Author: Albert Tenuta

August 2017 - IT IS THAT time of year when late season soybean diseases are most noticeable, and therefore, now is an excellent time to scout for disease problems. Make note of which diseases are present and how…

August 2016 - AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO’S CROP SPECIALISTS THE RELATIVELY DRY conditions over most of the province early this summer made for a quick start for Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN). The most obvious sign of SCN infection…

November 2015 - SELECTING THE RIGHT variety or hybrid for your farm is as critical as your crop rotation program plan and is essential for high yields and good quality. Diseases such as corn ear moulds, Northern Corn…

August 2015 - IT IS THAT time of year when late season soybean diseases develop, and although they do occur at other times of the season, they are most apparent when the soybean crop enters the final reproductive…

March 2015 - CORN LEAF DISEASES occur every year across the province. A survey conducted in 2014 by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Ottawa and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs found northern corn leaf…

November 2014 - CONCERN OVER CORN leaf diseases, their identification, and their potential impact on yield has grown over the last two years. Here are the four most prevalent leaf diseases in Ontario. NORTHERN LEAF BLIGHT •    Most…

September 2014 - PHOMOPSIS SEED MOULD is Ontario’s most important soybean seed disease. It is most problematic when the weather conditions at harvest are warm and wet causing delays in harvest. The fungus overwinters in seed and crop…

March 2014 - THE ONTARIO MINISTRY of Agriculture and Food, along with Grain Farmers of Ontario, obtained funding from the Ontario Farm Innovation Program (OFIP) for a joint project with the North Central Soybean Research Program to reduce…

September 2013 - SMALL TO ALMOST non-detectable levels of mould in the field can lead to significant mould problems if they go undetected and are allowed to develop in storage; therefore proper ear mould identification is critical. These…

November 2010 - IDENTIFYING THE CULPRIT behind dead-looking corn can be challenging. Use the following information and photos to help remove the mystery surrounding physiological and disease causing reasons for dead-looking corn. Not all top die back is…