Join us to learn how growers and agronomists can use research findings, Alberta’s experience and knowledge to manage and minimize the impact of clubroot in a Manitoba rotation. How to mitigate the risk of introduction, how to minimize the spread of clubroot once it arrives, and how to manage affected areas and fields. Also find out how to cope with the stigma of having clubroot and how to manage your rotation once clubroot is a part of it.
2019
What is the economic impact of canola harvest losses to your farm? To all of Western Canada? We will discuss how to measure, quantify, and reduce these losses for better yields and economic returns.
Blackleg continues to be one of the ‘big three’ plant diseases to rob yield from Canadian canola crops. The NEW blackleg race test is an additional tool to use with best management practices (BMPs) for the disease. Find out how to properly use blackleg race ID information and why resistant varieties need agronomic support. Join Justine to find out what the number one yield robber is in Western Canada.
Come and hear John talk about the 2017 and 2018 growing seasons and how our reduced soil moisture profile could affect our 2019 and 2020 crops. John will discuss some strategies to meet fertility needs of the crop under variable moisture conditions – including use of specialty fertilizers and in-season application timing.
Ryan will discuss how a group of beginning farmers began a peer group following the principles of Holistic Management. Ryan will discuss how getting involved in the Agriculture Industry has opened doors and created opportunities for him to continue his learning and challenge his ideas. Through Ryan’s involvement in the industry, he has become part of the Nuffield Scholar Program.
Doug Arnold is 30 years old. He grew up on a dairy farm in southern England until he was 10 years old. Then he moved with his family – his parents and his sister to Hamiota Manitoba where his parents purchased a grain farm. He graduated with honors in both the High school and Business diplomas from Hamiota Collegiate in 2007. Following that he attended Assiniboine Community College and studied business administration with a focus in accounting. While attending ACC he played volleyball for the men’s team and ran a College Pro Painters franchise. After college he worked for a local ag manufacturing company in quality control, followed by product design and lastly in a management role. In late 2015 Doug along with his parents Richard Arnold and Annette Arnold formed Arnold Innovations. In April of 2017 Doug left his job to work for their company full time.
