Growing With Canola

Great canola sessions and ACPC Annual General Meeting at FarmTech this month.

Kara Gray from CCGA with an update on the ongoing rail service review

CCC Agronomist Jim Bessel talks about this hands-on learning opportunity.

Dr. Ron Howard talks about research to determine effective and practical solutions to clean equipment that is infested with clubroot.

Driver Kevin Therres talks about going 250 mph with 100% canola biodiesel in the tank.

Simone Demers-Collins talks about the sponsorship and a unique recipe contest.

An update on the new initiatives and activities of the Canola Council's crop production team.

Rick Taillieu, ACPC's Grower Relations & Extension Coordinator talks about the new ACPC website which is the new home for grain prices in Alberta.

There was plenty of warm harvest weather during September. Canola Council Agronomy Specialist John Mayko explains why canola growers need to be aware of the temperature of the canola they are putting in the bin - not just the moisture reading.

Rick White, the Executive Director from the Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA) talks about the Cash Advance program. Growers can utilize the cash advance program to help manage cash flow or as part of their marketing strategy.

Jim Bessel, Senior Agronomy Specialist with the Canola Council of Canada provides some tips for reducing green seed in the swath.

Producers in some of the areas of the province are asking questions about salvaging canola stands by putting up canola silage. Barry Yaremcio, with Alberta Agriculture provides some advice on using canola for silage and discusses the feed value of canola silage

Canola Council Agronomy Specialist Erin Brock goes over identifying the lygus bugs, assessing damage potential and making good decisions regarding control.

Dr. Lloyd Dosdall with the University of Alberta talks about root maggot damage and how growers can manage root maggots in canola. Dr. Dosdall also talks about his research efforts in breeding cabbage seedpod weevil resistant canola that should be available for the 2011 growing season.

Dr. Kelly Turkington, a research scientist with Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada in Lacombe discusses scouting for sclerotinia and developing a management strategy.

John Mayko, a Senior Agronomy Specialist with the Canola Council of Canada provides some advice on how to manage a variable canola crop.

Arvel Lawson explains the Export Ready program and why not treating canola bins with malathion is so important.

The Alberta Canola Producers will be interacting with thousands of consumers at the Calgary Stampede. Simone Demers-Collins, the Market Development & Promotions Coordinator for the Alberta Canola Producers explains.

Dr. Neil Harker discusses the extensive canola agronomy research programs at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Dr. Harker also explains the $6 million Prairie Canola Agronomic Research Program that involves research across all three prairie provinces.