Russia is on track to produce the fourth bumper crop in a row.

Volatile world wheat market, conditions bear close watch

Lower wheat production in Europe and dry conditions in Russia and Ukraine will affect prices

Ontario received average precipitation in March, and temperatures were four to six degrees above normal. Soil and weather conditions are favourable for planting corn and soybeans and planting of row crops is expected to occur seven days earlier than normal. Winter wheat is developing in an optimal environment. Quick lookSoybeans: A historically low carryout of […] Read more






The LENS units are small enough to carry to the field and provide almost instant results from tissue samples.

Quicker tissue test available for corn growers this season

Testing for nutrients takes an in-field turn with newer technology

A nutrient-testing system first used in potatoes will be available for use in corn this year. The Leaf-Evaluated-Nutrient-System (LENS) unit from Picketa Systems, based in Fredericton, N.B., offers growers and crop advisers an efficient and cost-effective testing method for nutrients. The technology has been used in potato crops for the past three growing seasons, and […] Read more


Elevated levels of DON caused by gibberella ear rot in 2018 led to creation of the screening report.

Report can help corn growers plan for DON

Inaugural screening report reviews hybrid susceptibility to producing vomitoxin

The 2018 growing season is remembered for corn damage caused by gibberella ear rot infections and high concentrations of deoxynivalenol (DON). There were discrepancies and frustrations over acceptability of harvested loads. One elevator would reject a load but a second or third might take it, albeit with discounts for varying mycotoxin concentrations. Why it matters: […] Read more