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Here is a video from the Canola Week 2022 playlist. The Canola Week 2023 playlist will be available in March.
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Canola Watch annual exam
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The Canola Watch 2023 annual exam is for Certified Crop Advisors (CCAs), Certified Crop Science Consultants (CCSCs) and anyone else who wants to enhance their agronomy skills. It has five sections worth one credit each:
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Will you try an on-farm trial in 2024?
Farms can run their own research trials to test how a particular practice or product performs in the local environment. On-farm trials could test, for example, the difference between 100 pounds and 150 pounds of nitrogen fertilizer per acre, or between acres treated or untreated with fungicide. They can also evaluate performance differences between new and familiar cultivars and the return on investment for novel products.
If you’re interested in trials, start with the Canola Watch Fundamentals article Quick tips for on-farm trials.
One tip from the article: Get advice. Agronomists with experience in trials could provide help on set up, harvest and evaluation. Agronomists may also have weigh wagons or know how to get one.
SaskCanola’s on-farm research program. Manitoba Canola Growers’ on-farm research program is featured in the Canola Research Hub blog post, How to optimize your nitrogen bank account.
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How to produce more without adding more acres?
Canola Digest magazine connected with four experienced agronomists and asked them all the same question: How can farmers grow more crop on the same land base? Here are short excerpts from each and links to the full articles:
- Dale Fedoruk, Elite Environmental Ltd., Red Deer, Alberta: Timing is one of those input decisions that does not cost any more to do, but the payback for timely tasks can be very rewarding. The whole article
- David Cubbon, agronomist, Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan: Producers have asked me for the magic bullet to grow a 70-bushel canola crop. I haven’t found one. No one management practice by itself will give top canola yields. Farmers who grow top yields pay attention to detail and use the science available. The whole article
- Tanis Sirski, retail territory manager with Corteva Agriscience, Grandview, Manitoba: Growers who achieve consistent top-level yields have the machinery prepped and inputs on hand so they’re ready when good seeding, spraying and harvest conditions come along – but they’re not waiting for perfect conditions. The whole article
- Curtis Littlewood, Advantage Agronomy & Consulting Services, Leduc, Alberta: To grow more canola on the same land base, choose cultivars with disease resistance that matches the needs of the farm, use a fertilizer rate that supports the field yield goal, and prepare the land for strong emergence. The whole article
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Who is presenting at Canadian Crops Convention?
Speakers at this year’s Canadian Crops Convention, March 5-7 at the Fairmont Winnipeg, include John Stackhouse from RBC, Alyssa Whitcraft from NASA Harvest, David Frum from The Atlantic, David Herle, political strategist and podcaster, and more. The Canola Council of Canada and Canada Grains Council co-host the convention, which gives attendees the chance to network with other industry members, learn from expert speakers and share ideas to help Canada lead the way on important global issues. Register by January 17 and be entered in the draw to win a four-pack of Apple AirTags. Find more details on the 2024 Convention and register today at canadiancrops.ca.
Or go here.
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Canola Community Connections
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EVENT:
Manitoba Ag Days. One more day, January 18, Brandon, Manitoba. Jay Whetter hosts a panel discussion on VR fertilizer at 1:00.
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EVENT:
Irrigated Crop Production Update 2024. Thursday, January 18 at the Lethbridge Agri-Food Hub & Trade Centre. Originally led by the Government of Alberta, this conference is now hosted by Lethbridge College in collaboration with farmers, industry, government, and academia. The one-day conference will feature sessions about water allocation in times of drought, strategies and tools to better manage irrigation and irrigated crops, pest management on irrigated acres, and information about snowpack conditions and forecasted water supply for 2024. The event has been approved for 2 Pesticide Applicator Credits and 5.5 CCA credits (4 Soil & Water, 1 IPM, 0.5 Crop Management). Early bird pricing is in effect until December 20 for ‘General Admission’ tickets. Registration and information.
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EVENT:
Alberta Canola Conference & Research Symposium. January 24, Grande Prairie, Alberta. Day 1 is conference itself, which includes guest speakers from Canola Council of Canada, Hello Canola – the National Canola Marketing Program, and Farm Management Canada. Alberta Canola’s 34th Annual General Meeting is in the morning. The AGM will also be livestreamed, providing an opportunity for canola growers across Alberta to participate and vote remotely. Growers and guests looking to attend the AGM virtually must register here. Day 2 is Alberta Canola’s Research Symposium, with updates from a panel of researchers discussing current research projects and potential new areas of research. More importantly, it is an opportunity for farmers and agronomists to identify what the Peace region’s research priorities are now and in the future in an interactive setting. There is no-charge to attend the Conference, AGM or Research Symposium. Register for one day or both. Pre-registration is required to ensure enough seating and food for attendees. Registration and information.
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EVENT:
CrossRoads, Alberta’s Crop Conference. January 30-31, Calgary, Alberta. CrossRoads features keynote speakers, talks by industry experts on continued successful crop production in Western Canada, and a chance to socialize, network, and share ideas with your peers in the agriculture community. Registration and information.
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EVENT:
Top Notch Farming extension meetings, Saskatchewan. Registration and information links for the four locations:
Spiritwood, February 6
St. Walburg, February 7
Unity, February 8
Melfort, February 13
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EVENT:
CropConnect 2024, February 14-15, Winnipeg, Manitoba. CropConnect offers a wide range of speakers, access to crop specific information, a tradeshow, and a banquet. Keynote speakers include: Althia Raj (Canadian Political Journalist, Member of the Parliamentary Press Gallery and CBC “At Issue” Panellist), Jack Bobo (Director of the University of Nottingham’s Food Systems Institute and recognized by Scientific American as one of the 100 most influential people in biotechnology) and Kendal Netmaker (Award-Winning Entrepreneur, Author, and Indigenous Speaker). CropConnect also includes the Manitoba Canola Growers Association Annual General Meeting. Registration closes Friday, January 26. cropconnectconference.ca
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SUPPORT:
Are you or is someone you know feeling burnt out, unreasonably stressed or exhausted? Help is available.
– Support lines by province
– Do More Ag Foundation
– Manitoba Farmer Wellness Program
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