csa newsletter july 2020 -...

CSANewsle*er July2020PRESIDENT’SMESSAGE

HelloCSAmembers,

Ifeelhonouredtoserveourcommunityofagronomistsandfieldcropsresearchersinthisrole.Oursocietyprovidesaforumforprofessionalinterac?ons,suppor?ngnewcareers,andcelebra?ngtheachievementsofourmembers.Iamexcitedtobecon?nuingthiswork.

AsItakeontheroleofpresident,SheriStrydhorstmovesintothePastPresidentrole.ThankyouSheriforalltheworkyouhaveputintotheCSAinthelastseveralyears.YouhaveleFbigshoestofillandIlookforwardtocon?nuetoworkwithyou.Ourdepar?ngexecu?vemembers,JaswinderSinghandCalebNiemeyer,alsodeservemanythanksforthe?meandefforttheygave.Andahardywelcometothenewmembers:MumtazCheema,thePresident-Elect,AmyMangin,theStudentRepresenta?ve,BenThomas,TheCanadianJournalofPlantScienceRepresenta?veandLoganSkori,inthenewposi?onofIndustryRepresenta?ve.InthecomingyearwewillworktogetherwiththeothermembersoftheCSAexecu?vetosupportandimproveoursociety.

Thisyearwehavealllivedthroughunprecedentedevents.Thereali?esofCOVID-19haverockedthefounda?onsofmanyofourpersonalandprofessionallivesandimpactedeachofus.Inanormalyear,thehighlightfortheCSAisourjointconferenceandAnnualGeneralMee?ng.LastmonthwewouldhavemetinSaskatoonforthe8thInterna?onalCropScienceCongress.Likeallpublicgatherings,thecongresswasnecessarilybutunfortunatelycancelled.OurAGMwasmovedon-lineandwasasuccessthankstothediligentandcarefulprepara?onbyNancyZubriskiandSheriStrydhorst.Wehad43a]endeesandnotechnicalglitches!

AhighlightoftheAGMwastheCanadianJournalofPlantScience(CJPS)andCanadianSciencePublishingupdatepresenta?onbyBrianBeresandJosephineScior?no,theEditorinChiefandManagingEditor,respec?vely,ofCJPS.AsCSAmemberswehaveastronginterestinthesuccessoftheCJPS.WecanhaveanimportantimpactbymaintainingandincreasingtheCanadiancontentintheCJPS.PleasetryhardtosubmitatleastonemanuscripttoCJPSin2020andcon?nuetomakeitahabiteveryyear.

AnotherhighlightoftheAGMwasourawardpresenta?ons.TheDis?nguishedAgronomistawardwenttoBruceCoulman,theEarlyCareerAgronomistawardwenttoBillBiligetu,andthePestManagementAwardwenttoMa]hewWenglerandareallverywelldeserved.Whatimpressedmethemostwasthatwereceivedseveralnomina?onsineachcategory;thisshowsthatwehaveanimpressivedepthofsuperbresearchersinoursociety.Withoutaconferencevenuetohostpresenta?onsfromBruceandMa]hew,weweren’tabletofullyhonourthem.Wehopethatthiscanberec?fiedatthe2021CSAmee?nginO]awa.Thismee?ngwillbeheldJune12-17,2021asajointmee?ngwiththeCanadianSocietyforHor?culturalScienceandtheCanadianPhytopathologicalSociety.

CSA Newsletter 2 of 13 July 2020

Intheseunusualandratheruncertain?mes,theCSAwilladapt.Ourmee?ngin2021willhopefullybeinperson,hopefullyfacetofacebutmaybewearingmasks,hopefullyvaccinatedandreadytore-entertheworld.Therewillbepostersandstudentpresenta?ons,andCSAawardsgivenout.Weareop?mis?callyplanningforthis,butwillalsoworktowardsavirtualcongress,ifthatbecomesnecessary.

