Saskatchewan Institute of Agrologists

Invasive Species Webinar Series: Leafy Spurge
2025-02-20 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Regina) | Online Webinar
February 20th 12-1 PM: Invasive Species Webinar Series – Leafy Spurge
The first session of the invasive species webinar series focusing on problem rangeland weeds, this webinar is featuring Leafy Spurge. The webinar is scheduled for 40 minutes with a question period to follow. Topics include information on invasive weeds, various control options, and S-CAP funding opportunities to help producers manage these weeds.
Register:https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7500545511734690399

2025 Top Crop Summit - Feb 25 & 26, 2024
2025-02-25 09:00 - 2025-02-26 17:00
The 2025 Top Crop Summit – Expert insight to ace the season
In agriculture, learning never stops. Every growing season brings unique challenges with unpredictable weather and markets, as well as troublesome pests. With advancing technology and climate challenges, it’s more important than ever to stay up to date with the latest agriculture research. Top Crop Manager is pleased to present the 2025 Top Crop Summit, the tenth annual agronomic conference dedicated to sharing new research and insight to improve farm management practices and establish a strong foundation for the upcoming growing season.
“For ten years, Top Crop Manager has hosted a conference centered around the incredible new agricultural research continuously happening across Canada,” says Kaitlin Berger, Editor of Top Crop Manager – West. “It’s an exciting opportunity for farmers, researchers and industry professionals to network with each other, discover the latest research and learn how it applies to their business.”
The Top Crop Summit is a two-day event held on February 25-26 in Saskatoon that will feature sessions designed with Western Canadian farmers in mind. “The first day of the event will be a full day of sessions with lunch, snacks and networking,” Berger says. “It’s a great chance for farmers, agronomists, researchers and industry stakeholders to mingle and learn together.”
With a theme of soil and water for the second day, attendees can look forward to sessions on AI and soil, the foundation of soil fertility, potassium fertility in prairie soils and more. The second day of the summit includes a buffet breakfast and ends just after noon.
The summit will be packed with dynamic speakers and exciting sessions on waterhemp, wheat insect pests, perennializing marginal lands, cover crops and more. Ian Affleck will present the keynote address on day one – the future of gene editing. Felippe Karp will present the keynote address on day two, featuring information to demystify the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Canadian crop production systems.
Registration for the Top Crop Summit is open now, with an early bird price of $137.00 (valid until Jan. 15, 2025). CCA and CCSC continuing education credits will be offered.
For more information and to register, please visit topcropsummit.com.
For more information, please contact:
Kaitlin Berger – Editor, Top Crop Manager
KBerger@annexbusinessmedia.com
403-470-4432
To exhibit at the show, book your booth online today.

Invasive Species Webinar Series - Absinthe
2025-02-25 12:00 - 13:00 | Online Webinar
February 25th 12-1PM: Invasive Species Webinar Series – Absinthe
The second session of the invasive species webinar series focusing on problem rangeland weeds, this webinar is featuring Absinthe. The webinar is scheduled for 30 minutes with a question period to follow. Topics include information on invasive weeds, various control options, and S-CAP funding opportunities to help producers manage these weeds.
Register: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/[REDACTED]

Crop Opp 2025
2025-02-27 08:30 - 16:00
Registrations are now being accepted for Crop Opp 2025
Thursday, February 27th
at the Western Development Museum
North Battleford
8:30 am – 4:00 pm

We are once again offering a fully hybrid event this year with Encore Saskatoon as our audio visual technology provider. You have the option to attend in person or virtually by Zoom.
Click on the link below to register in person:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/crop-opportunity-2025-in-person-tickets-1145932919209?aff=oddtdtcreator
OR you can click on the link below to register virtually:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/crop-opportunity-2025-virtual-registration-tickets-1145926399709?aff=oddtdtcreator
Once the agenda is finalized, it will be posted on WARC’s social media and emailed as well.

QP Learning Sessions - 2025
2025-02-27 11:30 - 13:30 | Online Webinar
Free Learning Session
Are you looking to feel more confident in your qualified persons (QP) submissions to the Ministry of Environment? Join us for a free learning session designed specifically for QPs like you.
The Ministry of Environment will be hosting three information sessions for QPs under divisions B and E of the Saskatchewan Environmental Code.
Impacted Sites
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, February 27
· What’s New
· Results Based Regulatory Framework
· Impacted Sites Briefing
Waste Management
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 10
· What’s New
· Results Based Regulatory Framework
· Compost Code Chapter Briefing
Industrial Source Air Quality Environmental Protection Plans
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 8
· What’s New
· Results Based Regulatory Framework
· Air Quality Environmental Protection Plan Briefing
Once registered, you will receive a meeting invite for the Impacted Sites session at a later date. The session is free of charge. Information on registering for our Waste Management and Air Quality sessions will be provided as their dates approach.
If you have any questions, please email EPB.Admin@gov.sk.ca or phone 306-787-6189.
Presentations will be recorded and posted on saskatchewan.ca.

