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Category: Eastern Canada
Interest in top-dressing nitrogen (N) is increasing across the prairies. Some producers use it to improve yield or protein content, while others use it as a risk management strategy to minimize losses. But when is top-dressing N economically advantageous? Does improving protein content ever pay? Read More: 3 Tips for Top-Dressing Nitrogen in Cereals and... Read More
The University of Guelph has named Nigel Raine the inaugural holder of Canada’s first research chair in pollinator conservation following a year-long international search. Raine, a leader in pollination conservation and ecology from Britain, will join U of G in May 2014 as the Rebanks Family Chair in Pollinator Conservation, according to a U of... Read More
The Canadian Soybean Council is set to receive over $100,000 in funding through the federal government's Growing Forward 2 Agri-Marketing program. The funds are earmarked for specific, outgoing marketing programs aimed at building and expanding Canadian soybean exports to the European Union, Korea and Japan, according to a press release circulated by the Grain Farmers... Read More
Ever heard someone say that you are what you eat. The old adage “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food” has never rung more true. Ever spend the whole growing season in the seat of the tractor and say to yourself, "man I wish I could eat the right way." Check out... Read More
After a few months of the Agronomy Geeks podcasts, I've learned a few things. Like how I still don't like the sound of my own voice, but that I really do love agronomy enough to push through that and continue. While I do enjoy exploring new topics, perhaps what I'm enjoying most are the people... Read More
Starting and participating in ag and food conversations can be difficult and intimidating. Misrepresentation of industry in the media (Chipotle, Panera Bread and A&W), issues like mad cow disease, avian flu virus, and the XL food scandal, not to mention the controversies around genetically modified foods make for a very complex conversation terrain. Follow Cami... Read More
Kinder, gentler wind energy producers are emerging, the kind that share the benefits from wind installations with their neighbours and their community. They’re wading into a maelstrom of discontent, but it appears their approach is striking a chord in some parts of rural Canada. Last week the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA), an advocacy group... Read More
Innovation is the key to any entrepreneur's heart. Being a start-up or getting through the incubation period can be extremely taxing on the founder and staff members. Many great ideas die before they ever get a chance to achieve prototype, commercialization or global distribution. Read More: Check out the Bioenterprise Website If you have a... Read More
The best spray application you can do is the one applied at the right time — the right leaf stage, the right point in the disease cycle, the right time of day for insect control. But weather conditions don't always cooperate, plus with more acres to cover per farmer or sprayer, a product or products... Read More