Saskatchewan Bulletin

September 2018—The Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission (SaskCanola) is now accepting nominations to fill four positions on the Board of Directors starting in January 2019. SaskCanola is looking for board members who have a desire to strengthen and grow the canola industry. The call for nominations opened Aug 1 and closes Friday, Sept 28 at 12:00 PM...

March 2018—Following SaskCanola’s Annual General Meeting on January 8, the SaskCanola Board of Directors voted to maintain current leadership for the 2018 year with Doyle Wiebe as Board Chair and Lane Stockbrugger as Vice-Chair. For further information about SaskCanola board committees and external appointments, visit saskcanola.com/about/directors.php. SaskCanola has committed $1.5 million to support 10 new research...

January 2018—Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) is a federal government program designed to encourage research and development through tax-based incentives. SaskCanola invests a significant amount of the producer levy contributions in research to manage new challenges farmers face in their fields. As a result of the research investment, SaskCanola is able to participate in this...

November 2017—

BE IN THE KNOW! For the latest canola news and information, subscribe to SaskCanola producer updates at saskcanola.com.

September 2017—Chris Holzapfel, Indian Head Agricultural Research Foundation, and William May, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Indian Head, just completed a SaskCanola-funded study called “Investigating wider row spacing in no-till canola: Implications for weed competition, response to nitrogen fertilizer, and seeding rate recommendations.” Project Summary: A multi-year study was initiated in 2013 at Indian Head to evaluate...