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RealAg Radio: Pulse tariffs, a cow/calf survey, and managing micronutrients, Sept 17, 2024
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Thanks for tuning in to this Tuesdays with Lyndsey edition of RealAg Radio brought to you by Nufarm’s Valtera EZ and Fierce EZ fall applied herbicides! Host Lyndsey Smith is joined by: Courtney Stephenson for a spotlight interview for Nufarm talking about Valtera and Fierce EZ; Greg Cherewyk with Pulse Canada about the removal of... Read More…
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RealAg Radio: Pulse tariffs, a cow/calf survey, and managing micronutrients, Sept 17, 2024
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Thanks for tuning in to this Tuesdays with Lyndsey edition of RealAg Radio brought to you by Nufarm’s Valtera EZ and Fierce EZ fall applied herbicides! Host Lyndsey Smith is joined by: Courtney Stephenson for a spotlight interview for Nufarm talking about Valtera and Fierce EZ; Greg Cherewyk with Pulse Canada about the removal of... Read More…
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Bayer offers new trait defence against corn pests
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Corn growers in eastern Canada have a new tool in their pest management toolbox with the registration of VT4PRO with RNAi technology from Bayer Crop Science. The company says the trait will deliver the latest in corn rootworm defence, with above-ground control and effective root protection, providing a broad spectrum of defence for growers against.…
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Bayer offers new trait defence against corn pests
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Corn growers in eastern Canada have a new tool in their pest management toolbox with the registration of VT4PRO with RNAi technology from Bayer Crop Science. The company says the trait will deliver the latest in corn rootworm defence, with above-ground control and effective root protection, providing a broad spectrum of defence for growers against.…
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Pulse School: Pea aphids, nesting dolls, and economic thresholds
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Children have enjoyed playing with nesting dolls for years and years. You know the ones — where opening one doll leads to finding another, smaller doll inside. What does a delightful children’s toy have to do with pea aphids in lentil crops? Let’s explain. Pea aphids are parthenogenic and much like the beloved nesting dolls,... Read More…
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Pulse School: Pea aphids, nesting dolls, and economic thresholds
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Children have enjoyed playing with nesting dolls for years and years. You know the ones — where opening one doll leads to finding another, smaller doll inside. What does a delightful children’s toy have to do with pea aphids in lentil crops? Let’s explain. Pea aphids are parthenogenic and much like the beloved nesting dolls,... Read More…
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New Holland rolling out CR10 combine for 2025 harvest
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Following on the heels of the introduction of its CR11 combine launch at Agritechnica in 2023, New Holland is now making many of the features from that flagship model available on its new companion CR10 combine. New Holland unveiled its CR10 at the Farm Progress Show at Boone, Iowa. In this report, New Holland cash... Read More…
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New Holland rolling out CR10 combine for 2025 harvest
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Following on the heels of the introduction of its CR11 combine launch at Agritechnica in 2023, New Holland is now making many of the features from that flagship model available on its new companion CR10 combine. New Holland unveiled its CR10 at the Farm Progress Show at Boone, Iowa. In this report, New Holland cash... Read More…
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The Agronomists, Ep 167: Mighty micronutrients with Aaron Breimer and Lyle Cowell
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Strange colours, whip tail ends, and misshapen leaves can all point to one thing: a micronutrient deficiency. While not overly common, a micronutrient deficient area of a field usually goes from not good to very bad very quickly. To unpack what micronutrient trouble to expect, how to identify different issues, and how and when to... Read More…
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The Agronomists, Ep 167: Mighty micronutrients with Aaron Breimer and Lyle Cowell
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Strange colours, whip tail ends, and misshapen leaves can all point to one thing: a micronutrient deficiency. While not overly common, a micronutrient deficient area of a field usually goes from not good to very bad very quickly. To unpack what micronutrient trouble to expect, how to identify different issues, and how and when to... Read More…
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The long road to a return of widespread farm profitability
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A report by Capstone Partners outlines what it will take for widespread farm profitability to return to North American agriculture and how long it may take. Those hoping for a quick reversal of the downward market and profitability trend are likely to be disappointed, as some estimates puts a return to much better financial times... Read More…
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The long road to a return of widespread farm profitability
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A report by Capstone Partners outlines what it will take for widespread farm profitability to return to North American agriculture and how long it may take. Those hoping for a quick reversal of the downward market and profitability trend are likely to be disappointed, as some estimates puts a return to much better financial times... Read More…
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RealAg Radio: Pea aphids in lentils, soil sampling, and planting winter wheat, Sept 16, 2024
