Drainage tile being installed in a farm field in Essex county, Ontario. Photo: Matt McIntosh

Essex Conservation Authority tile program proving popular

Efforts being made to reduce nutrient loading, sedimentation with installation of tile mains

Beginning in 2025, Essex launched the “Clean Water - Green Spaces” initiative providing funding for cover crops, soil testing, and other projects similar to those offered by the other three conservation authorities.











Leanne Freitag, Bayer Crop Science agronomic solutions advisor, holds a corn plant sample to help producers understand how to stage correctly during the herbicide injury scenario discussion at the Ontario Weed Tour at the Elora Research Station on July 16, 2025. Photo: Diana Martin

Staging slip leads to corn damage after Dicamba spray

Ontario Weed Tour highlights how timing, cold snaps and late spraying contribute to herbicide damage in corn

The Ontario Weed Tour at the Elora Research Station discussed how plant staging accuracy, timing and weather conditions can significantly impact crop health, yield and limit potential herbicide application injury.