A strong bench
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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?
Renewable fuels and extended interswitching
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The Canadian Canola Growers Association and Canola Council of Canada have policy and government leads representing farmers and the industry in Ottawa. Here are advocacy updates on the Clean Fuel Regulations and extended interswitching.
Researchers visit six Manitoba farms
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Manitoba Canola Growers held its second annual Research Camp in June. Ten canola researchers got on a bus and visited six Manitoba farms over two days.
BeGrainSafe with a “zero entry” policy
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Canola grower organizations contribute to the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association’s BeGrainSafe program, which promotes grain safety to farmers and trains first responders on life-saving extraction techniques.