The Editor's Desk

Good feelings

What do you do? Jennifer Dyck tested me with this question at CROPS-A-PALOOZA in Portage la Prairie in July. Jennifer is the manager of Canola Eat Well for Manitoba Canola Growers and she used her ‘PALOOZA station to coach farmers and farm industry people on how to talk to consumers. She led every encounter with...

Feature

Prairie magic in a bottle

Manitoba Canola Growers initiated a project to cold-press canola from various parts of the province, discovering rich regional flavours. Six farmers have kept it going.

Science

A good stand is the foundation for success

A uniform early-established canola stand of six to eight plants per square foot can reduce pest management costs, allow for earlier harvest and improve yield compared to thinner, later and uneven stands.

Science

Canola and bees: A sweet relationship

Canola is good for bees, and bees are good for canola. Together, they are good for the health of our ecosystem and our economy. The Canola Council of Canada (CCC) and the Canadian Honey Council are working together to maintain this mutually beneficial relationship. The CCC is also a partner in Bees Matter (beesmatter.ca), an...

Business Management

Assess your risk readiness with the AgriShield scorecard

Weather is one of many risk factors on the farm. How are you managing all those other business risks? The AgriShield risk scorecard at myagrishield.ca will help you answer that question.