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The article focuses on the opportunity offered by canola to Texas farmers as it diversifies crop portfolios. According to oilseed specialist Clark Neely, Canola really fits well with wheat because it's another winter crop. He adds that there is a substantial increase in aphid pressure in the flowering varieties of oilseed. The rotation benefits when incorporating winter wheat with canola production is also cited.

The article discusses the use of rotation for the winter canola operation in Oklahoma. It mentions that winter canola yields more money compared to winter wheat which is considered as one of the good reasons for planting winter canola. In addition, several problems occurred in operations that do not use the rotation system which include the weed problems resulted from continuous growth of winter wheat.

The article focuses on increase in Canola production to overcome financial losses across different farms in Oklahoma State following losses occurred due to winter wheat failure caused by drought and late season freezing.

The article reports on the effort of Kyle McIntyre and colleagues in searching for a crop to rotate with winter wheat. They found that winter canola is a crucial crop for the future of plains wheat growers. He is confident that winter canola provides the answer for wheat farmers to find a crop they can rotate with wheat. The seed of canola can be used to create high-quality cooking oil.