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.

Weed research professorship receives funds

Ontario Bean Growers, anonymous donor contribute $2 million to ensure position continues

The Ontario Bean Growers are helping fund a Weed Management Professorship position based at the Ridgetown campus of the University of Guelph.  “With the retirement of Dr. Peter Sikkema in […] Read more


Glyphosate-resistant kochia.

The silver bullet that wasn’t

Science Notes: Glyphosate’s declining weed control over 25 years

It has been a quarter century since corn and soybeans were engineered to withstand the withering mists of the herbicide glyphosate. Initially heralded as a “silver bullet” for weed control, […] Read more




Counting the stems and tillers is important and will provide a better assessment of accuracy in seeding.

Take time to assess winter wheat stands

Scouting can indicate how the crop is progressing and management steps going forward

Mid- to late-fall on the farm is often fraught with too many jobs, but taking time to assess winter wheat stands can augment the bottom line by diagnosing issues that […] Read more



File photo of palmer amaranth — the taller yellowish plants — infesting a U.S. cotton field. (Photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Palmer amaranth pops back up in Ontario

Weed infamous in U.S. for multiple herbicide resistances

A single plant that showed up this summer on the edge of a southwestern Ontario cornfield is cause for concern among Canadian farmers, weed specialists warn. Writing Monday in the […] Read more