Here are some reports about the results and challenges discovered during the first year of in-field testing by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada of the Harrington Weed Seed Destructor.

Saskatchewan farmer and agronomist Jocelyn Velestuk talks with the Alberta Canola Producers Commission about her love of soil, with tips on fertilizer, cover crops, manure and maintaining soil health.

The concept of real-time disease monitoring with nano biosensors that can communicate with your cell phone might sound futuristic, but the steps in the process have been proven to work in a lab setting, says the Alberta Canola Producers Commission.

Samples taken last year by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency found verticillium stripe in six provinces, although yield losses aren't too serious yet, reports the Alberta Canola Producers Commission.

Courtesy of the Alberta Canola Producers Commission, Canadian researcher Keith Downey — who helped to develop the low glucosinolate and low erucic acid oil characteristic in canola — discusses the past, present and future of the crop while attending the International Rapeseed Congress in Saskatoon.

Murray Hartman and Rick Taillieu of the Alberta Canola Producers Commission discuss critical things that growers should be scouting for after right canola emerges.

Since new data indicates some forms of clubroot resistance are no longer functioning well against new clubroot pathotypes in some of the heavily infested fields, the Alberta Canola Producers Commission encourages growers to consider a comprehensive management plan that includes crop rotation, sanitation and the use of clubroot resistance varieties.

An educational resource from the Alberta Canola Producers Commission on blackleg pathology, resistance breakdown, and the importance of management.