Soybean production has seen greater prominence in Ontario in the past 15 to 20 years. Agronomics, trait development and better, more intensive management boosted the crop’s performance and it is now the acreage leader among the big three. An announcement from Corteva Agriscience about its Pioneer brand Z-Series soybeans may provide growers with options to […] Read more
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Latest soybean series claims boost in more than yield
Growers in Canada will have limited access to varieties that offer better disease tolerances
White mould mapping project underway
The current goal is to amass a large database for in-depth research on the disease
Until this past growing season, sclerotinia or white mould was third behind soybean cyst nematode and sudden death syndrome as the biggest soybean threats for most of Ontario. It likely ranks higher in eastern areas of the province, where white mould is a near perennial threat to manage, but there are scattered hot spots in […] Read more
White mould troubling for some regions
Mixed impact on soybean crop, but greater damage on dry beans
Wet and warm summer weather brings two things to southwestern Ontario: mosquitoes and disease pressure. Both were abundant during an early September Pioneer soybean plot tour in Essex County. For Emma Epp, certified crop advisor, co-owner of Epp Ag Solutions near Leamington, and host of the plot tour, the main enemy in 2023 has been […] Read more
The latest treatment for white mould in soybeans
Ready for 2023, a new fungicide promotes plant health and protects yield
A crop protection company is launching a new treatment for white mould and sclerotinia. Corteva Agriscience last month announced the launch of Viatude, a new fungicide that targets white mould in soybeans for Eastern Canada and sclerotinia in canola in Western Canada. White mould in Ontario has caused significant yield losses in the past 10 […] Read more
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