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Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio. Host Shaun Haney is joined by: RealAgriculture’s in-house agronomist Peter Johnson to discuss variability in the edible bean crop, seeding winter wheat, and more; Also hear from Jason Casselman with Canola Council of Canada on soil sampling; Sean Prager with the University of...…
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RealAg Radio: Pea aphids in lentils, soil sampling, and planting winter wheat, Sept 16, 2024
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Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio. Host Shaun Haney is joined by: RealAgriculture’s in-house agronomist Peter Johnson to discuss variability in the edible bean crop, seeding winter wheat, and more; Also hear from Jason Casselman with Canola Council of Canada on soil sampling; Sean Prager with the University of...…
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Corn School: Tackling field variability at harvest
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As the 2024 Ontario corn crop races to the finish line with help from a late summer stretch of hot weather, growers are now seeing the challenges created by spring planting conditions and pest and disease pressures. In some parts of the province, growers were able to get corn in the ground in late April,... Read More…
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Corn School: Tackling field variability at harvest
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As the 2024 Ontario corn crop races to the finish line with help from a late summer stretch of hot weather, growers are now seeing the challenges created by spring planting conditions and pest and disease pressures. In some parts of the province, growers were able to get corn in the ground in late April,... Read More…
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Wheat School: Mapping the true yield potential of western wheat
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With so many factors going into yields, it can be difficult to know whether farmers are reaching the potential of their wheat seed. It can be even more difficult to figure out how to increase yields and whether those increases can be accomplished through management decisions. Dr. Brian Beres, research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food... Rea…
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Wheat School: Mapping the true yield potential of western wheat
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With so many factors going into yields, it can be difficult to know whether farmers are reaching the potential of their wheat seed. It can be even more difficult to figure out how to increase yields and whether those increases can be accomplished through management decisions. Dr. Brian Beres, research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food... Rea…
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RealAg on the Weekend: Feed testing, mental wellness, and beef export demands, Sept 14, 2024
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Thanks for tuning into RealAg on the Weekend! Guest host Lyndsey Smith is joined by: Kristin Thompson with Beef Cattle Research Council on the ins and outs of feed testing; Hear a spotlight interview with Karl Wyant for Nutrien eKonomics; Shari Laventure on SaskAg Matters; and, Anne Wasko with the Gateway Livestock Exchange for the... Read More…
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RealAg on the Weekend: Feed testing, mental wellness, and beef export demands, Sept 14, 2024
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Thanks for tuning into RealAg on the Weekend! Guest host Lyndsey Smith is joined by: Kristin Thompson with Beef Cattle Research Council on the ins and outs of feed testing; Hear a spotlight interview with Karl Wyant for Nutrien eKonomics; Shari Laventure on SaskAg Matters; and, Anne Wasko with the Gateway Livestock Exchange for the... Read More…
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RealAg Radio: DJI drones, profits and productivity, and duties on herbicide imports, Sept 13, 2024
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Thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio. Lyndsey Smith takes over the host seat today and is joined by RealAg’s Kelvin Heppner, and Ontario farmer and podcast host Andrew Campbell for the RealAg Issues Panel. They discuss a number of topics including: An update on China’s anti-dumping investigation into Canadian canola;... Read …
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RealAg Radio: DJI drones, profits and productivity, and duties on herbicide imports, Sept 13, 2024
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Thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio. Lyndsey Smith takes over the host seat today and is joined by RealAg’s Kelvin Heppner, and Ontario farmer and podcast host Andrew Campbell for the RealAg Issues Panel. They discuss a number of topics including: An update on China’s anti-dumping investigation into Canadian canola;... Read …
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Beef Market Update: Markets return to seasonal trends
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Seasonality is a big part of the conversation in this week’s Beef Market Update with Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange. In the last few years, the markets have been trending towards higher prices; however, as we start to steady out we are likely to start seeing a little more seasonality return to the cattle... Read More…
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Beef Market Update: Markets return to seasonal trends
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Seasonality is a big part of the conversation in this week’s Beef Market Update with Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange. In the last few years, the markets have been trending towards higher prices; however, as we start to steady out we are likely to start seeing a little more seasonality return to the cattle... Read More…
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RealAg Radio: Advantages of composting manure, setting the combine, and light oats, Sept 12, 2024