Certainlythisyearwillbeonewerememberfortherestofourlives.Ithinkthatthese?mesofradicalchangearealso?mesforreflec?on.Wehaveachancetore-examinethepriori?esforourpersonalandprofessionallives.Ifwetake?metopause,wecanaskourselveshowwewanttomoveforward.IthinkasasocietyitbehoovesustoaskhowwewantourCSAtolookandwhatwewanttodointhefuture–thisyear,nextyear,andbeyond.Weareasmallsocietywithplentyofroomtogrow.Wearerunbyvolunteerexecu?vemembers.Eachofuscangetmoreoutofthissocietyaswecontributemoreintoit.SoIencourageyoutobeengagedwithyourCSA.Helpyourexecu?veknowwhereyouwantustobe,andhowweshouldsteerthesocietytogetusthere.Helpusgrow:encourageyourcolleaguestobecomemembers,torenewtheirmemberships,andimportantlyencourageyourgraduatestudentstobecomemembers.Thisisoursocietyanditwillbewhatwemakeit!

Warmregards,

AndrewBurt,CSAPresident

President’sMessage(Con’t.)

SavetheDate!UpcomingCanadianSocietyofAgronomyAnnualGeneralMeeLngsandConferences:

•The2021CSAAnnualMee?ngandConferencewillbeheldinconjunc?onwiththeCanadianSocietyforHor?culturalScienceandCanadianPhytopathologySocietyonJune12-17,2021inO]awa.•The2022CSAAnnualMee?ngandConferencewillbeheldinconjunc?onwiththeCanadianWeedScienceSocietyonNovember21-24,2022inHalifax.

Pleaseplantoa]endthesefutureCSAmee?ngs.

CanadianJournalofPlantScienceAssociateEditorsandManuscriptSubmissions

TheCanadianJournalofPlantScienceislookingforAssociateEditorsandmanuscriptsubmissions.IfyouareinterestedinbecominganAssociateEditorcontactDr.BrianBeresatbrian.beres@canada.ca.Forinforma?ononsubmikngamanuscriptvisith]ps://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.4141/cjps74-034

2020InternaLonalCropScienceCongress

IfyouregisteredfortheICSCinSaskatoonandhavenotyetrequestedarefund,pleasesubmityourrequesttoicsc2020.registra?on@mci-group.com.MCIgroupismanagingtherefunds.Theyhavetoldusthattheyareworkingthroughthecancella?onprocessandwillbeprocessingthecancella?onsassoonaspossible.Wewillkeepyouuptodatewithanymoreinforma?onastheyprovideit.

https://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.4141/cjps74-034

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Meetthe2020-2021CSAExecuLve

President-AndrewBurtAndrewBurtisaresearchscien?standspringwheatbreederworkingwithAgricultureandAgri-FoodCanadabasedattheO]awaResearchandDevelopmentCentre.Andrew’sresearchprogramfocussesondevelopingspringwheatcul?varsforEasternCanada,fromPrinceEdwardIslandtoNorth-WesternOntario,withgoodagronomy,excellentdiseaseresistance,andgoodqualityfortheenduser.AndrewobtainedhisMScBiologyfromtheUniversityofO]awaandhisPhDinPlantAgricultureattheUniversityofGuelphin2011.HewastrainedinamaizebreedingprogramthatfocusedoninbreddevelopmentandlaterworkedasaresearchassociateinadrybeanbreedingprogrambeforejoiningAAFCin2014inBrandonMBtodirectspringwheatbreedingprogramsfortheNorthernandEasternPrairies.In2018Andrew

relocatedtoO]awatofocusonbreedingforEasternCanada.Tothispointofhiscareer,Andrewhaspar?cipatedinthereleaseof44maizeinbredlines,fivedrybeancul?vars,andgainedsupporttoregistersevenwheatlines;hehasauthoredandco-authored24peerreviewedresearchpapers,andsixpublishedcul?vardescrip?ons.Since2014hehasworkedasanassociateeditorfortheCanadianJournalofPlantScience.

President-Elect - Mumtaz CheemaDr.MumtazA.Cheema,isaProfessor–AgronomyinBorealEcosystemsandAgriculturalSciencesProgram,SchoolofScienceandtheEnvironment,MemorialUniversityofNewfoundland,NL,Canada.Hehasapproximatelythirtyyearsexperienceinagriculturalresearch,teaching,andoutreachac?vi?es.Hisresearchfocusistodevelopproduc?veandsustainablecroppingsystemstocombatthechallengesoffoodsecurityamidclimatechange.Integratednutrientmanagementprac?cesthatconserveorenhancesoilqualityandhealththroughefficientnutrientcyclingisalsofocusofhisresearchprogram.Heiscollabora?ngwiththreeindustrypartnerstodevelopandtestgrowthmediaformula?ons(woodash,papersludge,dairydigestate,rockdust,etc.)toimprovesoilphysiochemicalandbiologicalproper?es,andtheireffectsongrowthandqualityofhor?culturalandfieldcrops.Recently,heearned$1.3