Invasive Species Webinar Series - Common Tansy
2025-02-27 12:00 - 13:00
February 27th 12-1 PM: Invasive Species Webinar Series – Common Tansy
The final session of the invasive species webinar series focusing on problem rangeland weeds, this webinar is featuring Common Tansy. The webinar is scheduled for 30 minutes with a question period to follow. Topics include information on invasive weeds, various control options, and S-CAP funding opportunities to help producers manage these weeds.
Register: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2499578500985269848

Soils and Crops 2025
2025-03-04 09:00 - 2025-03-05 17:00
Soils and Crops 2025
Dates: March 4-5, 2025
Location: Hall A, Prairieland Park, 503 Ruth Street W, Saskatoon, SK
More Information:

Advancing Women Conference 2025
2025-03-16 - 2025-03-18
Join us at the Advancing Women Conference
Date: March 16-18, 2025
Location: Hyatt Regency Calgary, Alberta
An incredible line up of 36 expert speakers to learn from.
There are so many excellent hands-on workshops to choose from while you are at the conference. Attendees always report getting so much value from the practical workshops. Be sure to choose the ones that are right for you, everything from leaning into your strengths, to using your gender intelligence, to practical tips about menopause. There’s still time to register!
Registration and Agenda

College of Agriculture and Bioresources: Pathways to sustainability: Agricultural research in a changing climate.
2025-03-18 15:30 - 17:00
Please join the College of Agriculture and Bioresources for the second seminar in our Spring research seminar series Pathways to sustainability: Agricultural research in a changing climate.
Date: March 18th, 2025
Time: 3:30pm – Online
Sustainable livestock production systems in Saskatchewan: Challenges and opportunities
Dr. Flavia van Cleef, Beef Industry Integrated Forage Management and Utilization Chair
Presentations are all online via Zoom and everyone is welcome to attend.
Find more information and register for some or all of the seminars by visiting the website here!

SIA Orientation to Agrology Workshop
2025-03-25 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-04-15 08:30 - 15:00
PLEASE NOTE: Only licensed agrologists qualify to participate in the workshop. Applications sent in do not count as licensed, please wait to register!
Date: Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Time: 8:30 am to 3:00 pm
Location: Online Webinar
Cost: $208.95 (includes GST) Note: Price does not include processing fees.
Registration Deadline: Sunday, April 13, 2025
Maximum – 10 participants
Webinar Requirements – MUST CONNECT WITH AUDIO & VIDEO
NOTE: The meeting link, ID and password will be sent to you via email.
Registration:

SIA Yorkton Branch AGM with guest speaker
2025-03-25 17:00 - 19:30
Join the SIA Yorkton Branch for the 2025 AGM with guest speaker, Derek Wilfing, from Koch Agronomic Services
Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2025.
Time: 5:00 pm Meal
Meeting and presentation to follow
Cost: $15.00 per person
Registration deadline March 22, 2025
Location: Suncrest College
Room 109
200 Prystai Way, Yorkton Sk
Presentation Topic: Mitigating Nitrogen Losses
This activity counts as a Branch AGM for articling milestones.
Branch Executive Positions available
President Elect
Secretary
Register Here:

SIA Saskatoon Branch Tour of W.P Fraser Herbarium
2025-03-27 14:00 - 16:00
Join the SIA Saskatoon Branch for a tour of the W.P Fraser Herbarium
“The W.P. Fraser Herbarium contains over 200,000 vascular plant specimens, including unique, rare, and threatened plant species of Saskatchewan, and is one of the largest herbaria of vascular plants in western Canada. The primary goals of the herbarium include the development and preservation plant specimens and associated data within the collection according to international standards, and to promote the conservation of Saskatchewan’s natural heritage. The herbarium also supports University of Saskatchewan faculty and graduate students in research and teaching activities in traditional and molecular systematics, crop science, and community service within and outside the province. The collection includes 48 type specimens, including two type specimens of lichens and 46 type specimens of vascular plants. The herbarium has an extensive library of books and resources focused a number of topics including, plant taxonomy, flora of Canada, ecology, economic botany, and more.”
Date: Thursday, March 27, 2025
Time: 2:00 pm
Location: Agriculture Bldg, Room 3C77 W.P Fraser Herbarium, 51 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK.
Cost: $5.00/person
Registration deadline: March 25, 2025
Capacity: 15 attendees
This activity counts as CPD and as a Branch Activity for Articling Milestones.
Register Here:
If you register and are unable to attend please contact info@sia.sk.ca to let us know, there are a limited number of attendees allowed and always a wait list for SIA events.

