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Crops

A future without glyphosate in Ontario?

Experts weigh in on what reducing or losing glyphosate could mean for crop systems

By Sarah McGoldrick July 8, 2025
Experts weigh in on what reducing or losing glyphosate could mean for crop systems in Ontario.

Waterhemp is a good example of 
how the mechanism responsible for herbicide resistance can be quite variable.
Crops

Have weed control recommendations been too simplistic?

By Matt McIntosh January 24, 2025
How weeds develop resistance to chemical controls is complex – so complex that veteran weed scientist Peter Sikkema wonders whether the herbicide advice he has provided to growers throughout his career has been too general.

File photo of a lentil crop before harvest in Saskatchewan. (Bobloblaw/iStock/Getty Images)
News

Saskatchewan Pulse Growers invest in weed research

By Phil Franz-Warkentin December 11, 2024
The Saskatchewan Pulse Growers have announced plans to invest $3.67 million in five new weed science research projects.

Will agricultural weeds claim the upper hand in a changing climate?
Crops

Will agricultural weeds claim the upper hand in a changing climate?

By University of Illinois December 6, 2024
Univeristy of Illinois researchers analyzed 30 years worth of data from the U.S. corn belt on crop performance and herbicide use. They found on average air temperatures below 18.9 C or above 25 C made fomesafen, glyphosate and mesotrione less effective on waterhemp, giant foxtail and morning glory species.

A weed destruction system, to mount on the rear of combines, that uses a specific spectrum of light, is being developed through a partnership between Redekop and Global Neighbor Inc.
Machinery

New light system destroys weed seeds at the combine

Redekop working with U.S. company on system that works on smaller combines

By Scott Garvey August 14, 2024
A weed destruction system, to mount on the rear of combines, that uses a specific spectrum of light, is being developed through a partnership between Redekop and Global Neighbor Inc. […] Read more


Autonomous weeding robot
Crops, Machinery

Autonomous robot prototype removes weeds from leafy crops

Canadian-built weeding robot prototype continues to develop in testing at Holland Marsh

By Diana Martin August 8, 2024
The Canadian Nexus La Chèvre autonomous weed removal system is showing promise in leafy crops such as lettuce and spinach.

Herbicide resistance discussion panel at the Bayer Crop Science booth at Ag in Motion on Tuesday, July 16. Left to right: Ashley Smith (moderator), Rory Cranston, Chris Mansiere, Shaun Sharpe, Corey Loessin.
Crops

From AIM: How do we keep ahead of herbicide resistance?

By Don Norman July 17, 2024
Proactive thinking and strategies are needed to protect chemical modes of action until new crop protection tools can hit the market, Ag in Motion 2024 attendees hear at Bayer Crop Science panel on herbicide resistance.

The “Off the Beaten Path” tour highlighted the multi-year research underway by several companies
News

Off the ‘slightly muddier’ beaten path at Discovery Farm

By Phil Franz-Warkentin July 16, 2024
The "Off the Beaten Path" demonstration tour presented by BMO at the Ag in Motion farm show July 16-18, highlighted the multi-year research underway by several companies at the 610-acre site, with the improved moisture levels in 2024 helping provide new data for the ongoing projects.


A mild winter led winter annuals like fleabane to get to be way too big for labelled rates for some farmers in southern Ontario.
Crops, News

May-June sees low pest pressure in Southern Ontario

Mild winter and wet spring make weeds and varroa mite a higher concern

By Matt McIntosh July 8, 2024
A mild winter increased concerns about increased pest pressures for spring and early summer, but according to several agronomists, harmful insects have not been a widespread issue. Aphids and spider […] Read more

Greg Stewart of Geco Agriculture
Crops, News

Smart system can predict where weeds will grow

AI-driven tool uses field imagery and crop data to allows growers to apply targeted control

By Lilian Schaer July 4, 2024
Keeping weeds under control is a seemingly never-ending chore for farmers, requiring consistent investments of time and money. But what if there was a tool that could predict where weeds […] Read more

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