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Sask Canola meeting to highlight growing concerns

The meeting will be held Feb. 6 at the Heritage Inn
canol acreage photo by ron
Photo by Ron Walter

Sask. Canola will host a Top Notch Farm meeting in Moose Jaw on Feb. 6 at the Heritage Inn.

The day-long session will feature seven presentations plus opening remarks by Sask. Canola director Don Wiebe.

Barb Ziesman of Saskatchewan Agriculture will discuss the expanding club root disease issue and update guests on pulse diseases.

Warren Ward of Canada Canola will discuss spring frost and plant stand recovery while Nathan Gregg will discuss combine management and storage concerns.

Jim Tansey of Saskatchewan Agriculture will talk about insect matters.

Malt barley agronomy will be tackled by Mitchell Japp of Saskatchewan Agriculture. An MNP speaker will talk about intergenerational farm transfer.

There is no fee to attend but guests should register at saskcanola.com.

Similar meetings are being held Sturgis, Meadow Lake and Melfort.

Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel.net

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