Alberta Canola is pleased to announce the newest addition to the Alberta Canola board of directors, Jeff Frost from Olds, who takes over the role previously held by Ian Chitwood, representing region 8. Following the 34th annual general meeting on January 24 in Grande Prairie, the board has re-elected Roger Chevraux of Killam as the...
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Click here to view Trial Data. The 2023 growing season marked the first year of SaskCanola’s Top Notch Farming Trials – a new on-farm, field scale research program. The focus for this year was testing a foliar nitrogen-fixing biological product, Envita. The program had eight producer cooperators from around the province. Locations included Carrot River,...
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Celebrating excellence: Farm family recognized with 2024 Canola Award of Excellence There is something magical about the connections formed at summer camp. Combined with the magic of a prairie harvest, the idea behind Harvest Camp grew. What began as a modest initiative quickly became an annual event that bridged the gap between urban Canadians and...
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Stronger canola plastics, enhanced canola fibre and more
The Canola Council of Canada co-hosted Canola Week December 5-7 in Calgary. The program included state-of-the-industry updates, agronomy research and innovations in breeding, production and processing. Here are a few topics that made the Canola Digest editor sit up and take notice.
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Canada’s Clean Fuel Regulations boost canola demand
New regulations support the use of biofuel to reduce the carbon intensity of Canada’s gasoline and diesel supply. This has helped drive the boom in canola processing capacity on the Prairies. Compliance and farmer participation in the market is a streamlined process requiring a few simple steps.