LOCATION: CENTENNIAL 1
WEDNESDAY, February 11, 2026 – 1:15pm – 1:55pm
Dr. Jeff Schoenau is a professor of soil fertility and professional agrologist who works in the Department of Soil Science at the University of Saskatchewan. He holds the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture Soil Nutrient Management Chair in the College of Agriculture and Bioresources. He was born in Saskatchewan, completed his undergraduate and graduate degrees in the 1980’s in the College of Agriculture at the University of Saskatchewan and has worked there since. His research, teaching and extension activities deal with soil fertility and fertilizers, nutrient cycling, and soil management practices in prairie cropping systems. He also farms with his spouse Lynne near Central Butte, Saskatchewan, where they grow peas, wheat and canola.
Foliar Fertilization to Improve Crop Nutrition
This presentation covers foliar applications of macro and micronutrients as an approach to address nutrient limitations in common field crops of western Canada. Recent field and controlled environment research by the presenter on foliar applications of phosphorus and micronutrients is covered along with considerations for foliar applications of other plant nutrients.