The Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held prior to the start of CropSphere at Prairieland Park in Saskatoon on Monday, January 9, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. Canola producers may attend the AGM without registering for CropSphere. Following the AGM, we invite you to attend a SaskCanola-sponsored complimentary lunch and learn....

SaskCanola sponsors Chris Corkum, the Saskatoon-based chef who competed at the WorldChefs challenge in Greece in September and featured canola oil in his session this month at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto.

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Herbicide resistance prevention

For this new series, Canola Council of Canada agronomy specialists take a particular agronomy challenge and provide solutions, with consideration for risks and costs. In this case, Ian Epp looks at integrated weed management as a way to combat herbicide resistance.

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Do you know your soil’s character?

Soil characteristics stay fairly consistent so don’t need to be checked too often, but use these tests to set expectations for new fields or fields that haven’t been tested recently.

With fall soil tests, ask for electrical conductivity, pH, cation exchange capacity and organic matter along with the nutrient analysis. These characteristics can influence productivity decisions for each field.

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The Continued Case for Reduced Tillage

Reduced tillage improves overall sustainability, giving Canadian agriculture a competitive advantage.