Category: Agronomy
Sometimes a small gesture can go a long way to improve your day. So, lucky Wheat Pete's Word fans, host Peter Johnson has a special gift for you — not one, but TWO podcasts this week. There's just that much to cover, friends. For this Part A of the April 15th edition, Johnson shares some... Read More
The Ontario Pesticide Education Program has cancelled all classroom Grower Pesticide Safety Courses and Pesticide Vendor Certification Courses, as a preventative measure to minimize the spread of COVID-19 For the over 1,400 people whose pesticide safety certification will expire this spring, the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation, and Parks has announced an extension. For... Read More
Typically, it's tough to grow organic soybeans without turning to tillage for weed control. When done well, organic yields can rival conventional production, but it comes at a cost — from equipment and labour requirements to long-term soil degradation. There are production systems, however, that are proving to deliver yield without these drawbacks. In the... Read More
We've got our first ALERT of the season, and it's a great one! Yup, that's right, there's rhubarb poking through the soil, and even some asparagus is up in Ontario. Our apologies to large parts of Western Canada that got a foot of snow this past week. The somewhat ahead-of-schedule warmth has the questions flooding... Read More