Crops
The report noted an internal rate of return of 14.9 per cent for the centre’s key stakeholders, producing a benefit-cost ratio of 10.8.
Crops
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New pulse varieties incoming
Limagrain has some small red lentil varieties ready for commercialization, Benzon Lorenzana, the company’s head of cereals and pulse research for North America, said during the Ag in Motion show.
Bayer offers up new herbicide combo to dog resistant weeds early
Bayer launches Huskie, a new herbicide blend.
Alberta crop conditions steady at 74 per cent good-to-excellent
Warm temperatures helped keep crop conditions well above average in Alberta during the week ended July 9, although heat stress could become a concern without cooler temperatures and more precipitation in the weeks ahead, according to the latest provincial crop report.
Cereals withstood storms better: CCHA
Approximately 1,000 crop damage claims made from storms between June 23 and July 1
“Numerous early season storms have resulted in a number of claims for the industry,” CCHA Chairman Scott McQueen of Palliser Insurance said in a statement. “Cereals have generally fared better as many were hit in the grassy stages of development and minimal damage to the plant was caused with environmental conditions being favourable so that crops that were hit by hail are able to recover.”
Considerations for the right place for manure
OMAFRA Field Crop Report for the week of July 8
When it costs more to apply manure to high fertility fields than the manure is worth, it may be time to consider other options. Fertilizer is expensive. Anyone growing crops […] Read more
Merging greenhouse and vertical farm advantages innovations
Interius Farms won the 2024 University of Guelph pitch competition
Interius Farms, a company that brings vertical farming technology to greenhouses, won the 2024 University of Guelph Agri-Tech Pitch Competition. The company was one of five selected to pitch their […] Read more
Saskatchewan Crop Report: Warm conditions advancing crop development
Warm and mostly dry conditions across Saskatchewan helped crops advance in their development during the week ended July 8, according to the latest provincial report.
S-Cap invests $23.55 million into horticulture to boost competitiveness
Horticulture research and innovation is getting a $23.55 million boost from the federal and provincial governments. The multi-year Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (S-CAP) investment will increase Vineland Research and Innovation […] Read more
BASF to close two glufosinate production sites
BASF plans to shut down two sites in Germany that are part of its production network for the glufosinate-ammonium weed killer, the German chemicals group said on Wednesday.
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