Bayer CropScience says it’s working to address concerns that its neonicotinoid insecticide seed treatments are contributing to bee mortality. During a recent grower information day at the company’s research farm […] Read more
Bayer working to find answers to bee deaths
Weed resistance – Palmer amaranth marches north
Three years ago, Dr. Ford Baldwin stood in a field near Widener, Arkansas, and spoke of the many challenges facing growers in the Mid-South of the U.S. He talked about […] Read more
Ontario crops: not just wet, but very wet
Call it a lot of bad news contrasting against the potential for some upside. Yes, early July — particularly in the southwest corner of Ontario — was not only wet, […] Read more
Pearce: Can we hybridize wheat?
Considerable discussion in the past few years has focused on improving wheat, both in terms of quality and yield. Much has been made of corn’s hybridization and the advances that […] Read more
Pearce: With wheat in head, Ont. aerial applicators get ready
One farmer’s deliverance can be another farmer’s delay — and that seems to be the case for many growers in parts of southern Ontario. Rains in the past week have […] Read more
Pearce: Rain a good sign to most Ont. soybean growers
Some Ontario growers were happier than others to see the end of May — and for more than one reason. The planting season across much of Ontario is all but […] Read more
Pearce: Glyphosate-resistant weeds come to Huron County
Glyphosate resistance continues to be a hot topic as more Ontario growers head into the field to finish off their corn planting and begin work on their soybean acres. Yet […] Read more
Pearce: Ruling over Ont. wind farm does more to confuse
Many a battle over rural resources and farm development has been waged between rural neighbours in the past 15 years — ranging from legal challenges surrounding hog barn constructions to […] Read more
Pearce: Warmer Ont. weather opens window to plant
Two weeks ago, the word on corn planting in southern Ontario was so limited it wasn’t even expressed as a percentage, just as “a few acres” in the immediate area. […] Read more
Pearce: Concerns over glyphosate resistance seen rising
A recent survey by Stratus Agri-Marketing of Guelph has found concerns on the rise about herbicide-resistant weeds among farmers in Eastern Canada — specifically, resistance to glyphosate is gaining more […] Read more
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