Fertilizer Canada, which represents companies that produce and sell fertilizer products, certainly got people’s attention late last month when it said proposed cuts to fertilizer use could cost Canadian farmers […] Read more
Tag Archives crop yields
Opinion: Better framework for fertilizer discussion needed
Assuming a direct correlation between reduced product use and yields is overly simplistic
Mechanism identified to protect crop reproduction from heat stress
Science Notes: Climate change to impact crop yields
As temperatures rise due to global warming, the need to protect plants from stressful conditions has increased. Stress can cause a loss in yield and cause further impact economically. A […] Read more
New online tool provides yield estimates
Tool allows farmers to make appropriate alterations to crop care and marketing
A new web application is designed to provide farmers with more accurate yield forecasts. Crop Metrics is an Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada app that allows farmers to get accurate data […] Read more
Big Ontario corn and soy yields ahead?
Earlier planting and heat and rain when needed have boosted potential harvest yields
[AUDIO: Listen to John Greig, editor of Farmtario, talk with Don Kabbes, general manager of Great Lakes Grain about corn and soybean yield projections.] [UPDATE: Sept. 14, 2020] Ontario is […] Read more
Trade expects mostly smaller crops in StatsCan report
CNS Canada –– Statistics Canada will release its first survey-based Canadian crop production estimates for 2015-16 on Friday, and figures for most major crops are expected to be down compared […] Read more
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