Weed science students from Canada and the U.S. put their lab lessons to the test in the field at the Northeastern Collegiate Weed Science Society (NEWSS) Weed Contest last week in Plattsville, Ontario. More than 50 students from seven universities competed in the full-day event that judged their skills in weed identification, sprayer calibration, herbicide... Read More
Category: Agronomy
General Mills and ALUS have announced a partnership targeted at oat growers in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The multi-year partnership will support farmers and accelerate agriculture in the key regions where General Mills sources oats for brands like Cheerios, Cascadian Farm, and Nature Valley. The $2.3 million USD deal enables ALUS to grow its community-led programming... Read More
Cherry harvest has begun in the Okanagan Valley. Which, as Sukhpaul Bal, president of the B.C. Cherry Association, explains in this week's Farmer Rapid Fire on RealAg Radio, is later than usual. The late harvest season is a result of a cooler spring, like most of Western Canada experienced. However, the heat has finally come,... Read More
The evolution of nitrogen emission policy in Canada is, well, a bit of a dog's breakfast. There's overarching emissions targets, there are several regulations and standards to follow, plus, there's funding and support to achieve some of this — all tallied up in a ledger that's controversial (and confusing) in where numbers are added in,... Read More
Crop residue is a real conundrum: not enough, and soil is vulnerable to wind and water erosion; too much, and the next crop suffers. Corn residue in particular can cause some real headaches for the subsequent soybean crop. To talk about why that is, and how to manage it, we go to experts Horst Bohner... Read More
What if you could tell a disease was present before seeing the physical symptoms of it spreading through a crop? That's what BioScout is looking to bring to producers with what they are touting as the world's first automated spore trap. Lewis Collins, CEO of BioScout, was on site with his team at Ag in... Read More
InVigor hybrid canola celebrated an important milestone this year at Ag in Motion at Langham, Sask. 25 years of InVigor meant for a fascinating visual — a walk down memory lane of canola varieties. Corey Ralph of BASF was on hand at the show to discuss the long list of hybrids that many farmers in... Read More
We're rounding out the last full week of July, and some areas of Ontario are just getting by with a few dribs and drabs of rain here and there. Still others have enjoyed plentiful moisture and will be on patrol to find signs of western bean cutworm, white mould, and aphids. For this week's edition... Read More
Hemp is one of those crops that has been in and out of favour over the past number of years. It's not a new crop, but there's certainly a lot of new interest in it. Some of the shifting economies of growing hemp had to do with how the crop was previously used, and how... Read More