Bristol farmers embrace canola as new crop choice

  • Standing in one of their fields of canola are Glenn Flattum, Gannon Florey and Butch Flattum in rural Bristol. Reporter & Farmer | Annie Witt
    Standing in one of their fields of canola are Glenn Flattum, Gannon Florey and Butch Flattum in rural Bristol. Reporter & Farmer | Annie Witt
  • Many pods are what make up the canola plant. All the pods once were yellow flowers but then develop into the pods.
    Many pods are what make up the canola plant. All the pods once were yellow flowers but then develop into the pods.
  • Shane Nashlund a canola agronomist holds up a canola plant and explains its biology during a presentation last week at Glenn and Butch Flattum and Gannon Florey’s field in rural Bristol. Reporter & Farmer | Annie Witt
    Shane Nashlund a canola agronomist holds up a canola plant and explains its biology during a presentation last week at Glenn and Butch Flattum and Gannon Florey’s field in rural Bristol. Reporter & Farmer | Annie Witt
    If you happen to be a couple miles south of Bristol you may scout a field crop that looks unfamiliar: Canola.Gannon Florey along with brothers Butch and Glenn Flattum stated instead of growing wheat this year, they thought to try something new and landed on the idea of growing canola.Butch and Glenn both expressed they were tired of planting wheat and not getting much out of it so...

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