Details are starting to emerge on the impact of the Carney government's cost-cutting measures within Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC). AAFC is closing three research and development centres – Guelph (ON), Quebec City (QC), and Lacombe (AB) – and four satellite research farms – Nappan (NS), Scott (SK), Indian Head (SK) and Portage la Prairie... Read More
Category: Agronomy
After confirmation of imminent staffing cuts at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) yesterday, today news broke of multiple AAFC research facilities being shut down. Social media posts on Jan. 22 claim that sites including the AAFC Lacombe Research and Development Centre at Lacombe, Alta., and the Nappan Experimental Farm/AAFC Nappan Research Farm in Cumberland County,... Read More
After nearly two decades of growing soybeans at Pitura Seeds near Domain, Man., the farm team started looking for a way to better handle dry Julys. Even with a strong-looking crop and solid management, a missed mid-summer rain could quickly cap yield because the plants weren’t able to access enough moisture deeper in the soil... Read More
Tar spot has been a moving target for corn growers in recent years, with its severity and timing varying from season to season. At the Ontario Certified Crop Advisor annual meeting earlier this month, Bernard Tobin caught up with Purdue University plant pathologist Darcy Telenko to discuss what growers might expect from tar spot in... Read More
It may be a frosty January, but Wheat Pete’s bringing the heat with updates from near and very far. In this week’s episode, Pete dives into early planting in Alberta, puzzling oat flower failures, and where sulphur is truly paying off. Plus, he tackles questions on winter crop survival, winter canola rotations, and the science... Read More
Soybean growers have a new tool to help protect seed against nematodes and key soil-borne fungal diseases. Victrato Complete fungicide and nematicide seed treatment from Syngenta Canada includes the novel active ingredient tymirium plus Vibrance fungicide to help protect against major below-ground, yield-robbing soybean diseases including pythium, fusarium, phytophthora, soybean cyst nematode, and sudden death... Read More
On this episode of The Agronomists, guest host Peter Johnson is joined by Dennis Lange of Manitoba Agriculture and Paul Hermans of Pioneer Seeds Canada to discuss soybean seeding rates — what's the optimum rate? How does row spacing play in? Does seed size matter? What about planter vs. seeder? What about tillage, disease, and... Read More
Managing cover crop residue can prove challenging especially when spring rain, cool soils, and heavy trash collide with planting. On this episode of Farming Forward, we travel to Rose Farms near Mitchell, Ont., to explore the farm family's decade-long journey with cover crops and residue management. On a rainy April morning, RealAgriculture’s Bernard Tobin visited... Read More
Every year, seed companies release new varieties to help raise the bar for soybean field performance, yield and end-use characteristics. But while those varieties may be new to growers — the first cross that created those varieties likely happened 10 years earlier. On this episode of the RealAgriculture Soybean School, we head back to Ontario's... Read More
Bushel Plus Ltd., which sells harvest optimization equipment and agricultural technology, will transition to a new company name, BranValt, with the official change taking effect in July 2026. The company says the rebrand reflects its evolution from a pioneer in harvest loss measurement to a global provider of integrated solutions that help farmers protect yields,... Read More