Canola Watch

Charles Geddes and Shaun Sharpe, two research scientists with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, talk with host Jay Whetter about weed surveys, glyphosate-resistant weeds on the Canadian Prairies, and integrated weed management (IWM).

This podcast is based on the final webinar in the Canola Watch 2021-22 series, recorded live on April 13. The topic is "Make every plant count: Practical tips to maximize your plant stand". Guests are Kris Cherewyk with Väderstad, Rob MacDonald with BASF and Jason Casselman with the Canola Council of Canada.

The podcast topic is adapting canola nutrient management to maximize potential. Recordings are from the fifth edition of the Canola Watch 2021-22 Webinar series. Our guests are Warren Ward with the Canola Council of Canada, Karen Dow with FCL, Curtis de Gooijer with Bourgault and Steve Barron with Double Diamond Farm Supply. If this podcast isn't quite enough for you, watch all segments of the web...

Saskatchewan farmer Kristjan Hebert talks to host Jay Whetter about being named a Corteva Climate Positive Leader, and the practices he follows to increase the return on investment for fertilizer, reduce nitrogen losses, improve soil health, and more.

Recordings for this podcast are from the fourth edition of the Canola Watch Webinar series. In this podcast, we talk herbicide resistance management, herbicide tips for dry conditions and "keeping it clean". Our guests are Rob Gulden from the University of Manitoba, Kim Brown-Livingston from Manitoba Agriculture and Rural Development, and Ian Epp from the Canola Council of Canada.

Michael Harding, crop health assurance lead with Alberta Agriculture, talks with host Jay Whetter about "Fungicide IQ". Primary factors in effective disease management include identifying the pathogen, predicting the risk to yield, and applying fungicide – if needed – on time and according to the label. But what about fungicide half life? Left over fungicide? Listen to find out.

Susan Boyetchko and Tim Dumonceaux, research scientists with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in Saskatoon, talk with host Jay Whetter about plants and microbes, and how we can use the massive microbe community to help in crop production.

Canola Watch hosts a six-part webinar series through the winter of 2021-22. This podcast is based on webinar three, "Messy Fields to Bigger Yields:  Entomology research on pest and beneficial insects in canola", recorded live on January 13. Presenters are Paul Galpern, Hector Carcamo and Sean Prager, with a special guest appearance by Keith Gabert. Webinar recordings with slides are available at y...

Canola Watch hosts a six-part webinar series through the winter of 2021-22. This podcast is based on webinar two, "Maximizing Hybrid Potential: Targeting Traits to Improve Yield and Consistency", recorded live on December 13. Presenters are Brittany Visscher, Clinton Jurke, Errin Willenborg and Nicolea Dow. Webinar recordings with slides are available at youtube.com/canolacouncil.

Canola Watch hosts a six-part webinar series through the winter of 2021-22. This podcast is based on webinar one, "Genetics, Environment, and Management: Finding Room for Improvement", recorded live on November 24. Presenters are Paul Bullock, Nate Ort and Keith Fournier. Webinar recordings with slides are available at youtube.com/canolacouncil.

Herbicide carryover risk for 2022 crops is getting a lot of buzz this fall after dry conditions in the summer of 2021 reduced normal herbicide breakdown. Content for this podcast comes from an interview with Clark Brenzil, provincial specialist in weed control with the Government of Saskatchewan. Interviewers were Kaeley Kindrachuk with SaskCanola, Haley Tetreault with SaskWheat and Sarah Anderson...

This podcast is from a Manitoba Canola Growers webinar called "Make every seed count", which you can view at canolagrowers.com. Shawn Senko, CCC agronomy specialist, and Marcel Kringe with Bushel Plus explain how to reduce combine losses. Jay Whetter hosts.

Citizen Science comes to canola! Through Canola Counts, the new crowd-sourced survey, the CCC is collecting canola plant densities and emergence rates from fields across the Prairies. In this podcast, Canola Counts lead Autumn Barnes talks to host Jay Whetter about the program and how to participate. See more at canolacounts.ca.

This podcast recording is from a Manitoba Canola Growers webinar from May 27, 2021. Guests are Tom Wolf, a spray application specialist and partner at Agrimetrix Research & Training, and Ian Epp, an agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada. Jay Whetter hosts.

Manitoba Canola Growers hosted a flea beetle webinar on April 8, 2021. This podcast is from that webinar recording. Guests are Manitoba Agriculture entomologist John Gavloski, University of Manitoba flea beetle research Alejandro Costamagna, Saskatchewan agronomist Larry Durand and CCC agronomy specialists Keith Gabert and Autumn Barnes.

Canola Watch podcast host Jay Whetter moderated a live panel on 4R nutrient management at Canola Discovery Forum on December 2, 2020. This podcast is based on the recording of that panel discussion. Guests are Lyle Cowell with Nutrien in Saskatchewan, Mario Tenuta with the University of Manitoba, Dean Nelson, who farms in Alberta, and Adam Gurr, who farms in Manitoba.

Canola Council of Canada agronomy specialist Ian Epp and Alberta farmer Melissa Damiani help host Jay Whetter describe timely tips to produce a clean canola crop for export. Find all the tips at keepingitclean.ca.

Our guests are Shelley Barkley, insect survey technologist with Alberta Agriculture & Forestry, and James Tansey, provincial insect pest management specialist with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture. They joined our Canola Watch conference call this week to enhance our understanding of bertha armyworm risk assessment, scouting and thresholds.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada research scientists Kelly Turkington and Dwayne Hegedus describe sclerotinia stem rot risk factors, spore-detection tools and spray timing. They shared these insights while participating in a Canola Watch conference call with the Canola Council of Canada agronomy team.

Cory Jacob, provincial specialist in oilseed crops for Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, talks with SaskCanola director Keith Fournier about crop rotation, especially as it relates to clubroot managment. Jay Whetter comes in at the end with a description of the six-ingredient clubroot management recipe. Read lots more on this topic at clubroot.ca.

Host Jay Whetter talks with Lyle Cowell, manager of agronomy services with Nutrien, Tom Jensen, soil science and agronomist, and Warren Ward, agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada, about nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and sulphur deficiencies in canola.

Lyle Cowell, manager of agronomy services with Nutrien, Tom Jensen, soil science and agronomist, and Warren Ward, agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada, talk with host Jay Whetter about 4R nutrient stewardship – and the benefits of getting an official designation. You can read more about the designation under the Nutrient Stewardship tab at fertilizercanada.ca. For more about the c...

Under what circumstances might a Western Canadian canola farmer want to add a post-emergence top-dress of fertilizer? Lyle Cowell, manager of agronomy services with Nutrien, Tom Jensen, soil science and agronomist, and Warren Ward, agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada, answer that question in this Canola Watch podcast with host Jay Whetter.

Pythium species, Fusarium species and Rhizoctonia solani – the "three amigos" – can cause seed rots, root rots and stem decay on young canola plants. Seed treatments are generally pretty good, but Krista Anderson from Bayer CropScience, Mark Belmonte from University of Manitoba and Autumn Barnes from the CCC explain the factors that can increase risks. They also describe management options (includ...

Jim Tansey, provincial entomologist for the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, and Keith Gabert, agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada talk with host Jay Whetter about flea beetle behaviours – including how far they travel to find the first canola crops, major differences between striped and crucifer species, and how long the risk can last.