Crops
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 […] Read more
Crops
PMRA plans to reinstate lambda-cy use in feed grain crops
PMRA to update guidance, cancel some uses in fruit
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 […] 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 […] 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.
Tar spot continues on the move in Ontario corn
The disease can be controlled by timely application of fungicides
Tar spot spread across Ontario in 2024, skipping past Toronto and it was also found in Quebec. The fungal disease can have a 20 to 80 bushel impact on corn yields.
Researchers scramble to understand verticillium in Canada
Disease is a relative newcomer to Canada and has been the subject of little research globally
Justine Cornelson of BrettYoung Seeds says verticillium is one reason Manitoba saw disappointing canola yields last year. The disease needs to be the subject of more research, since little has been done to date.
Manitoba Ag Days: ‘Political manipulations’ hold back canola – analyst
If global politics, tariffs and uncertainty were magically removed from the market, canola prices in Canada would likely be $1.50 per bushel higher, says a veteran markets analyst.
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