Dean Dias, interim CEO for Canadian International Grains Institute (Cigi), has been named chief executive officer of the newly merged Cereals Canada. Cam Dahl, former president of Cereals Canada, will now serve as chief strategy officer. Cereals Canada represents provincial producer commissions, grain companies, processors, exporters, and life science companies, and is finalizing the merger... Read More
Category: Crops
Throughout the growing season, you might be making mental notes of all the things you liked or didn't like about your soybean crop. It's never too early to be thinking about next year's variety decisions. In this episode of Soybean School, Allan Froese, product selection lead for Syngenta, joins Kelvin Heppner in the field to... Read More
If you've been regularly scouting soybeans and noticed some potassium deficiency symptoms — yellowing on leaves — now is a good time to check the number of pods in those spots. "What we often don't do is compare the number of pods later on, and of course that's what yield is made of — pod... Read More
The eligibility declaration you'll sign at the elevator this crop year will look a lot like declarations you've signed before, but there are some very important differences you need to be aware of. Team Alberta, the communications collaboration between Alberta's major commodity groups, is working hard to make sure farmers fully understand the changes made... Read More
We're getting closer to that exciting time of year again: harvest. The southern areas may already be getting into it, but in the central and north parts of the Prairies, producers will be thinking about staging their pulse crops in the coming days or weeks. "Every year we kind of have to reeducate, even ourselves,... Read More
Who wants to learn a new weather term? Get on in here for this week's Wheat Pete's Word where — unfortunately — we learn there is a specific term for an inland hurricane. Also in this week's episode, host Peter Johnson is talking cover crop adoption and cover crop options well into the fall, where... Read More
It's time for Day 3 of the virtual Ontario Diagnostic Days! This week, we're joined by Dr. Peter Sikkema with the University of Guelph, and Mike Cowbrough, weed specialist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. This episode focuses on weed management, specifically on glyphosate resistant Canada fleabane and waterhemp, and the... Read More
Due to a poor harvest in 2019, producers on the Prairies faced a lot of challenges. Then, with an extended spring in some parts for 2020, many acres went left unseeded. But there's still hope to get a crop in, such as winter wheat, it will just take a bit of planning. "The first step... Read More
The Southwest Agricultural Conference, Guelph, and Eastern Ontario Crop Conferences have banded together to create one online conference to serve the Ontario agriculture industry in 2021. The combined Ontario Agricultural Conference will be held on January 6th and 7th, 2021, with the theme of Coming Together. The Ontario Agricultural Conference will offer live, interactive sessions... Read More
Online purchases of crop inputs are growing faster than expected, says the company with the world's largest network of bricks-and-mortar crop input retail locations. Nutrien says total sales through its e-commerce platform surpassed $700 million in the first six months of 2020, exceeding the company's target of $500 million for the entire year. "Our digital... Read More