica Acreage
Neithernumberoffieldsnoracreagehasincreasedsince2012.
Year
WVSSABrassicaFields
PredictedBrassicaAcreage
WVSSABrassicaFieldsMinusCanolaFields
WVSSABrassicaAcreageMinusCanolaAcres
2012 225 3,375 - -2013 156 2,340 - -2014 173 2,595 165 2,0952015 175 2,625 166 2,1252016 178 2,670 167 2,1702017 168 2,520 156 2,020
Average 179 2,688 164 2,103
GrassandWheatAcreage
Year
WVWheatAcreage
WVGrassAcreage
Totalgrass/cerealAcreage
2012 88,400 387,270 475,6702013 62,600 391,690 454,2902014 44,800 392,350 437,1502015 37,300 379,190 416,4902016 33,200 372,320 405,520
Average 53,260 384,564 437,824
CanolaProduction� Likelythatcanolawouldbeplantedonacreswhereeitherwheatorgrassseedaregrown.
� Withinthe>400,000acreswherethesecropsaregrown,possibletofindacreagewherecanolacouldbegrownwithoutnegativelyimpactingBrassica specialtyseedproduction.
OptionsConsidered1. Limitingcanolaproductiononaset
numberofacrestobedetermined2. Definingcanolaexclusionzones.3. Allowingunlimitedcanolaproduction.
� RecommendedOption1.� RecommendedthatallBrassica cropsbepinned.◦ Mayrequirelegislation.
Recommendations� Recommendationswerebasedonmonitoringresults,BrassicaproductionintheWillametteValley,andevaluationofothersystems.
� CanolashouldbetreatedasotherBrassicacropsinthepinningsystem.
� NogeneticorbiologicalreasontotreatcanoladifferentlythanotherBrassica crops.
Outcomes� ProvidedareportcontaininginformationandrecommendationstotheLegislativeAssemblyonNovember1,2017.
� OregonDepartmentofAgriculturewillprovidefinalrecommendationbySeptember2018.