MillionresearchgrantfromAgriculturalCleanTechnologyProgram,Tourism,Culture,IndustryandInnova?on(TCII),FisheriesandLandResources(FLR)andAtlan?cCanadaOpportuni?esAgency(ACOA),toinves?ga?ngtheeffectsofcroprota?onandnitrogenfer?lizerstabilizersonsoilqualityandhealth;greenhousegasemissions,nitrogenlosses,growth,yieldandqualityofforagecropsinborealclimate.DrCheemahasdevelopedinnova?veseedprimingtechniquestoinducevigorandstresstoleranceincropsunderabio?cstresses.Hehasestablishedverystrongresearchcollabora?onswiththeindustry,ProvincialandFederalorganiza?ons,andwithcolleaguesintheMemorialUniversityandotherUniversi?esna?onallyandinterna?onally.Hehaspublished120peerreviewedresearchar?clesandauthoredfourbookchapters/monographs.Heregularlypar?cipatesandpresentshisresearchworkinprofessionalsocie?esmee?ngs,na?onalandinterna?onalconferences,symposiumsandworkshops.HealsopresentedhisresearchasaninvitedKeynotespeakerinmanyinterna?onalconferences.Heisac?velyinvolvedinteachingofundergraduateandgraduatecoursesandtrainingofgraduatestudents,postdoctoralfellowsandlabassistants.Dr.Cheemahassupervised/co-supervised44Master,and10PhDstudents.Currently,heissupervising3postdoctoralfellows,supervisingorco-supervising10MScandthreePhDstudents.HeisProgramChairandGraduateOfficerofBorealEcosystemsandAgriculturalSciencesProgram.Dr.Cheemaisac?velyinvolvedincommunityservices,editorialboardsandamemberofprovincialresearchadvisorycommi]ee.BeforejoiningMemorialUniversity,hewasavisi?ngProfessoratDalhousieUniversityAgriculturalCampusTruro,andProfessorofAgronomyatUniversityofAgriculture,Faisalabad,Pakistan.

HehasservedtheCanadianSocietyofAgronomyasanEasternDirectorduring2017&2018.



Past-President-SheriStrydhorstSheriStrydhorstisanagronomyresearchscien?stwiththeUniversityofAlberta-DepartmentofAgricultural,FoodandNutri?onalScience;FacultyofAgricultural,LifeandEnvironmentalSciences.

Herworkfocusesonenhancingtheprofitabilityandcompe??venessofCanadianagriculturalcropproducers.Herresearchprogramcentresonmaximizingthegene?cpoten?alofcerealcul?varsbyusingcul?varspecificagronomicmanagement.

ShecompletedherBSc,MScandPhDattheUniversityofAlberta.HerMScworkcenteredondevelopingagronomicprac?cesforlowtanninfababeanproduc?onandherPhDstudied

rota?onalbenefitsofpulsecrops.ShethenworkedastheExecu?veDirectorfortheAlbertaPulseGrowersCommission.Sherireturnedtoagronomicresearchin2013whereherresearchac?vi?esfocusedoncerealcropagronomy.Sheworksonadvancedagronomicprac?cesincluding:nitrogenfer?lity,plantgrowthregulatorsandfoliarfungicides.Hermostinteres?ngworkinvolvesstudyingdifferentresponsesoftheseagronomicprac?cesonvariouswheatcul?vars.SheriStrydhorstfocusesonextensionofherappliedresearchsothatitcanbeimplementedon-farm.Shehasstrongpartnershipswithindustryandiscurrentlycollabora?ngwithSeCan,BASFandSyngenta.Sheriauthoredorco-authored12peer-reviewedpapersandhasmadeover100invitedpresenta?onsatproducermee?ngstoover7800producers,agronomistsandscien?sts.Shesupervisesgraduatestudents,sitsongraduatestudentcommi]eesandservesasanexternalexaminerfornumerousgraduatestudentdefenses.

SheisamemberoftheCanadianSocietyofAgronomy(CSA),AmericanSocietyofAgronomy(ASA),PrairieGrainsDevelopmentCommi]ee(PGDC),AlbertaRegionalVarietyAdvisoryCommi]ee,WheatIni?a?ve–AgronomyExpertWorkingGroupMember,andBretonPlotsManagementTeam.Shehasbeenamemberoftheorganizingcommi]eeforCSAannualmee?ngsin2014,2015,2018and2020.

