Business Relationships
Your farm relies on good relationships. These four farmers describe the most important relationships for their farm business and explain the characteristics they look for when choosing who to work with.
Your farm relies on good relationships. These four farmers describe the most important relationships for their farm business and explain the characteristics they look for when choosing who to work with.
Many canola growers are putting up bigger bins, signing contracts that require longer on-farm storage periods and trying more straight combining. Each can increase the risk for storage losses.
Levels of plant-available phosphorus are drifting lower in many fields of Western Canada, and this “hidden hunger” will be hurting yields. Phosphorus rates that at least match crop removal are necessary to maintain soil productivity.
On November 15, 2022, Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA) and the Canola Council of Canada (CCC) went to Parliament Hill to meet with parliamentarians and senior staff to advocate on behalf of Canada’s 43,000 canola farmers and the entire canola value chain. We concluded a full day of meetings with a joint reception.
The Canola Council of Canada surveyed 330 agronomy providers from across the Prairies in August 2022. When asked “What canola agronomic risk factors are likely to be the greatest concerns for your farmer customers over the coming five years?”, the top answer was herbicide-resistant weeds.