Farmer Panel
Who does your marketing?
Canola Digest asked four farmers about the people involved in setting the farm’s marketing strategies. Who is the farm’s marketing lead? And what, if any, outside expertise do they use?
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Cargill uses 4R to show benefits of modern agriculture
Cargill wants to show its end users and consumers how modern agriculture can help the planet. One approach is applying the 4R Nutrient Management program throughout its Canadian grain network.
The Editor's Desk
New Renaissance
My canola colleague and friend Rick Taillieu, manager of grower relations and extension with Alberta Canola, sometimes sends me lyrics from The Tragically Hip songs that fit with whatever is going on that day. Here’s a line for the times from “Three Pistols”, a song from the Hip’s 1991 Road Apples album: “Bring on a...
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Do you choose seed with an end-user in mind?
Four canola growers talk about their canola seed decisions, and their farm marketing strategies that consider customer needs and specialty users.
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Simple 4R Tips to Improve Profitability
Many canola farmers in Western Canada are already following many of the basic principles of 4R Nutrient Stewardship – they just don’t know it. There are clear economic and environmental benefits to following these practices. This article describes the basic practices and the benefits to 4R Designation.