Research is valuable on both sides of the border — and we can learn a lot from each other through trials that have already been conducted. One of these ongoing trials taking place south of the border is looking at the legacy of manure, in southern Idaho. Southern Idaho happens to have a lot in... Read More
Category: Crop Production
Plans have been announced for a $1.9 billion sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility to be built west of Portage la Prairie, Man. The facility that Azure Sustainable Fuels Corp. intends to build is projected to produce one billion litres of SAF annually, with canola or soybeans as feedstock. It would be the first of... Read More
The federal government is lifting its nearly two-year pause on reviews of pesticide maximum residue limits (MRLs), while also introducing a ban on cosmetic pesticide use on federal land. Ministers representing Health Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada shared the multi-pronged announcement on Tuesday as part of the government's larger... Read More
There's plenty to learn from early scouting trips across the field, including seed survival, seeding depth, and evaluating the effectiveness of inputs so far. One of those key early inputs includes a seed treatment, and one of the most common uses for insecticidal seed treatments on canola is to fight flea beetles. Because feeding on... Read More
Dealing with emergence emergencies in the corn and soybean crop? This episode of The Agronomists may pique your interest. Host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Bob Thirlwall of Bayer CropScience, and Johanna Lindeboom of Clark Agri-Service, to dig in to crusting issues, cold injury symptoms, side-wall issues, and planting depth problems. This episode of the... Read More
There are a few different scenarios to look at when it comes to deciding whether or not to spray a fungicide on wheat. Jeremy Boychyn, agronomy research extension manager with the Alberta Wheat and Barley Commissions, says there are four key times that producers are either already going over the field, or there is potential... Read More
Tidewater Renewables has completed construction on Canada's first stand-alone renewable diesel refinery. The company says production will begin at the Prince George, B.C., facility "soon." British Columbia's government and Tidewater announced the completion of the project on Friday, June 16, 2023. The plant is expected to produce more than 3,000 barrels of fuel a day,... Read More
When you imagine rice production, chances are you picture growth outside of North America and not in Southern Alberta. When Michele Konschuh of the University of Lethbridge approached Farming Smarter about examining the potential for rice to be a value-added crop in this region, they jumped on the opportunity to give it a try. With... Read More
When's the best time to control cutworms in canola? For growers wanting to take out the pest it's best to put away the sun glasses and reach for the night vision goggles. On this episode of the RealAgriculture Canola School, BASF agronomist Leighton Blashko walks a field of canola near Sherwood Park, Alta., and tells... Read More
The pea crop may not be a perfect 10, but that's because its actually aiming for 13. What's that now? Nodulation is key to pulse crops' biggest super power: nitrogen fixation. But nodulation doesn't always go as planned, and assessing a crop's nodulation score can help determine yield potential and highlight where inoculation management may... Read More