SheriStrydhorstwasraisedinSt.Albert,Alberta,butnowfarmswithherhusband,ShaneanddaughterSarina,inNeerlandia,Alberta.

Secretary/Treasurer-DouglasCa*aniDoughasbeeninvolvedprimarilywithperennialhor?cultural,forageandnowperennialgrainandoilseedcropsoverthepast30years.HecompletedhisundergraduateandMastersdegreesattheUniversityofManitobaandPhDatWageningenUniversity,theNetherlands.Hehasbeenemployedinacademia,governmentandprivateindustryandhasworkedinbothCanadaandtheUnitedStates.HeiscurrentlyanAssistantProfessorattheUniversityofManitobawithteachingresponsibili?esatthediploma,undergraduateandgraduatelevelsintheareasofgene?csandbreeding,andagronomyofforageproduc?on.Theareasofresearchthatheiscurrentlyinvolvedinare:herbaceousperennialcropdevelopmentandagronomy(food,feedandforage);gene?csasrelatedtoperennialcrops;plantdevelopmentalmorphologyasitrelatestobothcropestablishmentandproduc?vity;seedproduc?onandqualityofherbaceousperennialcrops;andtheu?liza?onofherbaceousperennialsinthebothagriculturalandnon-agriculturalenvironments.Heisalsointerestedintheu?liza?onofna?ve

plantmaterialsforagriculturalpurposes,bothasfoodandfeedcropsandforancillarypurposes(e.g.N2-fixa?on).“Ibelieveinstrongprofessionalsocie?estofosterprofessionaldevelopment,fornetworkingandtoprovideforthedevelopmentofthenextgenera?onofagriculturalprofessionalsinCanada.”

Meetthe2020-2021CSAExecuLve(Con’t.)


WesternDirector-LaurelThompsonLaurelThompsonisanagronomicresearchscien?stinNorthEastAlberta.Herworkfocusesonagronomicsolu?onstoincreasecerealproduc?onandprofitability,andhasrecentlygrowntoincludepulsecropresearch.Laurelexploresinterac?onsbetweencerealgene?cs,agronomicmanagementprac?ces,andtheenvironmenttoassistproducersinmakingtargetedagronomicdecisions.ShehasalsotaughtthefungicidephysiologycomponentofthePlSc470undergraduatecourseattheUniversityofAlbertasince2016,andsheprovidesteachingsupportforfacultyintheCropTechnologyprogramatLakelandCollege.LaurelThompsonwasraisedinSlaveLake,AB,andnowfarmsgrainandca]lewithherhusband,Duncan,inMannville,AB.ShecompletedherBScandMScattheUniversityofAlberta.HerMScworkcenteredonassessingadvancedagronomicprac?cesformaximizing

feedbarleyproduc?on,andontheinterac?onsbetweenfeedbarleygene?cs,advancedagronomicmanagement,andtheenvironment.LaurelhasbeenintheCropResearchScien?stroleatLakelandCollegeforfourgrowingseasons,whereshehasgrownanddevelopedtheagronomicresearchprograminVermilion,AB.Laurel’sworkatLakelandCollegefocusesonagronomicsolu?onstoincreaseprofitabilityandefficienciesforproducersatthefarm-level,andsheworksoncereal,pulse,andoilseedcrops.Since2016,Laurelhasdevelopedthenewresearchprogramtoincludecerealandpulseagronomyandvarietalperformance,andastrongextensioncomponenttolocalcropproducersandindustry.Recently,herworkhasfocusedonwheatandmaltbarleyresponsestovariousmixturesofplantgrowthregulators.LaurelThompsonhasdevelopedstrongpartnershipsbothuniversityandgovernmentresearchers,andwithindustry.CurrentindustrycollaboratorsincludeMosaic,Syngenta,SeCan,EngageAgro,andAnuvia.Laurelistheleadauthoron3peer-reviewedpapersandisamemberoftheCanadianSocietyofAgronomy(CSA)andAmericanSocietyofAgronomy(ASA).

