Delaro Complete has been registered for use in Eastern Canada on corn, soybeans and cereals, according to Bayer CropScience. The new foliar fungicide combines three modes of action — Groups 3, 11, 7 — for protection against major corn, soybean, and cereals diseases. “Delaro Complete adds to the proven performance of Stratego PRO for even... Read More
Category: Agronomy
See and spray technology, recirculating booms, and pineapples — that's just a few of the topics discussed in this episode of The Agronomists. To tackle what's new in sprayer tech and how to do the best job spraying, there are no better experts to ask than our guests than Jason Deveau and Tom Wolf of... Read More
Early season scouting is underway for some winter wheat crops, plus early emerged wheat and barley. That early scouting brings up questions like what happens to wheat or barley if it gets nipped by frost? What insects are a concern for this growing season? Jeremy Boychyn, agronomy extension specialist with Alberta Wheat and Barley Commissions,... Read More
What does it take to be a soil champion? If you're Laura Van Eerd, professor at University of Guelph, Ridgetown campus, it means being curious about soil biology and crop production and constantly fascinated about what we have yet to learn about nutrient cycles, microbes, and more. Van Eerd considers herself lucky to be able... Read More
Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR) is set to invest $5.7 million to fund the Alberta Applied Research Associations (ARAs) programs. Currently, there are eight ARA research projects that have been approved for funding through RDAR's new Accelerating Agricultural Innovations program, with more proposals expected to be assessed, reviewed, and funded in the upcoming weeks. Clinton... Read More
The 2021 growing season affords many farmers an opportunity, perhaps unlike any they've experienced before — sky high prices and for some, a decent start to the planting season. Western Canada's drought will take some of the wind out of the sails of those looking to generate record profit, but for many farmers, this year... Read More
April didn't bring showers to Western Canada, and it didn't bring heat to Ontario either. But the growing season in Ontario is still about 10 days ahead of average and that has some farmers well ahead of the norm for planted acres. This week on Wheat Pete's Word, host Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson covers a... Read More
Farmers Edge announced late April that it would offer Canada'a first canola heat blast yield protection product to its customers. The company will digitize the flow of insurance data from start to finish, and Munich Re will underwrite the contract. Heat blast happens when temperatures rise above 28 °C during the day, and above 16... Read More