Canola in Ottawa

CANOLA IN OTTAWA: Your Voice Matters

Canadian Canola Growers Association and Canola Council of Canada advocacy teams work together to represent the interests of canola farmers and the canola industry value chain in Ottawa. Here are updates on the Pest Control Products Act review, the Indo-Pacific Strategy, Clean Fuel Regulations and fertilizer emissions reduction targets.

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The Continued Case for Reduced Tillage

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

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Using data to map the profitability of VR

Wayne Schneider, an Alberta Canola director who farms at Nisku, is back using variable-rate (VR) fertilizer applications on his farm – but he doesn’t know whether it provides a return on investment. “Right now, I can’t answer that question,” he says. Schneider is working with Conservis, a farm data management company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota,...

Business Management

Teams are better at seeing ahead

Three brains are better than one. Use a team approach to set business goals and outline the plan to achieve them. Business futurist Bob Treadway explains that effective teams have more collective experiences, generate more ideas, ask better questions and challenge each other. Teams are smarter than individuals.

Agronomy Insights

Clubroot-resistant (CR) varieties should be grown before the disease becomes established in your area. Is your area at risk? Yes. That’s the safe assumption as clubroot continues to show up in new areas throughout the Prairies. We want growers to use CR varieties before clubroot arrives on a field because the pathogen, once detected, will...