Jennifer Otani

Pacific Northwest stripe rust updates continue to indicate potential risks for Prairie cereal producers in 2026. prairiecropdisease.com/2026/03/22/pac… #PCDMN supporting #Plant26 for #WestCdnAg

This May, Canadian farmers will be asked to complete the #CensusOfAgriculture. Learn more here: statcan.gc.ca/o1/en/plus/910…

@FungusAmungus3 Kelly - a tremendous career with so much effort devoted to agriculture and especially Canadian producers! Wish all Canadians realized how much your research team has contributed to the food we all eat! Grateful for your leadership and mentorship! Sincere thanks!

@bugs5132 - Last full week coming up. Good memories from 45 summers involved in agricultural field research going from a summer student in Dr. Bob Baker’s wheat breeding program at the Univ. of Saskatchewan in 1981 through to 2025 with our pathology program at AAFC Lacombe.

@FungusAmungus3 Surely this furniture is a MUST for your office?? facebook.com/share/p/1FYztC…

Buzzing Benefits: How Treed Borders Boost Pollination & Pest Control Carol Frost and Rachel Pizante from the University of Alberta join Shaun Haney of RealAgriculture to share how hoverflies provide dual benefits as pollinators and aphid predators. Check out the full episode:

Going to be in Fairview March 27 at 3 pm in one of the breakout meeting rooms at this event: northernlinkfv.ca #PeaceRiverRegion

Credit to retired wheat breeder at the U of A Dean Spaner (Project PI) and graduate student Jacey Toerper (also with AAFC in Beaverlodge) for this work. We ran a site down in Lethbridge but this was their baby...I was just 'Sideshow Bob' on this one 😎

Print or digital? Order your Alberta Blue Book or download the free digital copy today. 👉 albertabluebook.com

Remember wheat damage? Before Midge Tolerant Wheat, harvest could get ugly. Let's not go back to the days of dockage and yield loss. Please practice proper stewardship and limit the use of farm-saved seed to one generation past Certified seed.

Canada’s 'fungus bank' saved by a massive donation… Banks like these are critical! So many instances of diversity contributing towards innovation and resilience! Crazy but grateful a “donation” is keeping this collection in 🇨🇦!! cbc.ca/news/science/f…

Preorders for the 2026 #Bluebook are now being accepted at albertabluebook.com. Get a jump on planning your growing season by ordering your copy today! #westcdnag

🌾 🦗 📢 Do you use the FHB Risk Maps, Prairie Pest Monitoring Network or Prairie Crop Disease Monitoring Network? Your input matters! Take the 2025 Agronomy Resources Survey to help shape future research & funding. 👉 surveymonkey.ca/r/AgronomyReso… #PrairieAg #SaskAg #AgResearch

As temperatures continue to cool off, remember to check grain temperatures and moisture levels in your bins!❄️ 💦Condensation can occur near the surface, leaving free moisture and warm bin temperatures, leading to spoilage risk! 🔗canolacouncil.org/canola-watch/f… #Canola #GrainStorage @canolacouncil

Are you a producer who signed up for the Harvest Sample Program? Remember to send your samples via Canada Post. We will accept samples until Dec 31. Here’s how to submit yours to get your grain quality assessment at no cost: ow.ly/47tN50XAasM

Alberta Canola remains committed to ensuring that farmers continue to have access to science-based agronomic information. We are pleased to welcome Keith Gabert as the Provincial Canola Agronomy Specialist for Alberta Canola. tinyurl.com/u26dh22b #AlbertaAg #WestCdnAg

@AlbertaPulse Thanks to @AlbertaPulse and @AlbertaGrains for including us in their Rycroft meeting yesterday! Always great to connect with producers and give a program update!

Hey, Zone 4 pulse farmers: Are you registered for the Zone 4 Lunch & AGM in Rycroft tomorrow (Nov. 13)? There's still time to register at ow.ly/TYiP50XpzbP #westcdnag

We’ve received inquiries from stakeholders related to assessing darkened kernels in CWAD. We’ve issued a trade memo clarifying the assessment process for this grading factor, effective immediately. ow.ly/FWQi50Xot4p

Jessenia literally wrote the book on bumble bees lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbridg… via @leth_herald

Hey #PeaceRiverRegion - Heads up that Top Crop Summit is coming to Grande Prairie AB on Nov 20th. Registration is open at topcropsummit.com

Week 16 of the WEEKLY UPDATE (released August 22, 2025) is available to help with insect info relevant to our field crops: prairiepest.ca/2025/week-16/ . Wow! We’re done in-season updates for 2025 but bookmark the #PPMN website! Stay safe #WestCdnAg and good luck with #Harvest25 !