SaskCanola Board Nominees Released

Oct 05, 2020

SaskCanola has announced the nominees who will be looking to fill the four director positions on their board. There are eight nominations for the four vacant positions.

The nominees are David Altrogge of St. Benedict, Greg Brkich from Bladworth, Herschel’s Jonathan Fehr, Keith Fournier from Maidstone, Evan Michel from St. Gregor, Ogema’s Cody Nagy, Luke Perkins from Star City and Dean Roberts from Coleville.

In the coming days, more information, including biographies on each of the nominees, will be released.

Starting the week of November 1st, registered producers will receive a letter detailing how they can make their choices using the online voting platform. Those who do wish to vote by paper ballot will also have the opportunity to do so, but those ballots will need to be requested. The voting process will close on November 30th, with the results of the election announced in December.

For this year’s board of directors' election, the returning officer will be the Manager of Levy Central, Ann Smith.

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Video: Dicamba Returns for Georgia Farmers: What the New EPA Ruling Means for Cotton Growers

After being unavailable in 2024 due to registration issues, dicamba products are returning for Georgia farmers this growing season — but under strict new conditions.

In this report from Tifton, Extension Weed Specialist Stanley Culpepper explains the updated EPA ruling, including new application limits, mandatory training requirements, and the need for a restricted use pesticide license. Among the key changes: a cap of two ½-pound applications per year and the required use of an approved volatility reduction agent with every application.

For Georgia cotton producers, the ruling is significant. According to Taylor Sills with the Georgia Cotton Commission, the vast majority of cotton planted in the state carries the dicamba-tolerant trait — meaning farmers had been paying for technology they couldn’t use.

While environmental groups have expressed concerns over spray drift, Georgia growers have reduced off-target pesticide movement by more than 91% over the past decade. Still, this two-year registration period will come with increased scrutiny, making stewardship and compliance more important than ever.