Contemporary Issues and Topics
2025-03-27 16:00 - 18:00
Contemporary Issues and Topics
Dr. Mckelvey Kelly (PhD), Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Calgary Department of History, Classics and Religion
Please join the College of Agriculture and Bioresources on Zoom for the fourth and final seminar in a four-part series examining the history of Indigenous culture, newcomer relations, and contemporary topics.
Date: March 27th, 2025
Time: 4:00pm
Everyone is welcome and no registration is required. The link to join is below.
This seminar series is supported through the College of Agriculture and Bioresources Lectureship in Indigenous-Newcomer Relations and the William (Bill) Rekunyk Lecture Fund.
Join here: https://usask-ca.zoom.us/j/97664004372?pwd=[REDACTED]

Pathways to sustainability: Agricultural research in a changing climate seminar
2025-04-01 15:30 - 17:00 | Online Course
Please join the College of Agriculture and Bioresources tomorrow for the next seminar in our Spring research seminar series Pathways to sustainability: Agricultural research in a changing climate.

Comprehensive approaches and ecological considerations for insect, pest and vector management
By Dr. Sean Prager, Associate Professor of Entomology

Date: April 1, 2025
Location: Online

Presentations are all online via Zoom and everyone is welcome to attend. Find more information and register for some or all of the seminars by visiting the website here!

SIA NE Branch AGM with guest speaker
2025-04-01 17:30 - 20:30
Join the SIA NE Branch for the 2025 AGM
Date: Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Time: 5:30 pm
Presentation: by Chance Rothwell on “Cover Crops”.
Location: Kerry Vickar Center – Affinity Credit Union Meeting Room
206 Bemister Ave E, Melfort SK
Time: 5:30 pm Registration
6:00 pm Meal
Presentation and AGM to follow
Cost: $15.00 per person
Registration Deadline: March 25, 2025
Registration Capacity 30
Branch Executive Positions Available:
Director of Education & Articling (1 year term)
Director (2) – (2-year term)
This activity qualifies as a Branch AGM articling milestone
Register here;

Building a Resilient Farm Business
2025-04-03 13:00 - 2025-04-10 16:00
Live! Thursday, April 3 at 1 p.m. EDT
Building a resilient farm business means having the right strategies and tools to manage risk and adapt to changing conditions. Join us for an engaging webinar featuring Heather Watson of Farm Management Canada, Stephanie Maynard & Phil Quinn of Quinn Farms, and Alex Pulwicki of Young Agrarians as they will discuss practical strategies, real-world examples, and valuable resources available to help farmers strengthen their operations and secure long-term success.
Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable knowledge and connect with experts dedicated to helping farms thrive. Register today!
Register:
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Saskatchewan Watershed Environmental Agriculture Program (SWEAP) - Agriculture Professionals Workshop
2025-04-10 10:00 - 16:00
The Saskatchewan Association of Watersheds is excited to launch SAW’s new Saskatchewan Watersheds Environmental Agriculture Program (SWEAP). SAW has been awarded $40 million of funding through Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s On Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF) to deliver an extensive agriculture stewardship program for Saskatchewan agriculture producers. This program will deliver beneficial management practices to help capture and store carbon and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Program funding will be delivers on

Nitrogen Management

Cover Crop

Rotational Grazing

Join SAW for a one-day Agriculture Professionals In-Person Workshop, Thursday April 10, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Grant Hall in Moose Jaw, SK.
This event is open to all agriculture professionals – agrologists, agronomists and certified crop advisers to learn about program details and requirements.
Register here:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/myevent?eid=1280110237179

Webinar: Forage Fertility on the Prairies
2025-04-10 11:00 - 12:00
The Ministry of Agriculture is hosting a webinar titled “Forage Fertility on the Prairies” with Dr. Jeff Schoenau on Thursday, April 10, 2025, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Is this something you could include this event in your event calendar?
Event Details:
Webinar: Forage Fertility on the Prairies
Date: Thursday, April 10, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Join us for an informative session on fertility management for grass and legume forage stands. Dr. Jeff Schoenau, a leading soil scientist from the University of Saskatchewan, will share practical strategies to optimize soil fertility and improve forage production on the prairies.
Registration Link:
Register here

