SaskCanola is hosting Top Notch Farming extension meetings this winter in partnership with SaskBarley, and SaskFlax.
Join us in Spiritwood on February 6, 2024 at the Civic Center!
This event is complimentary for farmers and agronomists to attend. Lunch will be provided.
Agenda:
9:30 AM Opening Remarks – SaskCanola Director
9:45 AM Results from SaskCanola’s NEW On-Farm Research Trials Program – Kaeley Kindrachuk, SaskCanola
10:30 AM Networking Break
10:50 AM Advocating for Farmers, an Update on Policy Issues - Dale Leftwich, SaskCanola
11:15 AM Risk Management Tools for Grain Marketing – Stan Jeeves, farms at Wolseley, SK
Noon Lunch
1:00 PM Developments in Flax Research – Kade Kettenbach, SaskFlax
1:30 PM ADOPT Research – Robin Lokken, Conservation Learning Centre
- Demonstrating benefits of seeding date and rate on canola yield and quality
- Demonstrating the efficacy of foliar-applied nitrogen fixing bacteria for canola
- Response of canola and flax to humic acid coated P fertilizer (MAP) rates
2:00 PM Refreshment Break
2:15 PM The Latest Buzz on Pollinator Biosecurity – Graham Parsons, Saskatchewan Agriculture
3:00 PM Boosting Barley Beyond Expectations – Mitchell Japp, SaskBarley
3:30 PM Meeting Adjourned
This event qualifies for CEUs towards CCA certification:
Nutrient Management CEUs: 0.5
Crop Management CEUs: 2
Professional Development CEUs: 0.5
Certified Crop Science Consultants wishing to collect CEUs for this meeting may submit a request through the CCSC Program self-reporting database