Farmer Panel

The money makers

March 2024—

Canola Digest asks its six farmer panelists to name their most profitable crop in 2023. Canola was at or near the top for many of them. We also ask what they can do to increase profits.

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Farmer Panel

Best presentation

January 2024—

In this season of meetings, farm shows and winter planning, Canola Digest asked its six panelists to describe the best presentation they heard in the past year. Who presented? What was the topic? What made it memorable? How is the message significant for your farm?

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Farmer Panel

What do you want?

November 2023—

Canola Digest asks challenging questions for this panel: What is your long-term vision for agriculture in general? What is your long-term vision for the farm? The six panelists emphasized the importance of family, technology and soil health.

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Farmer Panel

A strong bench

September 2023—

Farmers are experts at a lot of jobs, but not all jobs. Canola Digest asks its six 2023-24 farmer panelists about experts they happily pay to round out the farm’s line up. And if the panelist could add one more expert to fill an empty spot on the bench, what would that person do?

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Farmer Panel

Innovations in action

March 2023—Canola Digest asked its six farmer panelists to describe the best innovation they thought of themselves or recently adopted on the farm. Farmers are innovating or applying innovations all the time, trying to find better ways to solve problems. They may not even realize they’re doing it. Fiona Jochum St. Francois Xavier, Manitoba When Fiona...
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