Researchers are putting imaging technology to work to improve weed management practices. Maor Matzrafi of the department of Plant Sciences at the University of California, Davis, has been evaluating the […] Read more
Weed survival can be predicted via imagery
Researchers using imagery to predict viability of Palmer amaranth
Certification programs create need for more farm data
Transparency certification can help assure farmers about data usage
AgSights, the producer-owned Ontario co-operative behind the Go360 bioTrack livestock tracking system, has achieved Ag Data Transparent certification. It’s the third organization in Canada to be awarded this designation, which […] Read more
Online sales can help drive specialty crop products
Camelina is being tested in Ontario to see if it works in crop rotations here
More often than not, the first instinct of consumers today is to head online when they’re looking to buy something. That’s less the case when it comes to the traditional […] Read more
Probiotic wins University of Guelph innovation of year award
The biopeptide technology reduces spread of harmful bacteria in livestock, and could have human uses
Ground-breaking work using probiotics to reduce the spread of harmful bacteria in livestock has been selected as the University of Guelph’s 2018 Innovation of the Year. The innovative biopeptide technology […] Read more
Agricultural innovation incubators get another year of funding
Bioenterprise invests in early-stage businesses, especially in agriculture and food
Two innovation incubators have received additional funding to support early-stage businesses and entrepreneurs and especially those in agriculture and food. Bioenterprise Corporation and its delivery partner Innovation Guelph were awarded […] Read more
New table grape varieties for Ontario could diversify market
Ontario growers have only had one main short-season variety to grow
There’s lots of unrealized potential in the table grape market in Ontario, as one variety has dominated production. That’s about to change. Ontario’s main homegrown fresh table grape is a […] Read more
OSCIA: Non-traditional crops may yield health market opportunities
There may be opportunities for Ontario farmers to grow medicinal and culinary herbs, as well as other non-traditional crops, for the health market — but the first step is determining […] Read more
OSCIA: Cover crop options after winter wheat and into standing corn
A two-year research project underway in southwestern Ontario is evaluating various cover crops, including when and where to plant and how to manage them to achieve the best results. They’re […] Read more
OSCIA: Managing soybean seedling diseases can cut production costs
High soybean yields begin with a healthy stand of vigorous plants. Seedling diseases, along with other factors such as weather, can result in the need to replant and drive up […] Read more
OSCIA: Disease awareness can improve alfalfa yield, quality
Traditional diseases affecting alfalfa crops are as prevalent as emerging ones — that’s the somewhat surprising finding of the 2012 alfalfa disease survey that was conducted in Ontario last year […] Read more