Canola in Ottawa

Canola, united on the Hill

Four men in suits smile for the photo in a lobby.

At Lobby Day 2024, CCGA and the CCC met with parliamentarians to ask for support on key trade issues, rail interswitching and Bill C-234.

At Lobby Day, Lawrence MacAulay (second from right), Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, with Canadian Canola Growers Association president and CEO Rick White (left), CCGA board chair and Alberta farmer Roger Chevraux (second from left) and Canola Council of Canada president and CEO Chris Davison (right).

Feature

Agriculture piggybacks on RNA biomedical research

Mark Belmonte gives a speech at a podium, the presentation is titled RNA: a new frontier for agriculture.

Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is like the workhorse of genetics, taking code from deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and using that code to construct proteins – the building blocks of life. RNA activity is a hot topic in science, including for human health and agriculture.

University of Manitoba researcher Mark Belmonte spoke at the conference. He and his U of M colleague Steve Whyard have uncovered new ways to protect canola from flea beetles and sclerotinia stem rot through RNA interference (RNAi).

Business Management

Considerations when engaging with renewable energy production

Who is responsible to clean up energy projects on farm land? Alberta missed setting solid policy for oil and gas wells. We need a plan for farmland reclamation once wind turbines and solar farms reach their end of life.

National Canola Marketing Program

Strong allies speak for canola

Millennial women rely heavily on credible experts, not brand advertising, for product discovery and information. Meet our expert allies for 2025.

Farmer Panel

Efficiency boosters

Our panelists share tools and practices – “innovations” – they added recently to improve efficiency, logistics, human resources or profitability. The best ideas tackle more than one of these. As the responses show, innovation is a broad term.