WesternDirector-GurcharnBrarGurcharnBrarisanAssistantProfessorattheFacultyofLandandFoodSystemsatTheUniversityofBri?shColumbia(UBC),Vancouver.HeobtainedhisPhDfromtheCropDevelopmentCentreoftheUniversityofSaskatchewaninMarch2019.OriginallyfromPunjab,India,GurcharncametoCanadatopursueanMScaFerobtainingaBachelorofScienceinAgriculture(HonoursinCropProtec?on)degreefromtherenownedPunjabAgriculturalUniversity,India.Gurcharn’sgraduatetrainingfocusedonthestudyofplantpathogens,gene?cs/genomicsofpathogenpopula?ons,gene?csofhost-pathogeninterac?ons,resistancebreeding,andplantimagingobtainedthroughtheUniversityofSaskatchewan,AgricultureandAgri-FoodCanada,Na?onalResearchCouncilofCanada,theCanadianLightSource,andtheInterna?onalMaizeandWheatImprovementCentre.Currently,Gurcharnisworkingintheareasofcroppathology,resistancebreeding,cereal

gene?cs,andfunc?onalpathogenomicswithcollaboratorsfromacrossCanada,theUSA,theUK,andAustralia.Inthepast,Gurcharnhasservedonseveralposi?onsandcommi?eesintheCanadianPhytopathologicalSociety,CanadianSocietyofAgronomy,SaskatchewanAdvisoryCouncilonGrainCrops,PlantScienceGraduateStudentAssocia?onofUniversityofSaskatchewan,andSaskatoonScienceFairCommitee.Gurcharnisaregularmemberofseveralprofessionalsocie?esincludingCanadianSocietyofAgronomy.



EasternDirector-JamieLarsenDr.JamieLarsenreceivedhisPh.D.inPlantAgriculturewithafocusonwheatbreedingfromtheUniversityofGuelphin2012.From2011to2018,hisresearchatAgricultureandAgri-FoodCanada’sLethbridgeResearchandDevelopmentCentrefocusedondevelopingperennialwheat,perennialcerealrye,fallrye,winterdurumandwintertri?caleforgrainandlivestockproducerswiththegoalofmaximizingthesustainabilityofcerealproduc?onsystemsthroughbreeding,agronomyandmoleculargene?capproaches.In2018,hetransferredtotheHarrowResearchandDevelopmentCentretorevitalizetheAAFCdrybeanbreedingprogramforEasternCanada.ThefocusofhisresearchprogramatHarrowistobreedforresistancetofungal,bacterial,viralandnematodepests.Theprogramalsoplacesalargeemphasisonmethoddevelopmentindrybeanbreeding,includingspeedbreedingandincorpora?ngnearinfraredreflectancespectroscopyandotherhighthroughputmethodstoassessdrybeancookingandcanningquality.

EasternDirector-KathleenGloverDr.GlovercompletedadegreeinagriculturalsciencefromtheUniversityofGuelphwhereshemajoredinCropScience.ShethendidaM.Sc.attheUniversityofGuelphspecializinginforageagronomyandquan?ta?vegene?cs.Dr.GloverwentontodoaPh.D.intheDepartmentofMolecularBiologyandBiochemistryatDalhousieUniversitystudyingthegene?coriginsoftRNAsinplantmitochondria.FollowingherPh.D.sheworkedinprivateindustryconduc?ngappliedresearchinbothfieldandhor?culturalcropsandwassubsequentlyemployedasaresearchchair/associateprofessorattheNovaSco?aAgriculturalCollegewhereherresearchfocusedonusingnutrigenomicapproachestounderstandtheeffectsoffreshforageandlipidsupplementa?ononruminantanimalmetabolismandproduc?vity.Shealsoworkedwithgovernmentandindustrypartnersto

helpimprovepasturemanagementforgrass-fedbeefproduc?on.Dr.GloverjoinedAgricultureandAgri-FoodCanada’sKentvilleResearchandDevelopmentCentre(co-locatedinTruro)inMay2017,asaforageagronomist.Shehasover30yearsexperienceinPlantScienceResearchincludingbothbasicandappliedsciences.

StudentRepresentaLve-AmyManginAmyManginiscurrentlyaPhDstudentintheDepartmentofPlantScienceattheUniversityofManitobaunderthesupervisionofDr.YvonneLawleyandDr.AnitaBrule-Babel.Herprojectfocusesonintensivespringwheatagronomyforreducinglodgingriskwhilemaximizingyieldandprotein.

ShewasraisedonafamilyfarmnearMariapolis,MB,andobtainedherbachelor’sdegreeinagricultureattheUniversityofManitobain2013,majoringinagronomy.SheworkedasanagronomistforPembinaCoopwheresheobtainedherCer?fiedCropAdvisordesigna?on.Shecompletedhermaster’sdegreeattheUniversityofAlbertawithDr.LindaHallfocusedontheefficacyofsoilappliedherbicidesforherbicideresistantwildoatpopula?ons.AFercomple?nghermasters,shewentontoworkforDr.DonFlatenattheUniversityof

Manitobaleadingaprojectasaresearchagronomist,workingonupda?ngNrecommenda?onsforspringwheatinManitoba.

Amyhasa]endedandpresentedherresearchatmanyannualconferences,suchasCanadianWeedScienceSocietyandtheAmericanSocietyofAgronomy.Addi?onally,Amyisveryac?veinextensionac?vi?esinManitobaaswellasacrosstheprairiesatsucheventsasTopCropManager’sPlantHealthSummitandCrops-a-Palooza.



IndustryRepresentaLve-LoganSkoriLoganSkoriiscurrentlyaPh.D.candidate(expectedcomple?on–June2020)specializinginthefieldofplantdevelopmentandbiotechnologyattheUniversityofCalgary.Priortograduatestudies,LogancompletedhisB.Sc.inBotanyattheUniversityofCalgaryandworkedasaCropProduc?onAdvisorforNutrienattheKillam,Albertaloca?on.Logangrewupona1,600acresgrainfarmnearKinsella,Albertaandhasac?velybeeninvolvedinfarmingopera?onsfor15years.

Logan’sresearchfocusesonCanolapoddevelopmentandunderstandingthegene?cpathwaysthatcanbeexploitedtodevelopnovelmethodsforpodsha]ertolerance.Hisresearchalsoinves?gatestheimprovementofvalue-addedtraits(seedproteincontent)andthedevelopmentofplantcul?varslesssuscep?bletoabio?cstress(frost,drought).Loganandhiscolleagues

employabiotechnologicalapproachtoinves?gateimportantresearchques?onsthatinvolvethedevelopmentofgene-editedandgene?callymodifiedplantcul?vars.DuringhisPh.D.studies,Loganhasbeenheavilyinvolvedinfourpeer-reviewedpublica?ons.Hewasaco-leadonaprojectwhichfocusedonthedevelopmentofagreenseedtolerantCanolavariety,whichwaspublishedinthePlantBiotechnologyJournal.Followinghisproposedthesisdefenseinsummer2020,Loganplanstopursueopportuni?esintheagricultureresearchanddevelopmentsector,underhisagriculturebiotechnologyconsul?ngcompany‘Skorbio’.Hiscompanywillfocusonthedevelopmentofgene-editedtraitsandhelpingothercompaniesestablishsuccessfulgene-edi?ngprograms.

CJPSRepresentaLve-BenThomasBenisaResearchScien?stinAgassiz,Bri?shColumbiawithAgricultureandAgri-FoodCanada,wherehestartedasaPostdoctoralResearchScien?stinLethbridge,Albertain2016.Sincethen,Benhasauthoredorco-authoredmorethan30peer-reviewedscien?ficpublica?ons.Hisrecentresearchhasmostlyinvolvedcarbon,nitrogenand/orphosphoruscyclinginresponsetoorganicamendments,covercropmanagement,landusechangesandca]legrazing,aswellassoilhealthandedaphicmicrobialresponsestolong-termintensivemanagementprac?ces.BenreceivedhisPh.D.fromMcGillUniversity,wherehestudiedlabilesoilorganicma]erandnitrogenmineraliza?oninmanure-amendedsoilsoftheSaintLawrenceLowlandsinQuebec,

whilealsostudyingnitrogendynamicsinpoultrymanure-amendedsoilsasaVisi?ngScholaratTrentUniversityinOntario.BencompletedhisMasterofResourceandEnvironmentalManagementatDalhousieUniversitywherehestudiedhowcompostandfer?ga?oninteractedtoeffectfruityieldandqualityinstrawberryplas?cultureintheAnnapolisValleyofNovaSco?a.BenearnedhisBachelorofSciencefromtheUniversityofPrinceEdwardIslandwherehefocusedonplantscience,foodproduc?onandphilosophy.AFeratermasanAssociateEditorbetween2017and2019,BenisnowtheTechnicalEditoroftheAgronomySec?onoftheCanadianJournalofPlantScience.BenisalsoanAssociateEditoroftheCanadianJournalofSoilScience.Benwouldliketohearyourques?ons,concerns,orsugges?onsforimprovingtheCanadianJournalofPlantScience.PleasefeelfreetocontactBen.


