The Canola Council of Canada recently issued a news release announcing a new strategic framework with three core priorities, ending its field agronomy program.
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Canola Council of Canada’s field agronomy program mourned
Canola council’s field agronomy program was seen as important to the agriculture sector
Canola council cuts field agronomy team
Move is part of the council’s ‘refreshed strategic framework’
The Canola Council of Canada is cutting its agronomy team as part of a 'refreshed strategic framework'
Canola council cuts field agronomy team
Move is part of the council’s ‘refreshed strategic framework’
The Canola Council of Canada is cutting its agronomy team as part of a “refreshed strategic framework.”
Canola sector focuses on new opportunities
Canola Council of Canada head says industry must continue making progress in biofuel, research and market expansion
Glacier FarmMedia – The Canadian canola industry is bigger than ever, but it can’t afford to rest on its laurels, says the top executive of the Canola Council of Canada. President and chief executive officer Chris Davison bases much of that perspective on a new economic impact study of the oilseed. Canola generates an average […] Read more
Clubroot fights back with increased pathotypes
WINNIPEG — There are now 55 different types of clubroot across the Prairies. About a decade ago, in 2016, the number of pathotypes was 17. The increasing number of variants of the soil-borne disease is a concern, but canola growers need to remember that most of these pathotypes are rare, said Steve Strelkov, a plant […] Read more
Farm groups back away from sustainable ag strategy
Organizations say they will no longer participate in strategy discussions, saying it does not align with producers' needs
REGINA — Agriculture Canada says consultations on its Sustainable Agriculture Strategy will continue even after six major organizations withdrew from the advisory committee last week. However, with the federal government in disarray after the Dec. 16 surprise resignation of former finance minister and deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland, the strategy may never see the light […] Read more
Canola, oats particularly vulnerable to tariffs
Ninety-seven percent of Canadian canola oil and 83 per cent of oat exports have headed to the United States recently
SASKATOON — The Canola Council of Canada is taking U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s threat of a 25 percent import tariff seriously. “When you’ve got a new government coming into your number one market and they’re talking about imposing tariffs, it’s not something to be ignored,” said council president Chris Davison. Related stories: “But at the […] Read more
Producers weigh pros and cons of blackleg test
Race identification offers canola growers a precision-level guide to the exact resistance that they need, but will it work?
By now many canola producers have heard about race-testing blackleg samples. It’s a precision testing practice that recommends the canola variety needed to fend off different “races” of blackleg, the fungal crop disease costing Canadian canola producers hundreds of millions of dollars a year. One might look at it as another tool to integrate into […] Read more
Blackleg was brutal this year
WINNIPEG — The wet spring on the Prairies provided nearly “perfect” conditions for blackleg to develop in canola crops. That’s why 2024 will likely become the worst year on record for the disease in Saskatchewan. “Ninety-two percent of crops we surveyed in Saskatchewan in 2024 had at least trace levels of blackleg,” said Alireza Akhavan, […] Read more
Quantity, depth, location key to fall soil testing
Pulling cores from areas with low productivity can help identify issues weighing on the overall productivity of a field
Glacier FarmMedia – Fall soil sampling can be supercharged using tips from the Canola Council of Canada. The big ones include collecting a lot of sub-samples in each field, tapping soil depths and sampling known unproductive acres. It’s typical to collect one benchmark composite sample based on a field’s most productive acres. However, the council […] Read more
