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Saskatchewan launches province-wide canola disease-testing program

This summer and fall, SaskCanola is offering free disease testing for blackleg and clubroot in collaboration with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture.


From the Editor: Revisiting sustainability

Ag editorial director Stefanie Croley discusses the importance of sustainability. While the buzzword is often connected to the environment, issues like fungicide and herbicide resistance show it’s important in other contexts.


GOC invests in B.C. plant-based food production

AAFC’s Marie-Claude Bibeau recently announced more than $1.4 million in funding for Big Mountain Foods 2 Ltd. in Delta, B.C., to produce plant-based protein products using Canadian chickpeas.
 
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Grow Our People

Register for the new Grow Our People Summit

The Grow Our People Summit was created for the two million people who work in agriculture and food in Canada - to invest in them, thank them and get them energized and equipped for the future. Summit attendees will leave the event with new skills, deeper networks, and a renewed sense of enthusiasm for our agri-food sector.

The Grow Your People Summit will be held in-person at the Sheraton Fallsview in Niagara Falls from November 2-4, 2022.

Registration for this 'unconference' event experience is now open at www.loft32.ca/growourpeople
 
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Insecticide resistance on the Prairies

Insecticide resistance on the Prairies

Colorado potato beetle has become the classic example of insecticide resistance in Canada, with parts of Manitoba seeing increased resistance to some commonly used insecticides in recent years. Alfalfa weevil resistance in southern Alberta alfalfa seed production fields has also become a well-known problem. For farmers growing annual crops, which insects pose the greatest threat for resistance? » Learn more...
 
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Podcast: The effects of excess moisture in Manitoba

April, May and June showers bring… bumper crops? That’s the hope, especially in Manitoba, where excess rain has delayed seeding and spraying, impacted crop emergence and created high weed, disease and insect pest pressure. Entomologist John Gavloski and field crop pathologist David Kaminski, both with Manitoba Agriculture, discuss the challenges producers are facing in the province. » Learn more...
 
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