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Professor in Weed Management appointed

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Dr. Isabelle Aicklen has been appointed the new Ontario Bean Growers (OBG) Professor in Weed Management. The announcement was made March 7 by the University of Guelph’s Ontario Agricultural College (OAC). Dr. Aicklen will be based at the University’s Ridgetown Campus where her research will directly benefit Ontario’s bean growers by identifying innovative and sustainable […] Read more
The countdown to the lockdown deadline set by the railways runs out at one minute past midnight tonight. Photo: stu99/iStock/Getty Images
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Canada’s rail freight traffic at full stop

Ontario Bean Growers calls the lack of government intervention in rail labour dispute as a 'black eye to our industry'

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Canada’s freight rail traffic has ground to a halt after the country’s two largest railways have locked out workers after failed labour negotiations. The simultaneous lockout by both Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Kansas City railway took effect at 12:01 a.m. this morning. In a statement Aug. 20, the Ontario Bean Growers called the […] Read more
L to R: University of Guelph Dean John Cranfield; Brett Shepard, Ridgetown Campus; Chris Gillard, researcher; Jamie Payton, OBG Acting Chair; Ryan Koeslag, Ontario Bean Growers’ Executive Director.
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Funds will ensure weed research professorship continues at U of G

Ontario Bean Growers, anonymous donor contribute $2 million

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The Ontario Bean Growers are helping to fund a Weed Management Professorship position based at the Ridgetown campus of the University of Guelph.   “With the retirement of Dr. Peter Sikkema in 2024 this funding will not only ensure weed research continues for dry beans but will also support the Huron Research Station for the next […] Read more
A dry bean research plot at the Huron Research Station.
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Desiccant options continue to decline for dry beans

Use of chemicals on dry beans increasingly depends on requirements of end users

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Ontario dry bean growers continue to search for alternatives to use as a desiccant after buyers rejected the further use of glyphosate as a pre-harvest burndown in 2019. Limitations on other chemicals are beginning to follow. Why it matters: Farmers need to be vigilant on weed control with dry and edible beans as desiccant restrictions […] Read more
White beans are among the dry beans covered by Ontario Bean Growers research.
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Bean growers head laments drop in research funding

Farmer groups say there is more competition for dwindling funds given for shorter durations

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Days before a new intake of applications for funding under the federal-provincial Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP), the executive director of Ontario Bean Growers (OBG) has expressed frustration with what he described as a decade-long regression in government support for agricultural research in Canada. Ryan Koeslag made the comments days before a new intake of applications […] Read more
Ontario edible bean production well above StatsCan estimates: grower group
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Ontario edible bean production well above StatsCan estimates: grower group

Numbers from Agricorp show the acres planted in edible beans to be much higher

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Ontario bean growers are voicing skepticism of Statistics Canada’s Aug. 31 bean production estimates. Why it matters: Accurate crop forecasts can help smooth the steeper ups and downs in the markets by providing crop production intelligence and avoiding surprises. Estimates by the Ontario Bean Growers organization, suggest farmers are poised to harvest about 101,495 tonnes this […] Read more
Peter Sikkema told edible bean growers that 2,4-D is a glyphosate-resistant Canada fleabane control option, if the treatment is registered.
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Edible bean growers could get more weed control options

Ridgetown College research shows that older chemistries can help control glyphosate-resistant weeds in strip till

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When the Weed Society of America challenged its members to evaluate weed pressure on field crops, Peter Sikkema found that in Ontario edible beans were most challenged by weed pressure. “The crop I work on that is most affected by weed interference is dry beans,” the professor at University of Guelph’s Ridgetown campus said at […] Read more

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