Quarterly Board of Directors meeting
Virtual meetingOur quarterly Board of Directors meeting will be via Zoom conferencing. Updates on activities since our annual meeting in late January, planning for potential field tours, and other business are on the agenda to discuss. The call will begin promptly at 8am PT/9am MT/10am CT.
PNWCA canola stop ‘n’ talks – Palouse and Prairie
We'll be having two stop 'n' talk tours today - the first will begin at 9 a.m. at a large-scale TruFlex strip trial at Kopf Farms near Pullman (https://goo.gl/maps/w938cMqgPcYJ7MPRA). We'll take a look at emergence differences between the entries and hear from seed reps about each cultivar. There are also comparisons between seeding speed and…
PNWCA canola stop ‘n’ talk tour – Dayton WA
We will be having stop 'n' talk canola tours northwest of Dayton beginning at 1 p.m. on Friday. We'll talk insect pests, fertilizer timing, crop rotation, and whatever other topics and questions you have about canola production. We will meet at https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZkVFLG3TPohyriJ96
PNWCA stop ‘n’ talk tour – Whitman/Adams counties
We will be visiting farms near Dusty, Ralston, and Ritzville today and covering topics ranging from PGRs to variety selection to black leg management. We'll get started at 9 a.m. at Mike & Tami Stubbs' farm https://goo.gl/maps/TANvrcDbyVymwBfD9, then head to Curtis & Erika Hennings farm https://goo.gl/maps/BMYk9YoY9cACeYm16, lunch on your own, then finish up at Dewald Farms https://goo.gl/maps/f2sVh76usrkD64CY7. Come with…
PNWCA stop ‘n’ talk tour – Almira/Wilbur
We will be having stop 'n' talk canola tours in the Almira/Wilbur area today looking at spring and winter canola and covering a range of topics including drilling down on drills, variety selection, the economics of canola in rotation, fertilizer strategies, marketing, and more. Jim & Jamie Douglas have 5 Rubisco Seeds winter canola hybrids…
WSU canola tour – Wilke Farm
WSU Wilke Farm Davenport, WAWSU faculty and staff involved with canola research and Extension will be holding a tour of canola projects at the WSU Wilke Farm at Davenport, WA. Crop rotations with canola, phosphorus applications in canola, spring canola variety trial, and more are studies in progress this year. Tour begin at 8 a.m. RSVP to isaac_madsen@wsu.edu.
Canola Stop ‘n’ Talk – Pullman
Thanks to the rain showers May 20 (WHOOHOO!!) that kept us from getting to the field, we are rescheduling looking at the large-scale TruFlex strip trial at Kopf Farms near Pullman to this morning at 9 am. (https://goo.gl/maps/w938cMqgPcYJ7MPRA). We’ll take a look at emergence differences between the entries and between seeding speed and rate, and…
PNWCA booth at PNDSA Expo
Drop by to see us at the WA Oilseed Commission booth and learn more about research projects funded by assessments as well as everything the PNWCA is up to this year. We'll be available to answer any questions you may have about PNWCA membership, canola production, upcoming PNWCA events, and more. The program for the…
PNDSA Cropping Systems Expo – PNW canola presentation
The PNW Canola Association will be giving a presentation, Canola in the PNW: A Mainstream "Alternative" Crop, from 9:45-10:45 a.m. on June 16 during the PNDSA Cropping Systems Expo at the Palouse Empire Fairgrounds. Come with your questions about canola production as we are dedicating a good portion of the hour to an open discussion…
Canola Stop ‘n’ Talk – Dayton, WA
We'll be having a stop 'n' talk canola tour northwest of Dayton, visiting 2-3 spring canola fields with different residue management, seeding date, and rainfall. We will meet at https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZkVFLG3TPohyriJ96 to start the tour. Bring any questions you have about canola production including planning for next season.