Rebecca Hort, AAg, Crops Extension Specialist, Humboldt
December 2025
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Each year, the crops extension specialists host a series of webinars covering agronomic topics relevant to the upcoming growing season. Speakers include provincial specialists, Agri-ARM crop research site managers, external researchers and industry representatives.
For the 2026 winter season, we are offering eight exciting webinars for you to participate in. You can join a live webinar or catch up online through our YouTube channel. Participants who join the live webinars will be eligible to earn Certified Crop Advisor (CCA) credits.
Here is the list of upcoming webinars and registration links you can register for:
| Richardson Ground Squirrel Management Tuesday, January 20, 2026 9 to 10:30 a.m. |
James Tansey, Provincial Specialist Insect/Pest Management, conducted an in-depth review on gopher management topics such as when to put out baits, alternative control strategies and recent research findings. Watch a recording of the webinar. |
| 2025 Saskatchewan Insect & Disease Pest Update Tuesday, January 27, 2026 9 to 11:30 a.m. |
James Tansey, Provincial Specialist Insect/Pest Management, Alireza Akhavan, Provincial Specialist Plant Disease, and Cory Jacob, Provincial Specialist Weed Control, reviewed results from the 2025 pest surveys as well as the invasive pigweed survey and herbicide carryover maps. Watch a recording of the webinar. |
| When the Rains Return: Are You Ready for Cereal Disease Comebacks? Thursday, February 5, 2026 9 to 10:30 a.m. |
Join this webinar to learn more on cereal diseases with Kelly Turkington, Plant Pathologist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Kelly will address cereal diseases, what symptoms to watch for and disease management tools for 2026. Watch a recording of the webinar. |
| Water Quality for Spraying Operations Tuesday, February 24, 2026 9 to 10:30 a.m. |
Tom Wolf, PhD Agrimetrix Research and Training, will be speaking on important water parameters that may affect spray efficacy and how these parameters are represented in a water test. Agriculture Programs Specialist, Rachel Kraynick, will explain the Farm and Ranch Water Infrastructure Program. Watch a recording of the webinar. |
| Impacts of Tillage Operations on Soil Properties Tuesday, March 3, 2026 9 to 10:30 a.m. |
Jeff Schoenau, University of Saskatchewan Strategic Research Program Chair on Soil Nutrient Management, will present on how tillage operations impact soil properties to better understand how more tillage could be impacting your acres. Watch a recording of the webinar. |
| Herbicide Resistance Tuesday, March 10, 2026 9 a.m. to noon |
Join this webinar to hear from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada researchers Charles Geddes, Shaun Sharpe and Breanne Tidemann on their research tackling herbicide resistant weeds. |
| Home Grown Research: SK Agri‑ARM Network Update Tuesday, March 24, 2026 9 a.m. to noon |
There are eight Agriculture Applied Research Management (Agri‑ARM) sites across the province. Agri‑ARMs conduct producer-directed research and demonstrations for their local region. In this webinar, the research managers of each Agri‑ARM site will delve into specific projects they are working on to improve the best management practices for local producers in their region. |
| Soil Sampling and Testing Wednesday, April 1, 2026 9 to 10:30 a.m. |
Marla Riekman, Soil Management Specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, will go through the fundamentals of soil testing, why it is important to your operation and how to interpret the results. |
For more information on registering for the 2026 Crops Winter Webinar Series, contact the Agriculture Knowledge Centre at 1‑866‑457‑2377. Make sure to visit our YouTube channel to watch previously recorded webinars.