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What is canoLAB?

The first canoLAB, like many events, was affectionately named by Rick Taillieu from Alberta Canola, and became the brainchild of Dan Orchard, Canola Council of Canada agronomy specialist from Central Alberta. You may know Dan from various agronomy/extension events or as the founder of clubroot in Alberta. He was one of the unfortunate first agronomists to find clubroot in the province. Back then Dan was working at an ag retail in central Alberta he was plotting ways to teach about different diagnostics and plant injury symptoms.
 
Fast forward a few years and Dan was working as an agronomist for the Canola Council of Canada. Still excited about the prospect of a live plant workshop in the winter, he stopped by the University of Alberta in the winter of 2011-12 where he met their new greenhouse manager, Sherrie Benson. They chatted about availability of greenhouse space and how to go about growing canola plants indoors for a team training event. It didn’t take long for Dan, Sherrie and a larger crew of CCC and Alberta Canola staff to realize the potential of this workshop on a larger scale.
 
That first year involved a lot of greenhouse time for Dan, Troy Prosofsky (former CCC agronomist) and Greg Sekulic, learning the ins and outs of growing canola in a greenhouse. As the winter progressed, ideas kept evolving and the quantity of plant material grew. The first canoLAB was held for over 200 people at Hole’s Greenhouse in Edmonton and it was a huge success, with many thanks to the amazing line-up of speakers, a canoLAB tradition.
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