Canola Digest, January 2013 - SaskCanola
Canola Digest, January 2013 - SaskCanola
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EDITORIAL OFFICE<br />
Editor<br />
Debbie Belanger<br />
<strong>Canola</strong> Council of Canada<br />
400 – 167 Lombard Avenue<br />
Winnipeg, MB R3B 0T6<br />
(204) 982-2108 Fax: (204) 942-1841<br />
E-mail: editor@canoladigest.ca<br />
Production<br />
Amanda Howard<br />
(403) 410-7656<br />
E-mail: amanda.howard@adfarmonline.com<br />
ACPC OFFICE<br />
Ward Toma<br />
Alberta <strong>Canola</strong> Producers Commission<br />
#170, 14315 – 118 Avenue<br />
Edmonton, AB T5L 4S6<br />
(780) 454-0844 Fax: (780) 465-5473<br />
E-mail: ward.toma@canola.ab.ca<br />
Canada’s canola industry thrives<br />
on research and innovation.<br />
This issue highlights research<br />
on beneficial insects, a study<br />
on optimizing inputs, and<br />
how the industry is working<br />
to ensure timely access to the<br />
latest canola innovations.<br />
MCGA OFFICE<br />
Bill Ross<br />
Manitoba <strong>Canola</strong> Growers Association<br />
400 – 167 Lombard Avenue<br />
Winnipeg, MB R3B 0T6<br />
(204) 982-2120 Fax: (204) 942-1841<br />
E-mail: rossb@mcgacanola.org<br />
Sask<strong>Canola</strong> OFFICE<br />
Catherine Folkersen<br />
Sask<strong>Canola</strong><br />
212 – 111 Research Drive<br />
Saskatoon, SK S7N 3R2<br />
(306) 975-0262 Fax: (306) 975-0136<br />
E-mail: cfolkersen@saskcanola.com<br />
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Linda Samletzki<br />
(403) 296-1349<br />
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THE CANOLA DIGEST<br />
is a joint publication of the Alberta <strong>Canola</strong><br />
Producers Commission (ACPC), Sask<strong>Canola</strong>,<br />
the Manitoba <strong>Canola</strong> Growers Association<br />
(MCGA) and the <strong>Canola</strong> Council of Canada.<br />
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CONTENTS<br />
THE EDITOR’S DESK<br />
4 Inputs, bugs and Twitter<br />
ON OUR COVER<br />
6 Beneficials put the bite on crop pests<br />
LEVERAGING RESEARCH<br />
13 How do inputs add up?<br />
IN THE FIELD<br />
16 Pushing yields<br />
20 Do you tweet?<br />
25 Diagnostic dilemmas<br />
GROWING GLOBAL<br />
28 Innovation and biotechnology<br />
INDUSTRY UPDATE<br />
31 Biodiesel – a growing market<br />
MARKET KNOW-HOW<br />
34 Information at your fingertips<br />
JANUARY <strong>2013</strong><br />
PROVINCIAL PERSPECTIVES<br />
38 Alberta <strong>Canola</strong> Producers<br />
Commission<br />
40 Sask<strong>Canola</strong><br />
42 Manitoba <strong>Canola</strong> Growers<br />
Association<br />
HEALTHY LIVING<br />
45 Surveys say canola oil perfect<br />
for <strong>Canola</strong>Info markets<br />
Cover: Lacewing larvae are valuable beneficial<br />
insects that feed on lygus nymphs and aphids<br />
in canola crops.<br />
Photo by Greg Sekulic.<br />
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