Brush Management on the Prairies
2025-04-15 12:00 - 13:00
Trevor Lennox and Andre Bonneau with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture will review findings of various brush management projects conducted over the last few years.
Date: Tuesday April 15, 2025
Time: 12:00 TO 1:00 pm.
Registration:
Registration Deadline: Friday, Apr. 11, 2025

SIA Yorkton Branch Event: JDC AG Feedlot Tour
2025-04-28 14:00 - 15:00
SIA Yorkton Branch Event: JDC AG Feedlot Tour
Tour a local feedlot and learn about day-to-day operations, cattle nutrition, crop rotations, how cattle markets work.

Register Here:

When: Monday, April 28, 2025.
Time: 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Location: JDC AG Feedlot
5 miles south of Yorkton on highway 9, 1 mile west down Buckle Road

Cost: FREE

Registration deadline April 28, 2025 (noon)

This activity counts as a Branch Activity for articling milestones – one hour of CPD

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Pulse Agronomy Webinar: Managing Root Rot in Pulse Crops
2025-04-29 11:00 - 12:00
Join SPG Agronomy Managers, Mike Brown and Mark Zatylny, for an insightful discussion on root rot in pulse crops. They will cover key topics, including:

How to properly survey a field for root rot
Best practices for collecting soil and plant samples
Testing methods for accurate diagnosis
Steps to take based on test results

Following the presentation, Mike and Mark will be available to answer your questions on root rot complex, crop rotation strategies, management recommendations, and more.
This webinar is free and CCA credits are available.

Date: Tue, April 29, 2025
Time: 11 AM – 12 PM CST
Virtual
Register Now

SIA SW Branch Activity - Southern Saskatchewan Plant Identification
2025-04-30 13:00 - 16:30
Join the SIA SW Branch for an afternoon of native plant and non-native weed identification. This event will include presentations on native grasses and forbs, rare species, prohibited and noxious weeds, weeds in annual cropland, and the opportunity to network with local agrologists and experts in the region.
Event Date: April 30th
Event Start Time: 1 PM
Location: 101-350 Cheadle St W Swift Current
Registration deadline: April 29th
Maximum capacity 18
Guest Speakers:
Alanna Jonson, PAg, Agri-Environmental Specialist, Saskatchewan Agriculture, Mark Claxton AAg, Land Management Specialist, Saskatchewan Agriculture, Beth Dolmage PAg, Species at Risk Botanist, Ministry of Environment, Betty Johnson AAg, Plant Health Technologist, SARM and, Shannon Chant PAg, Crop Extension Specialist, Saskatchewan Agriculture.
This activity counts as a branch activity for articling milestones and as CPD.

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SIA Saskatoon Branch Activity - Ardent Mills Tour
2025-05-01 12:00 - 13:00
Join the SIA Saskatoon Branch for a tour of Ardent Mills Saskatoon
Date: Thursday, May 1, 2025
Time: 12:00 pm (noon).
Cost: $10.00 per person
Capacity: 12 licensed agrologists
Registration deadline: April 24, 2025
Location: 95 33 Street East, Saskatoon, SK
Discover the Heart of Flour Milling at Ardent Mills Saskatoon Step into the historic Ardent Mills Plant in Saskatoon, a cornerstone of the community since 1927. Located at 95 33rd Street East, this state-of-the-art facility is where tradition meets innovation. Learn how locally and regionally sourced wheat is transformed into premium flours and mixes that serve as the foundation for breads, pastries, and more across Canada.
This tour dives deep into the science and agricultural practices behind flour production. Explore the milling process through a technical lens, examining the grain’s journey from farm to table. Gain insights into the plant’s sustainability initiatives and its critical role in supporting farmers and advancing agricultural research. This is your chance to engage with industry professionals and explore the intersection of agriculture and food production.
PLEASE NOTE: Registration is limited to licensed agrologists due to the capacity numbers being smaller.
This activity counts as a branch activity for articling milestones and as CPD.
Registration:

Farm Resilience Mentorship (FaRM) Program
2025-05-02 17:52
The Farm Resilience Mentorship (FaRM) Program is pleased to launch a Request for Proposals (RFP) for our new FaRM Field Trials Program. The focus of the program is on increasing regional support and knowledge transfer in low emissions, high resilience Beneficial Management Practices (BMPs) by engaging agricultural professionals, in partnership with farmers and ranchers, to run field trials. The low emissions, high resilience Beneficial Management Practices (BMPs) supported through this program are:
– Improved Nitrogen Management
– Cover Cropping
– Rotational Grazing
This initiative seeks to specifically support:
– Overcoming regional barriers to BMP implementation, and
– Troubleshooting BMP adoption through practical, hands-on experience.
Up to $20,000 is available per project, we expect to reward up to 18 projects across the country in late summer. The deadline for submission is June 15, 2025.
Please visit our website for eligibility criteria and more information.

