Reading Time: < 1 minute Alberta Canola Producers Commission is seeking five growers to serve as directors in Regions 1, 4, 7, 10 and 12. Directors serve a three-year term and meet quarterly. The board is guided in its decision-making by five committees comprised of board members: agronomic research; governance and finance; grower relations and extension; government and industry affairs; and market […] Read more
Canola commission looking for directors in five regions
Nomination deadline for directors is Oct. 31
Learn how to grade your grain
July 26 workshop to be held in Vermilion
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Making the Grade workshops will be held at Lakeland College in Vermilion on July 26. Experts will show producers how to grade barley, wheat, canola, and pulses in hands-on sessions. “Understanding grain grading and factors affecting quality is important for all crop producers as it affects their bottom line,” said Terry Young, a producer […] Read more
Canola trial results now online
Online tool offers data by zone, herbicide-tolerance system, yield, maturity, lodging and height
Reading Time: < 1 minute Results are in for the 2015 Canola Performance Trials. Data from the science-based, third-party variety evaluations have been uploaded to the online comparison tool at canolaperformancetrials.ca. A summary booklet is also available for download at the site. The online tool includes interactive maps and the ability to refine searches by season zone, herbicide-tolerance system, yield, […] Read more
Canola performance trials data available
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canola Performance Trials (CPT) 2015 small-plot data on canola seed varieties is now available. CPT 2015 had over 25 small-plot sites across the Prairies. The booklet includes results from short-, medium- and long-season zones, with yield and agronomic performance, as well as gross revenue for each variety and location. The trials provide science-based, unbiased and […] Read more
Three Alberta canola directors acclaimed
Reading Time: < 1 minute Three canola producers have been acclaimed to the board of the Alberta Canola Producers Commission. They are: Renn Breitkreuz from Onoway (Region 6), Kevin Serfas from Turin (Region 9), and Denis Guindon from Falher (Region 3). These producers will begin their three-year term as directors at the commission’s annual general meeting in January. Also taking […] Read more
Chase ‘Superman’ Duffy goes after the dirt
Reading Time: < 1 minute The latest Chase “Superman” Duffy graphic novel is a tribute to the International Year of Soils. The Chase Duffy series chronicles the adventures of an elementary school track-and-field athlete as he navigates his way around his grandfather’s farm in central Alberta to learn about food, agriculture, and the only ‘Made in Canada’ crop — canola. […] Read more
Canola growers get grim warning on clubroot threat
No varieties have strong resistance to new pathotypes, longer rotations are ‘the best management option left’
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Alberta Canola Producers Commission is urging producers to step up their efforts to contain clubroot in the province. “Since new data indicates some forms of clubroot resistance are no longer functioning well against new clubroot pathotypes in some of the heavily infested fields, we encourage you to consider a comprehensive management plan that includes all […] Read more
Canola checkoff brings tax credit
Reading Time: < 1 minute Alberta canola growers who don’t request a checkoff refund qualify for a tax credit for the 2014 tax year. The Scientific Research and Experimental Development tax credit allows growers to claim the tax credit for the portion of the checkoff paid used to fund qualifying research. The rate for Alberta canola producers in 2014 is […] Read more
Markert new chair of canola producers commission
Reading Time: < 1 minute Vulcan producer Lee Markert is the new chairman of the Alberta Canola Producers Commission. He succeeds Colin Felstad. Greg Sears of Sexsmith was elected to serve as vice-chairman. Also joining the board are three directors acclaimed in October. Steve Marshman of Strathmore will replace Elaine Bellamy in Region 8, Dale Uglem of Bawlf will replace […] Read more
Two-day course on hedging Prairie crops
Reading Time: < 1 minute Alberta Canola Producers and Alberta Wheat commissions are co-hosting a two-day course on hedging Prairie crops. Attendees will learn from experts how futures and options relate to local cash prices for western Canadian crops, and how to manage price risks for their farms. The course, created in co-operation with FarmLink Marketing Solutions, will be held […] Read more
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