The federal government is investing up to $12.1 million over the next five years in a new canola research cluster under the new Canadian Agricultural Partnership. Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay announced the funding at the Bruce D. Campbell Farm & Food Discovery Centre south of Winnipeg on Tuesday morning. Provincial canola grower groups — Alberta... Read More
Category: Agronomy
Faba beans seem to grow forever. They don't, but their days to maturity are about five days longer than most varieties of wheat, so it feels like forever when you are trying to get harvest started. This is why it's important to know what to look for, and then what to do, when it comes... Read More
A Brazilian court has overturned an earlier injunction that would have banned the use of glyphosate, just as Brazilian farmers begin soybean planting. On August 3, a Brazilian judge issued an injunction that halted registration of new glyphosate-containing products, and suspended registrations for existing glyphosate products after 30 days. The injunction also applied to products... Read More
If you're talking early weed control, fall is the earliest you can get for next year's crop. For many, a pre-harvest glyphosate application does double duty, drying down the crop and setting back those perennials weeds. But in this incredibly dry year, crop dry-down was so fast many farmers didn't need to use glyphosate pre-harvest,... Read More
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs plant pathologist Albert Tenuta is gearing up for his annual pre-harvest corn disease survey, and he’s optimistic leaf disease will not have a significant impact on the 2018 corn crop. Some growers have raised concerns that a rainy late July and August could lead to a flood... Read More
When glyphosate-tolerant soybeans made their appearance on the Prairies people were very excited about the crop and the potential for good weed control. It turned out, though, that there was one fly in the ointment, and that was volunteer glyphosate-tolerant canola. Although early attempts at soybeans sometimes looked more like canola fields, there are some... Read More
For a growing season that started so dry for so many, some farmers are now hoping for a string of two or three days of dry weather to get hay done or start harvest on spring-planted crops. It's also been a trying week for Ontario's Compaction Day planning crew who ended up cancelling the event... Read More
Cleavers is the only loser in the recent approval of a maximum residue limit (MRL) for the active weed-control ingredient quinclorac for use on canola. The resolve by industry to work collaboratively through the international research-based regulatory system means that in 2019, growers will be able to fight cleavers with a new and effective crop... Read More
There are many ways to gauge growing conditions, estimate yields, and measure exports from overseas, but likely one of the best ways to get a grip on crop production in a foreign land is to ask someone who's there. Mike Lee, with Green Square Agro Consulting, is an agronomist and crop consultant based in the... Read More
Starting this fall, farmers can expect to see a new company offering services in the field of agronomic advising. The group, logo, and name are new, to be sure, but the people behind the venture have quite a lot of experience. The new company, called Earth Dirt Soil, is set to offer "the kind of... Read More