2025 Agri-Value Form
2025-05-06 08:00 - 2025-05-07 17:00
This event will bring together industry leaders, experts, and stakeholders to discuss the latest trends and innovations in the Agri-Value sector.

Date: May 6 & 7, 2025
Location: Sheraton Cavalier, 612 Spadina Crescent East, Saskatoon, SK
Cost: $150.00 plus tax for conference day (May 6) & $50.00 plus tax for workshop day (May 7).
Agenda:

Register here:
Registration deadline: May 2nd, 2025

SIA Yorkton Branch - Yorkton Waterworks Plant Tour
2025-05-06 14:00 - 16:00 | City of Yorkton Waterworks Plant, 9 Queen Street, Yorkton, Saskatchewan, S3N 0W2, Canada
Join the SIA Yorkton Branch for a tour of the Yorkton Waterworks Plant on Tuesday May 6, 2025, at 2:00 pm
The tour will be guided by Jevon Karakochuk, Yorkton Waterworks Manager for the City of Yorkton. In the tour, Jevon will cover how the well water is sourced, cleaned and distributed throughout the city of Yorkton. He will also discuss the water aquifer recharge project and how the city partnered with local farmers to achieve high water quality and flowrate.
Date: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Time: 2:00 pm
Location: 9 Queen Street, Yorkton SK
Register here
Registration deadline is May 5, 2025 at 4:00 pm
Maximum 15 participants
Please note: Steel toed boots are required.
This activity qualifies for a branch acitivity for articling milestones and as CPD.

QP Free Learning Session - Industrial Source Air Quality Environmental Protection Plans
2025-05-08 11:00 - 13:30
The Ministry of Environment is hosting a learning session for QP’s under Division E of the Saskatchewan Environmental Code. Are you looking to feel more confident in your qualified persons (QP) submissions to the Ministry of Environment? Join us for a free virtual learning session designed specifically, for QPs like you.
Date: May 8th, 2025
Time: 11:00am – 1:30pm
Cost: Free
Registration:

SIA Saskatoon Branch Event: Tour of the Agbio Phytotron Facilities
2025-05-15 15:30 - 17:00
Join the SIA Saskatoon Branch on May 15, 2025, at 3:30 pm for a behind-the-scenes tour of the Controlled Environment Facility (Phytotron) at the USask College of Agriculture and Bioresources.

Manager of the facility, Adam Harrison, will provide an introduction of the facility. Following this introduction Alejandra Oviedo-Ludena and her colleagues will show us examples of their research, including work on Pasmo in flax, resistance to strip rust with speed breeding, and determining resistance in cereals to Fusarium Head Blight.
When: May 15, 2025
Time: 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm
Cost: No Charge
Registration deadline is May 13, 2025
Capacity is 15
If you are coming to the event from and you have been exposed to any field crops, we kindly ask that you bring a change of clothes or clean lab coat for biosecurity purposes.
This activity counts as a Branch Activity for Articling Milestones and as CPD.

Registration:

Back to the Field 2025: Wetlands & Waterfowl
2025-05-28 00:00 - 2025-05-29 00:00 | Society for Rangeland Management
Join us for Back to the Field 2025 in Southeast Saskatchewan (near Stoughton) on May 28 and 29.
This year’s theme is Wetlands & Waterfowl with a special focus on Riparian Health Assessments.
Day 1 – May 28

Registration at 12:30pm (lunch not provided)
Plant identification
Invasive species
Supper (provided) and SRM-PPC AGM
Evening waterfowl presentation

Day 2 – May 29

Plant identification
Lunch (provided)
Riparian health assessments
Vegetation management

Willow you be there?
Registration deadline is Monday, May 19th @ 8pm.
Questions? Email srm.prairieparkland@gmail.com or call/text Keana Boere at 306-860-7640.
Note: agenda subject to change; detailed agenda will be provided prior to the event.
Tickets:
