November 4, 2024
POGA Opposes Bill C-282
POGA was one of a group of ~40 Canadian agriculture and agri-food industry groups to sign a letter to the Senate that opposes Bill C-282. For more information about the …
August 1, 2024
POGA Elects its First Co-Presidents
The Board of Directors of the Prairie Oat Growers Association (POGA) is excited to announce that Ambrely Ralph and Greg Bott have been elected as Co-Presidents, marking the first time …
July 2, 2024
POGA Produces a Summary of all Nitrogen-Related Projects
POGA has compiled a handout of all supported nitrogen-related projects completed (as of June/24). This is a quick-reference document to provide producers with a listing and brief description of each …
April 26, 2024
POGA Represents Oat Producers at the Culinary Showcase in South Korea
During the five-day Trade Mission to South Korea, Shawna Mathieson, POGA Executive Director, attended the Canadian Culinary Showcase in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, on April 23, 2024 (hosted by the Canadian Embassy …
February 26, 2024
Oat Producers Call Chlormequat Report Fear Mongering
POGA Chair Brad Boettger was interviewed by The Western Producer’s Robert Arnason regarding the recent reports of a study on oats and chlormequat. To read the article on the WP …
February 21, 2024
Bacterial and halo blight in Western Canada
At this time, it is unknown how the incidence and severity of bacterial and halo blight is/will be on the Western Canadian oat crop. Therefore, we advocate for seed testing …
February 8, 2024
Healthy Advantage of Drinking One Glass of Oat Milk Daily
Priyanka Munshi published an article on the Indian news site, English Jagran, entitled 6 Incredible and Healthy Advantages of Drinking One Glass of Oat Milk Daily. To read the article, …
January 8, 2024
Western Producer article on placement of nitrogen in oats (a SaskOats-supported project)
At the December 5, 2023 POGA AGM, Ed White, Western Producer, interviewed Brianne McInnes, operations manager for the Northeast Agriculture Research Foundation. McInnes was presenting results from the SaskOats-supported ADOPT …
December 26, 2023
Damian Mason, Author and Podcaster, Interviews MOGA/POGA Director
Author and Podcaster Damian Mason and a keynote speaker at the 2023 POGA AGM, interviewed John Bergen, director-at-large for MOGA and POGA, and Riley Anderson, Manitoba oat grower after the …
December 21, 2023
A potential levy increase will be discussed at oat commission AGMs
PRODUCERS: your participation at the oat commission AGMs is required. The discussion will include a potential levy increase, which would enable POGA and the commissions to continue to further the …
