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• World Bee Day webinar – May 20, 2021

  World Bee Day is May 20, and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)’s Fredericton Research and Development Centre is hosting an opportunity to get the buzz on bees! To celebrate the bees, we’re inviting the public to a live talk and Q&A with AAFC Research Scientist Dr. Jessica Vickruck and Farm Operations Supervisor Rachelle Smith. Whether […]

• CanolaPALOOZA (Saskatoon, SK) – June 26-July8, 2020 – Online event

  Due to COVID-19 concerns, CanolaPALOOZA at the AAFC Saskatoon Research and Development Centre research farm has been replace with a series of online Top Notch Farming Training events (June 26, July 6, July 8).  www.saskcanola.com/news/upcoming.php 

• Crop Diagnostic School (Manitoba) – July 7-10, 2020 – Online event

  Crop Diagnostic School will be held online in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns.  Event info/registration details are posted at: https://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/crops/crop-diagnostic-services/manitoba-crop-diagnostic-school.html   Entomologists tentatively participating: John Gavloski and Jordan Bannerman.

• 2020 CanolaPALOOZA (Lacombe, Alberta) – Postponed until 2021

  The 2020 CanolaPALOOZA at the Lacombe Research and Development Centre (Lacombe AB) has been postponed until 2021 due to COVID-19 concerns.  https://albertacanola.com/event/canolapalooza/

• Ag in Motion – July 21-25, 2020 – Online event

  AginMotion 2020, normally an outdoor trade show held near Martinsville, SK,  will be a virtual event this year due to COVID-19 concerns. Registration is free (www.aginmotion.ca).  PPMN folk attending: Erl Svendsen, Meghan Vankosky

• Crop Diagnostic School (Saskatchewan) – July 27-30, 2020 – Online event

  The 2020 Crop Diagnostic School (Saskatchewan) will be an 4-day online event due to COVID-19 concerns. Entomologists attending (tentatively): Meghan Vankosky, Tyler Wist, James Tansey. Registration details: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07eh4hqh8b376819f9&llr=hacndtmab

• Crops-A-Palooza (Carberry, MB) – July 28, 2020 – Postponed until 2021

  July 28, 2020:  Crops-A-Palooza, normally held at the Canada-Manitoba Crop Diversification Centre – Carberry, MB (Junction of HWY #1 and HWY #5), has been postponed until 2021 due to COVID-19 concerns (www.manitobapulse.ca/events/crops-a-palooza/

• 2020 Wheatstalk (Fairfield, AB) – August 6 and 7, 2020 (limited registration)

  August 8, 2020:  2020 Wheatstalk to be held at Fairview AB.  Event info/registration details to be posted at: https://albertawheat.com/media/events  (Limited registration due to COVID-19 concerns). Entomologists tentatively participating: Jennifer Otani, Amanda Jorgensen, Shelby Dufton.