Once the corn crop is in the ground and up, it’s time to see just how you and the planter faired. It’s time for field scouting and evaluating stands, along […] Read more
Evaluating corn and soybean emergence
There is greater flexibility for soybeans, but looking at stands will indicate next steps
Corporate help for soil health is on its way
The importance of healthy soils is attracting the attention of newer private sector partners
Corporate interest in sustainable agricultural practices has grown in recent years, along with money toback it. Why it matters: Food manufacturers say they want agriculture to use more sustainable practices […] Read more
Survey an opportunity to learn about potato diseases
Goal is to uncover more about soft rots and blackleg
A provincial survey aims to establish a baseline of data on bacterial soft rots in potato storage and blackleg in fields during the 2024 growing season. The two diseases are […] Read more
Making Canada self-sufficient in phosphorus
A proposed project near Hearst could ease this country’s reliance on imports of a diminishing commodity
The demand for increased crop production continues, placing stress on domestic consumption but also in feeding the world. That makes the search for domestic sources of phosphate as much about self-sufficiency as it is food security.
Start the conversation on hard red winter wheat
Nitrogen price and availability led to a drop in Ontario hard red wheat acres
Wheat harvest is roughly three months away, and the industry value chain is assessing its needs for hard red winter wheat. Although no one defines the situation as critical, there […] Read more
Accepting genome editing means society must benefit too
The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology offers recommendations to ensure plant breeding technologies continue to benefit agriculture
The rapid pace of change brought by genome editing tools has created many new opportunities for the agri-food industry, but they aren’t without challenges. Regulatory hurdles must be considered, and […] Read more
Making efficient use of all that farm data
Just because growers have data doesn’t mean they use it
Launch of the first GPS yield monitors altered the world of on-farm data collection. That was followed by variable-rate technology, precision planting and aerial/satellite imaging. Most growers have now been […] Read more
An early view of Ontario fields
An open winter created opportunities for Ontario growers
Warm conditions in January and February sparked many Ontario growers to get a head start on the season by planting some cereals, frost seeding or adding sulphur or nitrogen to […] Read more
Quicker tissue test available for corn growers this season
Testing for nutrients takes an in-field turn with newer technology
A nutrient-testing system first used in potatoes will be available for use in corn this year. The Leaf-Evaluated-Nutrient-System (LENS) unit from Picketa Systems, based in Fredericton, N.B., offers growers and […] Read more
Report can help corn growers plan for DON
Inaugural screening report reviews hybrid susceptibility to producing vomitoxin
The 2018 growing season is remembered for corn damage caused by gibberella ear rot infections and high concentrations of deoxynivalenol (DON). There were discrepancies and frustrations over acceptability of harvested […] Read more