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Thanks for tuning in to this Thursday edition of RealAg Radio’s Farmer Rapid Fire, brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada! Host Shaun Haney checks in with: Ken Schaus of Bruce County, Ont.; Riley Anderson of Red River Valley, Man,; Kris Mayerle of Tisdale, Sask.; and, Todd Hames of Marwayne, Alta. Also hear from eastern... Read More…
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RealAg Radio: Advantages of composting manure, setting the combine, and light oats, Sept 12, 2024
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Thanks for tuning in to this Thursday edition of RealAg Radio’s Farmer Rapid Fire, brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada! Host Shaun Haney checks in with: Ken Schaus of Bruce County, Ont.; Riley Anderson of Red River Valley, Man,; Kris Mayerle of Tisdale, Sask.; and, Todd Hames of Marwayne, Alta. Also hear from eastern... Read More…
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Wheat School: Five planting tips for great winter wheat
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It’s time to plant winter wheat and we’ve asked Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson to give us his top five planting recommendations on this episode of RealAgriculture’s Wheat School. Planting date is at the top of Johnson’s tip list. When it comes to planting date there are no shortcuts, he says. Hitting that optimum window is... Read More…
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Wheat School: Five planting tips for great winter wheat
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It’s time to plant winter wheat and we’ve asked Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson to give us his top five planting recommendations on this episode of RealAgriculture’s Wheat School. Planting date is at the top of Johnson’s tip list. When it comes to planting date there are no shortcuts, he says. Hitting that optimum window is... Read More…
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Holos model aims to answer the “what if” of on-farm GHGs and soil carbon changes
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In the last few years, the push to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) across several sectors has increased. In 2022, the Government of Canada released their 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan. While this plan includes many different industries — transportation and oil and gas, to name a few, agriculture is also on the list. One of... Read More…
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Holos model aims to answer the “what if” of on-farm GHGs and soil carbon changes
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In the last few years, the push to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) across several sectors has increased. In 2022, the Government of Canada released their 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan. While this plan includes many different industries — transportation and oil and gas, to name a few, agriculture is also on the list. One of... Read More…
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Patience, La Niña’s impact key to pricing soybeans this fall
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There isn’t really any more crop in storage than is average for this time of year, says Steve Kell, grain merchandiser with Kell Grain; however, current prices and price outlooks has many farmers less than enthused about pricing ’24 crop. Kell notes that prices are 25 per cent lower than last year at this time,... Read More…
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Patience, La Niña’s impact key to pricing soybeans this fall
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Favourable fall weather likely to give way to less-than-fine winter
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More moisture for the west and less for the east sounds like a really nice fall forecast and that’s quite likely what we’ll get in Canada, says Matt Makens of Makens Weather. Makens says that decent harvest weather is likely in store for Ontario, which is good because there are plenty of corn and beans... Read More…
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Favourable fall weather likely to give way to less-than-fine winter
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More moisture for the west and less for the east sounds like a really nice fall forecast and that’s quite likely what we’ll get in Canada, says Matt Makens of Makens Weather. Makens says that decent harvest weather is likely in store for Ontario, which is good because there are plenty of corn and beans... Read More…
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4R strategies help optimize corn nitrogen investment
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Iowa farmers expect to harvest a good corn crop this fall but spring germination issues will likely keep it from topping 2023 crop yields, says Nutrien Ag Solutions crop consultant Jeff Hink. In this report from the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, Hink takes a look at how growers in the state are changing... Read More…
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4R strategies help optimize corn nitrogen investment
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Iowa farmers expect to harvest a good corn crop this fall but spring germination issues will likely keep it from topping 2023 crop yields, says Nutrien Ag Solutions crop consultant Jeff Hink. In this report from the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, Hink takes a look at how growers in the state are changing... Read More…
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RealAg Radio: Key metrics, a weather forecast, and a look at the grain markets, Sept 11, 2024
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Thanks for tuning in to this Wednesday edition of RealAg Radio, brought to you by Bayer Crop Science Canada and DEKALB Coat of Farms. Host Lyndsey Smith is joined by: Matt Makens with Makens Weather on remainder of the fall forecast and a peak into a winter forecast; Steve Kell with Kell Grain on the... Read More…
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RealAg Radio: Key metrics, a weather forecast, and a look at the grain markets, Sept 11, 2024
