Manitoba Bulletin

March 2025—

The expanded Manitoba Farmer Wellness Program now offers nine no-cost sessions for farm families and their employees. Manitoba Canola Growers recognized clubroot researcher Stephen Strelkov with its 2025 Canola Award of Excellence. Deadline is April 7 for Manitoba high school students to apply for Manitoba Canola Growers’ scholarships.

January 2025—

Canola Morning is January 21 at AgDays in Brandon, with presentations on insect management, cultivar selection and canola price outlook. Verticillium stripe research will help manage the disease causing yield loss in many Manitoba canola fields.

Science Edition 2024—

Manitoba Canola Growers invests research dollars in two major programs – on-farm research and canola variety evaluation trials. On-farm trials for 2024 included seeding rate, nitrogen rate, seed-placed fertilizer toxicity, phosphorus sources, and cover crops to manage flea beetles.

November 2024—

The RBC Scholars in Sustainable Agriculture program, offered at the University of Manitoba (U of M), allows students to work with faculty researchers on low-emission agriculture research.

September 2024—Congratulations to this year’s winners! We wish you all the best as you pursue your chosen careers. MCGA awards scholarships supporting post-secondary education Each year, Manitoba Canola Growers Association (MCGA) proudly presents five $1,000 scholarships to students who are graduating from grade 12. To qualify, they need to live on, work for, or have guardians...