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Canola Watch Winter Webinar Series

Mark your calendars for the remaining four webinars in the agronomy series. Dates are January 13, February 24, March 24 and April 13. CCAs can receive credits for attending. We share a few tips from the December 13 webinar on targeting seed traits to maximize hybrid potential.

Agronomy Insights

Grower survey identifies big agronomy challenges

In the winter of 2020-21, the Canola Council of Canada surveyed 1,000 canola growers on a wide range of production questions. We discovered a few areas that may require a little extra agronomy attention. Here are three big ones.

Blackleg – the silent yield robber Are you managing this disease effectively? Blackleg, caused by the fungal pathogen Leptosphaeria maculans (L. maculans), is a serious canola disease that can cause significant yield losses and reduce the sustainability of canola production if it is not managed effectively. Blackleg has been a production challenge in Canada since...

Over the last year, Alberta Canola invested over $900,000 toward funding 14 new projects representing approximately $7.7 million worth of research. Every $1 of farmer levy invested by Alberta Canola was matched by more than $8 of investment by research partners and funding programs. A reoccurring theme throughout the bulk of the projects was to...

The spring of 2021 offered less than ideal conditions for canola establishment. Manitoba Canola Growers conducted a survey to better understand exactly what Manitoba farmers faced this spring.