Combining cover crops with manure can get the most value from soil nitrogen — sort of. How significantly a manure-cover crop combination affects nitrogen availability can vary based on manure […] Read more
Maximizing nitrogen availability with manure and cover crops
Considerations for nitrogen availability timing in corn
Pressure increases on farmland
CAPI report highlights what’s needed to save farmland while increasing production and protecting the environment
Ensuring Canada remains an agricultural powerhouse requires concerted efforts to preserve the country’s natural capital and resources, particularly farmland, according to a recent Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) report. With […] Read more
Bt-resistant corn borer concern grows
Critical tools for controlling corn borer could be lost
Bt-resistant populations of European corn borer pose a significant risk to Canadian crop producers. With multiple resistance uncovered, it’s possible Bt-based control technologies will cease to work for the problem […] Read more
Opinion: Distracted by shiny objects
Public investments in the Volkswagen battery plant should have been earmarked for agriculture
The federal government is investing up to $13.7 billion in subsidies for Volkswagen to build a new electric vehicle battery plant in the St. Thomas, Ont., area. It’s an investment […] Read more
New soy variety from Sevita targets Japan’s high-tech food-grade soybean market
Alinova is Canada’s first non-GM high-oleic soybean variety
A new high-oleic soybean variety has been released to help Canadian growers meet demand from high-tech food processors. The non-genetically modified variety, Alinova, is produced by Sevita Genetics and was […] Read more
OMAFRA creates digital crop protection search tool
Decades of print publications combined into new Ontario Crop Protection Hub
Crop protection information from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs is now digitally available through the Ontario Crop Protection Hub. Historically, crop protection information has been provided […] Read more
Opinion: What happens when the grain deal fails?
Economic and political unrest abroad will affect Canadians
Russia is using food as a weapon of war, one designed to compel Ukraine and its allies to cave to Russian demands for the open export of its own grain […] Read more
Getting hay equipment ready for the season
Don’t ignore smaller, comparatively inexpensive parts – or safety equipment
Ontario’s first hay cut is looming so it’s a good time to inspect the harvest equipment to ensure safety and avoid in-season problems. The good news is that parts, should […] Read more
How will municipalities handle housing?
Confusion reigns as province pushes flurry of development policy changes
The Ontario government has made a series of policies over the past year that will alter the trajectory of development. By opening the Greenbelt and other farmland, reclassifying wetlands, reducing […] Read more
Improving fertilizer use efficiency focus of three Ontario companies
BioLine, CanGrow, Haggerty Creek Robotics winners in province’s funding challenge
Bothwell’s Haggerty AgRobotics and Alvinston’s BioLiNE and CanGrow are three of 10 Ontario companies splitting $2 million in provincial funding. The three Lambton- and Chatham-Kent-area companies have each been awarded […] Read more