The Canadian Alliance for Net-Zero Agri-food (CANZA) is launching a measurement verification reporting (MRV) system for reporting soil carbon.
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Soil carbon measurement and verification system launched
CANZA project to give producers quick, cost-effective tool to help measure, manage and monetize soil carbon
Keep tire pressure low, vigilance high, say soil compaction specialists
Finding innovative solutions can mitigate soil damage, increase crop yields
Soil compaction can lead to increased input costs or reduced yield.
Feed Grain Weekly: Markets uncertain after tariff delays
Corn prices could rise if tariffs are imposed
Despite the delay in U.S. President Donald Trump's planned tariffs, there is plenty of uncertainty in the Western Canadian feed grain market.
PMRA plans to reinstate lambda-cy use in feed grain crops
PMRA to update guidance, cancel some uses in fruit
Canadian grain and oilseed growers who’d had to stop using insecticides such as Matador, Silencer and Voliam in 2023 for feed grain crops can expect to be able to use them again starting this spring. Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) on Monday (Feb. 3) announced a round of public consultations, to run until April […] Read more
OSCIA to expand delivery of the On-Farm Climate Action Fund to Ontario farmers
The expanded On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF) will continue to be delivered through the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA). The federal government announced on Jan. 28 that it will provide an additional $300 million to the national program to help producers increase climate resiliency over the next three years. The expanded funding includes […] Read more
Dynasty kidney bean named Innovation of the Year
Dynasty maintains significant yield lead after several years on market
The Dynasty kidney bean has been named the University of Guelph’s 2024 Innovation of the Year. A complex “conical” cross of four different edible bean varieties, Dynasty was first planted as an “F1 cross” in a growth room at the University of Guelph’s department of Plant Agriculture in 1997 and entered into provincial variety trials […] Read more
New corn, soybean pesticides have no export concerns
Yearly review of 2025 launches protects against issues before products come to market
Three corn pesticides to be launched in the Ontario market in 2025 have been approved by a committee that makes sure there will be no export market concerns with those products being used in the province.
Why herbicide effectiveness varies
Peter Sikkema discusses how to hedge your bets when controlling weeds
Herbicides are incredible weed control tools, but their effectiveness can be significantly degraded by a variety of environmental, human and other factors.
Frigid weather likely damaged US winter wheat crop, meteorologist says
Frigid temperatures this week likely killed as much as 15 per cent of the winter wheat crop in parts of the U.S. Plains and Midwest, the Commodity Weather Group said on Friday, in an ominous sign for U.S. wheat production.
Have weed control recommendations been too simplistic?
How weeds develop resistance to chemical controls is complex – so complex that veteran weed scientist Peter Sikkema wonders whether the herbicide advice he has provided to growers throughout his career has been too general.
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