Canola Watch

What is canola oil? Michael Eskin, University of Manitoba distinguished professor, talks to host Jay Whetter about the fatty acids, including the kinky ones, that make up canola oil. After listening to this podcast, watch Eskin's rap – yes, rap – about fatty acids. https://youtu.be/fTw41CO2qmQ

Host Jay Whetter has three guests to talk about aster leafhoppers and the aster-yellows-causing phytoplasma they (the leafhoppers, not the guests) inject into canola plants. The team of aster yellows researchers are Berenice Romero and Sean Prager from the University of Saskatchewan and Tyler Wist from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada – all based in Saskatoon.

Meghan Vankosky, insect researcher with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in Saskatoon, talks with host Jay Whetter about her favourite and least favourite insects. Oh, and also about the Prairie Pest Monitoring Network. The network counts on farmers to volunteer land for insect monitoring. Interested Manitoba farmers can email provincial entomologist John Gavloski at john.gavloski@gov.mb.ca. Albertans can email Shelley Barkley at shelley.barkley@gov.ab.ca. Saskatchewanians need to fill in the form here: https://www.saskatchewan.ca/business/agriculture-natural-resources-and-industry/agribusiness-farmers-and-ranchers/programs-and-services/crops-programs/pest-monitoring

Southern Alberta farmer Kevin Auch talks with host Jay Whetter about stripper headers. Auch says his no-till farming system – which includes harvest with a stripper header that leaves most crop residue standing, and direct seeding into the long stubble with disc drills – has greatly reduced his diesel fuel use. It also reduces soil erosion and improves soil health in his drier and windier part of the Prairies.

Sprayer expert Tom Wolf of agrimetrix.ca and sprayers101.com talks with host Jay Whetter about his latest study, "Characterizing Turbulent Spray Deposition from Self-Propelled Sprayers." You can find the full report in the Research section at saskcanola.com.

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 webinar, including slides, at youtube.com/canolacouncil.

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 Winter 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 youtube.com/canolacouncil.

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 with Saskatchewan Pulse Growers.

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.