Soil tests assess the potential availability of nutrients under optimal conditions. In contrast, tissue tests indicate actual uptake under variable field conditions.
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Taking the mystery out of soil and tissue tests
Agronomists, soil scientists on what they offer, and what the differences between the tests are
Expanding Ontario’s native seed production
Current supply of native seed species won’t match future demand
The 2024 Southern Ontario Seed Strategy was created to address the lack of native seeds for Carolinian species in Ontario.
Video: Monarch electric tractor now available in Canada
The tractor is autonomous as well as electric, making it useful for vineyards, orchards and dairy barns
The Monarch tractor is autonomous as well as electric, making it useful for vineyards, orchards and dairy barns. It is now available in Canada through Haggerty Ag Robotics.
Metos Dropsight checks sprayer droplet desposition
The technology creates a report using a tracer dye, a light box and an app
Metos Dropsight technology creates a report on spray deposition using a tracer dye, a light box and an app.
What is Europe’s Nature Restoration Law?
Where it came from, what it will do, and how farmers are affected
The European Union’s Nature Restoration Law will have a profound impact on Europe’s farmers – some of which could be positive.
Unlocking feeding regulation in chicks
Science Notes: University studies physiological mechanisms governing food intake in poultry
Japanese researchers are investigating how feeding mechanisms are regulated within chicks in order to improve feed efficiency.
Wanted: Farmers interested in innovation
Bioenterprise Canada wants farmers to participate in an advisory group to help connect tech innovation to implementation
Bioenterprise Canada is looking for farmers from across the country to join its new farmer innovation advisory group to help innovators and other stakeholders can get a better understanding of farming challenges and solutions that could help on the farm.
Cleaning poultry barns improves disinfection results
There are now on-farm testers to check for how well barn disinfection worked
Arian de Bekker of Neogen says that cleaning poultry barns down to the bare surface means that disinfection products will work better.
History rhymes but doesn’t repeat
Can you take a historical view to understand today’s risks to your farm?
Ontario farmers are facing a lot of uncertainty, but that’s nothing new, and they can learn lessons from taking a historical perspective.
Students weigh in on what matters to them in agriculture
Canada’s Agriculture Day in Ottawa sees engagement from farm management, political science students
Farm consolidation, lack of financial supports and agriculture-inclusive education streams are some of the most important issues university students shared during the Future of Food conference in Ottawa.