The new federal carbon tax starts in 2018 for provinces that don’t have their own approved programs. That means every province, in one way or another, will have a carbon pricing program within the year. The good news is that farm fuel is exempt.
The Canola Research Hub at canolaresearch.ca is a user-interactive database with practical tools designed to return growers’ investment in agronomic research back to the farm. This article provides a snapshot of how the site has been used to date.
At a recent conference and NIAB meeting in England, CCC agronomy specialist Nicole Philp picked up new ideas on the value of fungicides in combination with resistant varieties and the challenge of losing neonicotinoid seed treatment.
Canola Council of Canada market development efforts have started to move canola from, “What? Granola?” to a recognized premium product in China.
You hire a trusted neighbour for seasonal work. The neighbour gets injured on your farm and can’t work again, and his family has to sue to survive. How do you protect the farm and the neighbour’s family?