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With six weeks left until the start of seeding, Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers executive director Daryl Domitruk said there are no "red flags" to be seen in current conditions.
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Pulse Weekly: Manitoba conditions on the right track
MPSG executive director more worried about tariffs than growing conditions
PHOTOS: Seed show winners announced at Ottawa Valley Farm Show
The annual awards are a competition for grain and forage quality in Eastern Ontario
The Ottawa Valley Seed Growers Association (OVSGA) honoured excellence in agriculture at the 2025 Ottawa Valley Championship Seed, Feed and Forage Show. The March 11 ceremony took place during the Ottawa […] Read more
Higher Argentine soybean exports says USDA attaché
Changes to export tax spurs exports
Some adjustments to Argentine soybeans were made by the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in Buenos Aires. While the USDA and its attaché agreed Argentina's soybean harvest for the 2024/25 marketing year is to be 49 million tonnes, the two differed on other categories. The report was issued during the week of March 10.
Growers show flax interest amid canola turmoil
Statistics Canada forecasts an acreage drop, but a processor says farmers have been phoning since the U.S. trade war erupted
Statistics Canada has projected that flax acres will decline in 2025. That could happen, but with the trade and tariff uncertainty surrounding canola this winter, more growers are contacting Tyson Fehr and asking questions about the crop.
New national potato wart plan in place for 2025 growing season
The new National Potato Wart Response Plan is complete and will take effect for the 2025 potato crop.
Ontario farmers to plant more corn, less soybeans in 2025: StatCan
Farmers also seeding more peas, corn and oats
Canadian farmers intend to plant more wheat and less canola in 2025, according to the first survey-based estimates for the upcoming growing season from Statistics Canada released March 12. Area seeded to corn, oats and peas is also expected to rise, while soybeans, barley and lentils are forecast to lose acres.
Canada to seed more wheat, less canola in 2025: StatCan
Farmers also seeding more peas, corn and oats
Canadian farmers intend to plant more wheat and less canola in 2025, according to the first survey-based estimates for the upcoming growing season from Statistics Canada released March 12. Area seeded to corn, oats and peas is also expected to rise, while soybeans, barley and lentils are forecast to lose acres.
Professor in Weed Management appointed
Dr. Isabelle Aicklen has been appointed the new Ontario Bean Growers (OBG) Professor in Weed Management. The announcement was made March 7 by the University of Guelph’s Ontario Agricultural College […] Read more
New uses for agriculture drones and their data
Operators are measuring everything from methane to feed bunks
Operators are measuring everything from methane to feed bunks as uses expand for agriculture drones. TerraNova UAV talked about new uses at the London Farm Show 2025.
Cold plasma shows promise as seed treatment
Fourth state of matter showed to slow growth of fall armyworm, boost plant development
A University of Arkansas study showed cold plasma shows promise as a seed treatment against fall armyworm and promoted rice plant development.
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