Hot, dry summer cuts into Ontario potato yields

Hot, dry summer cuts into Ontario potato yields

While heat stress and storage issues remain a concern, recent rainfall and cooler nights could improve harvest quality

Ontario’s record-breaking summer heat and drought could cut potato yields by between 20 and 50 per cent in some fields but cooler nights and rainfall may help salvage harvest quality.



Researcher Amélie Gaudin says severe weather conditions becoming more normal and the agriculture sector must adapt to these conditions.

Rotational advantages

More is uncovered about the long-term benefits of crop rotation

It’s one thing to have research projects geared to the long-term effects of crop rotation, but it’s quite another to have research data that stretches across a wide geographic area, […] Read more



Tillsonburg-area crop farmer Greg Vermeersch stands in a plot of twin-row winter barley following the emergence of relay-cropped soybeans that were planted between the barley in the spring of 2021.

Small grains in the mix can pay dividends

EFAO session explores benefits of having small grains in crop rotation

The benefits of adding small grains to a crop rotation were explored Dec. 1 in the first of a five-part series hosted by the Ontario version of the federally supported […] Read more

There are consistent yield benefits for following crops when wheat is in a rotation.

Finding the tools to build soil

Intensifying wheat production can help make the soil-building crop more profitable

Wheat and cover crops may not be the most profitable of cash cows, but the indirect benefits to grain growers’ bottom lines are significant.  Keeping winter wheat in the rotation, […] Read more