Janet Drysdale is a prominent woman in the railroading world. However, she’d rather not be exceptional for being a woman. “In order to be able to grow … we have to be able to attract more diversity,” Drysdale, a vice-president with Canadian National Railway, said in an interview at the beginning of the Canadian Crops […] Read more
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Farm groups applaud opening of Indo-Pacific ag office
New office in Manila, Philippines, is a joint effort between Agriculture Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency
The federal government opened Canada’s first Indo-Pacific agriculture office in Manila, Philippines, earlier this month, and farm groups were pleased. The Indo-Pacific Agriculture and Agri-Food Office (IPAAO) is a joint effort between Agriculture Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and is part of a plan to “increase and diversify Canada’s agriculture and agri-food exports […] Read more
Hormone imbalance suspected for malformed racemes
Researchers are trying to figure out what caused some canola crops to abort flowers and pods, and develop malformed racemes or stems during the last two years. “It’s not an obvious symptomology that you would spot from the road, or that it’d be easy to pick up,” said Keith Gabert, an agronomy specialist with the […] Read more
Pest roundup: Canola pests kept in check by dry conditions
Pests of canola including flea beetles, green worms of multiple types, cut worm, alfalfa loopers, blister beetles, lygus bugs, diamondback moths and more were present last summer. However, there wasn’t a massive pest event in 2023 that dramatically affected canola plants across multiple growing regions, other than grasshoppers in drier areas. Other stories in the […] Read more
Canola growers scramble to address federal policy issues
Another day, another issue for canola growers to tackle. From the federal government’s musing on reducing emissions from fertilizer use to trade matters to carbon pricing, policy dominates much of the work carried out by farmer organizations. The most recent concern surrounds amendments made in the Senate to Bill C-234 that removed barns and greenhouses […] Read more
Canola counts on agronomy, future innovation
Sector is convinced that improved agronomy in the short term and big innovations in the 2030s will push yields higher
In early October, Western Producer reporter Robert Arnason spoke with Curtis Rempel, vice-president of crop production and innovation with the Canola Council of Canada. The topic was canola yield gains over the last two decades and what will drive gains in the future. RA: What happened in the 2000s, which led to significant yield increases […] Read more
Much-needed rain falls as harvest nears the end
Most crops have gone into the bin across the Prairies, although work continues on late-stage crops such as corn and flax
Ron Krahn, a Manitoba canola farmer, beat the rain last week as he finished up his last few acres and called harvest 2023 officially over. He described the season as better than expected with yields tied for best ever on his farm near Rivers, Man. “We had some substantial hail this year on about half […] Read more
Clean grain keeps markets open for all
Contaminants in grain not only lower your price on that load, it can also have a negative impact on future buyers and end users. The solution? Keep it Clean. Started by the Canola Council of Canada in 2016, the Keep it Clean program has been at the forefront of promoting hygiene in grain shipments, whether […] Read more
It’s time to scout for blackleg and verticillium stripe
Diseases that are present in fields today will determine how long the crop rotation should be, as well as which canola hybrid to use
Canola farmers need to tackle fungal diseases head on by walking through their fields and learning firsthand the extent of the problem, said an expert. The idea behind scouting isn’t to protect this year’s crop from blackleg and verticillium stripe, said Courtney Boyachek, an agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada. “But it does […] Read more
Caution advised when controlling flea beetles
Canola growers must know for sure their crops won’t be used as livestock feed before using lambda-cyhalothrin this year
Effective April 29, it is illegal to apply lambda-cyhalothrin products to canola and other crops that will be used as livestock feed in Canada.