CSAPhotoContestWinnersCategory1:AgronomyinAcLon

Thankyoutoourcontestsponsor.

FirstPlace-MalindaThilakarathnaStarvingforNitrogen

SecondPlace-AndrewHamermeisterCheckingseedingdepthinfieldplots

ThirdPlace-NaqibUllahKhanWheatwinnowingtoseparatethewheatgrainsandstrawonthethreshingfloor


CSAPhotoContestWinnersCategory2:CropsandBiologicalInteracLons


FirstPlace-AndrewHammermeisterLadybirdbeetleprotec?ngcanaryseedfromaphidsinSESaskatchewan

SecondPlace-AnjanNeupaneWinterwheatsuscep?blelinewithstemrustpathogenpustules(Pucciniagraminisf.sp.tri0ci)

ThirdPlace-GurcharnBrarBleedingYellow-WildWheatInfectedwithStripeRustFungus


CSAPhotoContestWinnersCategory3:LandscapesandFieldscapes


FirstPlace-AndrewHammermeisterBuckwheatgrowninPEIpotatorota?onsforwirewormcontrol

SecondPlace-MalindaThilakarathnaPerennialForageMixtures

ThirdPlace-GurcharnBrarGli]eringGoldonLandofLivingSkies-AViewofWheatCropinSaskatchewan


CanadianSocietyofAgronomyReviewedFinancialsfortheYearEndedDecember31,2019


CanadianSocietyofAgronomyReviewedFinancialsfortheYearEndedDecember31,2019(Con’t.)


Canadian Society of Agronomy Executive Committee 2020/2021

CSA Executive - Appointed at 2020 Annual General Meeting

PRESIDENTAndrewBurtAgricultureandAgri-FoodCanada960CarlingAve.,K.W.NeatbyBldg.Floor3,Room3007O]awa,Ontario,K1A0c6Phone:[email protected]

EXECUTIVEDIRECTORNancyZubriskiP.O.Box637Pinawa,MBR0E1L0Phone:[email protected]

PAST-PRESIDENTSheriStrydhorstAlbertaAgricultureandForestry6203-49thStreet,2ndFloorBarrhead,ABT7N1A4Phone:[email protected]

PRESIDENT-ELECTMumtazCheemaGrenfellCampus,MemorialUniversityofNewfoundland20UniversityDriveCornerBrook,NLA2H5G4Phone:[email protected]

SECRETARY-TREASURERDouglasCa*aniUniversityofManitoba66DafoeRoad

Winnipeg,MBR3T2N2

Phone:204474-6071

Doug.Ca][email protected]

INDUSTRYREPRESENTATIVELoganSkori

SkorbioLtd.

POBox30

Langdon,Alberta,T0J1X4

[email protected]

WESTERNDIRECTORSLaurelThompsonLakelandCollegeVermilionAlberta,[email protected]

GurcharnSinghBrarUniversityofBri?shColumbia

VancouverCampus

Vancouver,Bri?shColumbia,V6T1Z4

Phone:604827-5274

[email protected]

EASTERNDIRECTORSJamieLarsenHarrowResearchandDevelopmentCentreAgricultureandAgri-FoodCanada2585CountyRoad20Harrow,Ontario,N0R1G0Phone:[email protected]

KathleenGlover

AgricultureandAgri-FoodCanada

361PictouRoad

BibleHill,NovaSco?a,B2N2T6

Phone:902896-0117

[email protected]

CJPSREPRESENTATIVEBenThomas

AgricultureandAgri-FoodCanada

POBox1000,6947Highway7,Room236

Agassiz,Bri?shColumbia,V0M1A0

Phone:604796-6086

[email protected]

STUDENTREPRESENTATIVEAmyManginUniversityofManitobaPhone:[email protected]

Canadian Society of AgronomyNancy Zubriski, Executive Director

Tel: 204 299-2327 | Email: [email protected] | Twitter: @AgronomyCanada

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