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Thanks for tuning in to this Wednesday edition of RealAg Radio, brought to you by Bayer Crop Science Canada and DEKALB Coat of Farms. Host Lyndsey Smith is joined by: Matt Makens with Makens Weather on remainder of the fall forecast and a peak into a winter forecast; Steve Kell with Kell Grain on the... Read More…
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Farmers, landowners are “unwilling hosts” to mystery land development in Wilmot Township
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The pressure is on for the Ontario government to back away from a land deal that would see 770 acres of farmland turned into a yet-to-be-determined industrial development. Hundreds of citizens in Wilmot Township near Kitchener, Ont., have posted signs and signed petitions proclaiming they are “unwilling hosts” to the planned development. Farmers — …
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Farmers, landowners are “unwilling hosts” to mystery land development in Wilmot Township
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The pressure is on for the Ontario government to back away from a land deal that would see 770 acres of farmland turned into a yet-to-be-determined industrial development. Hundreds of citizens in Wilmot Township near Kitchener, Ont., have posted signs and signed petitions proclaiming they are “unwilling hosts” to the planned development. Farmers — …
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Sept 11: Residue spread, modes of action, yield reports, and clipping clover
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It’s time for another episode of Wheat Pete’s Word! On this episode, host Peter Johnson has a plan for letting clover grow as long as possible without sacrificing weed control, he explains why plants in the residue swath need more N, and why cereal rye is an answer to fleabane, not THE answer. Have a... Read More…
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Sept 11: Residue spread, modes of action, yield reports, and clipping clover
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It’s time for another episode of Wheat Pete’s Word! On this episode, host Peter Johnson has a plan for letting clover grow as long as possible without sacrificing weed control, he explains why plants in the residue swath need more N, and why cereal rye is an answer to fleabane, not THE answer. Have a... Read More…
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SaskAg Matters makes mental health supports accessible for Saskatchewan farmers
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Any farmer can tell you that farming has some very real challenges. The many hours spent alone in a tractor, the sudden disappointment of pests and disease, and being subject to changing environmental conditions can lead to a level of stress that most people outside of agriculture will never fully be able to fathom. So... Read More…
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SaskAg Matters makes mental health supports accessible for Saskatchewan farmers
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RealAg Radio: Fall weed control, farmland grab, and a focus on mental health, Sept 10, 2024
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Thanks for tuning in to this Tuesdays with Lyndsey edition of RealAg Radio. Host Lyndsey Smith is joined by: Kevin Thomason on an Ontario farmland grab and the Fight For Farmland; Hear spotlight interview with Dave Gallant for Canadian Canola Growers Association; A clip from The Agronomists on fall weed control with Rob Miller and... Read More…
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RealAg Radio: Fall weed control, farmland grab, and a focus on mental health, Sept 10, 2024
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Thanks for tuning in to this Tuesdays with Lyndsey edition of RealAg Radio. Host Lyndsey Smith is joined by: Kevin Thomason on an Ontario farmland grab and the Fight For Farmland; Hear spotlight interview with Dave Gallant for Canadian Canola Growers Association; A clip from The Agronomists on fall weed control with Rob Miller and... Read More…
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Corn School: Managing late-arriving tar spot
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Field research shows that the best time to tackle tar spot with a fungicide is the VT/RI stage of corn development — when the tassel is visible and silks are emerging. That’s the case again this year, says Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness plant pathologist Albert Tenuta. He’s been testing fungicide treatments to... Read More…
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Corn School: Managing late-arriving tar spot
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Field research shows that the best time to tackle tar spot with a fungicide is the VT/RI stage of corn development — when the tassel is visible and silks are emerging. That’s the case again this year, says Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness plant pathologist Albert Tenuta. He’s been testing fungicide treatments to... Read More…
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The Successors, Ep 20: Farm fresh, whole grains from the field to the kitchen
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Sarah Strautman didn’t just have to navigate learning to parent; her motherhood journey included having to figure out how to nourish her kids who had food sensitivities. What started as finding safe foods for her kids to eat, ended up leading her on a whole-food journey, from field to plate and features some neat products,... Read More…
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The Successors, Ep 20: Farm fresh, whole grains from the field to the kitchen
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Sarah Strautman didn’t just have to navigate learning to parent; her motherhood journey included having to figure out how to nourish her kids who had food sensitivities. What started as finding safe foods for her kids to eat, ended up leading her on a whole-food journey, from field to plate and features some neat products,... Read More…
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