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2025 Alberta Canola Farmer Research Survey

This survey will help inform the development of future research priorities and activities for Alberta Canola while benchmarking Alberta canola farmers' knowledge of and opinions about canola research.

Alberta Canola funds research that is innovative and provides long-term value to canola farmers in Alberta. Each year we fund new research projects, and we heavily leverage our research investments with co-funders such as SaskOilseeds, Manitoba Canola Growers Association, RDAR (Results Driven Agriculture Research), and Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF).
1.Please provide your first name(Required.)
2.Please provide your last name(Required.)
3.Please provide your phone number(Required.)
4.Please provide your email address(Required.)
5.Please provide your postal code (format: A1A 1A1 with a space)(Required.)
6.What best describes your role in canola production?(Required.)
7.In which age range do you fall?(Required.)
8.How many acres of canola does your farm usually grow in a year?(Required.)
9.How would you rate your understanding of Alberta Canola’s role in research?(Required.)
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10.How would you rate your understanding of Alberta Canola’s current research priorities?(Required.)
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11.Which areas of research are the most important to you? Please rate each according to their importance to your farm.(Required.)
Not Important at All
Somewhat Important
Important
Very Important
Extremely Important
Canola Production (understanding and managing canola production challenges like pests, plant nutrition, etc)
Post-harvest storage and management of canola on-farm
Integrated crop research (soil health, crop rotations, etc)
Genetic Development (identifying traits like pest resistance, nutrient use efficiency, etc)
Market Development (finding new uses for canola products that could increase canola value or demand)
Applied Research (adapting research findings to regional growing areas and production systems)
Niche market opportunities (like non-GM or open pollinated canola varieties)
Surveillance of pests or other priority issues
12.Should private, for-profit companies be eligible to directly access Alberta Canola research funding if the resulting technologies or products would benefit farmers?(Required.)
13.There are few open pollinated (OP) or non-GMO canola varieties available for use in smaller niche markets in western Canada. While seed costs are generally lower for these varieties, they have significantly lower yield potential and fewer agronomic traits such as herbicide tolerance and disease resistance. Should Alberta Canola fund research that will lead to the development of OP and/or non-GMO varieties?(Required.)
14.Do you think Alberta Canola should develop an on-farm research program like Plot2Field (Alberta Grains) or Plot to Farm (Alberta Pulse Growers)?(Required.)
15.What resources are you most likely to look to for canola research results? (Select all that apply)(Required.)
16.Do you think Alberta Canola should seek royalty payments for intellectual property (IP) that arises from Alberta Canola-funded research projects, or should that IP be accessible to all for free (open access)?(Required.)
17.Do you claim the federal Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax credit when you file your farm taxes?(Required.)
18.Is there anything else you want to tell us?(Required.)
19.Keep me informed of the research activities and priorities of Alberta Canola. You can unsubscribe at any time.(Required.)
20.Are you interested in participating in a 10-minute telephone survey to answer a few more questions to help guide Alberta Canola’s research priorities?(Required.)