Canola Leaders The Canola Leaders event is an invitation only event for 20 young farmers (or farmers that are young in their leadership journey) from across Alberta each year in March. It is also open to a limited number of participants from the industry including those planning to return to the farm. This Alberta Canola event is designed to enhance the leadership skills of the participants for the benefit of their farming operations and the rural communities where they live and farm. The next Canola Leaders event will be held March 18 & 19, 2025 in Edmonton, Alberta. Participant selection for the 2025 event begins January 10, 2025 - apply below About the event Canola Leaders is two days of highly interactive engagement between the participants and the facilitators. The event features guest speakers and experienced leaders from across the canola family to share their experience and expertise. Four Key Leadership Skills Strategic thinking skills Governance for healthy organiza
Our Top Notch Farming extension meetings are back this February, offering an exciting opportunity for Saskatchewan farmers to connect, learn and gain valuable insights from industry experts. Organized by SaskOilseeds in partnership with SaskBarley, this year’s events will feature a lineup of speakers focused on the latest research, market trends and agronomic strategies. The program kicks off with SaskOilseeds’ agronomy extension specialist, who will present results from the 2024 on-farm research trials conducted with cooperators across Saskatchewan. This will highlight practical data from the four protocols studied. SaskBarley’s research and extension manager will lead a session on barley agronomy, sharing insights from recent barley research. SaskOilseeds’ flax and research extension specialist will further the agronomic focus by discussing the latest developments in flax breeding research. This presentation will highlight promising new flax varieties that could improve both produc
Variable rate (VR), as a phrase, is thoroughly uninspiring. Boring. People want to hear about VR about as much as they want to hear about the 50-year-old wool suit I bought at Value Village for $22. I see that now. But optimum rate! That inspires. In October, I wrote a LinkedIn post about a breakfast conversation I had with Blake Weiseth, who runs Discovery Farm at the Ag In Motion site west of Saskatoon. “Variable rate is sexy, but it’s not the next logical step for a lot of farmers,” Weiseth said at breakfast. “For many farmers, using a fertilizer blend and rate appropriate for each field is their next step to more precise nutrient management. With field-to-field variability sorted, then let’s tackle in-field variability.” I shared this quote on LinkedIn and asked, should precision ag advancement follow a step by step path? Or can farms skip from (a) one fertilizer blend and rate for all canola or wheat or pea fields to (c) precise management of zones within each field? This would
This deal could cost grain producers about $770 million annually, research said
Lethbridge researchers are on the front lines in the battle against tan spot. Tan spot disease is a fungal infection that has emerged as one of the most destructive diseases affecting wheat crops globally. Researchers in Canada, who have a long history of studying wheat dating back to the late 1800s, are now at the forefront of efforts to combat this disease. Tan spot, caused by the fungus Pyrenophora triticirepentis, was first identified about 50 years ago and has since spread worldwide, becoming a significant threat to wheat production. The disease manifests as tan-coloured lesions on the leaves of infected wheat plants, which can severely impair the plant’s ability to photosynthesize, stunt growth, and drastically reduce yield and grain quality. In severe cases, tan spot can reduce wheat yields by as much as 60% and lead to red smudge, a discoloration of the grain that diminishes its market value. The fungus thrives in wet conditions, and with spring rains creating ideal conditio
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