alfalfa back into the system, going back to some moldboard plowing here or there." Ken Laing, who farms 93 acres of organic vegetables near St. Thomas, agrees. "Getting weeds under control before you get into notill is critical," he says. "Also, realizing that different cover crops will give you different durations of weed control." For conventional farmers, using some of the organic principles could help with herbicideresistant weeds, according to Laing. "If a conventional farmer has herbicideresistant weeds, this system might help them overcome that problem by incorporating cover crops and reducing tillage. And reducing passes is also a big labour saver and time saver," he says. FUTURE OF ORGANIC PRODUCTION "I'm quite bullish about where I see organic production being able to grow across North America," says Israel. "We're seeing more and more biologicals coming on the market, more companies looking at a biological approach to things because they are running out of groups of chemistry to play with, and we're seeing the advent of more automation. I think if we can marry biology with an understanding of increased automation, we're going to have a bright future for organic production." More information on research trials on organic no-till soybean production can be found on OMAFRA's Field Crop News website, www.fieldcropnews.com. l ONTARIO GRAIN FARMER 27 APRIL/MAY 2023 We all know that the more tillage that we do, the more risk of soil erosion and soil health issues, and so there is a really beneficial aspect of being more prudent with our tillage. Bayer is a member of Excellence Through Stewardship® (ETS). Bayer products are commercialized in accordance with ETS Product Launch Stewardship Guidance, and in compliance with Bayer’s Policy for Commercialization of Biotechnology-Derived Plant Products in Commodity Crops. These products have been approved for import into key export markets with functioning regulatory systems. Any crop or material produced from these products can only be exported to, or used, processed or sold in countries where all necessary regulatory approvals have been granted. It is a violation of national and international law to move material containing biotech traits across boundaries into nations where import is not permitted. Growers should talk to their grain handler or product purchaser to confirm their buying position for these products. Excellence Through Stewardship® is a registered trademark of Excellence Through Stewardship. ALWAYS READ AND FOLLOW PESTICIDE LABEL DIRECTIONS. It is a violation of federal law to use any pesticide product other than in accordance with its labeling. NOT ALL formulations of dicamba or glyphosate are approved for in-crop use with products with Roundup Ready 2 Xtend® soybeans. ONLY USE FORMULATIONS THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY LABELLED AND APPROVED FOR SUCH USES. Contact the Pest Management Regulatory Agency with any questions about the approval status of dicamba herbicide products for in-crop use with Roundup Ready 2 Xtend® soybeans or products with XtendFlex® Technology. Roundup Ready® 2 Technology contains genes that confer tolerance to glyphosate. Roundup Ready 2 Xtend® soybeans contains genes that confer tolerance to glyphosate and dicamba. Products with XtendFlex® Technology contains genes that confer tolerance to glyphosate, glufosinate and dicamba. Glyphosate will kill crops that are not tolerant to glyphosate. Dicamba will kill crops that are not tolerant to dicamba. Glufosinate will kill crops that are not tolerant to glufosinate. Contact your local crop protection dealer or call the technical support line at 1-888-283-6847 for recommended Roundup Ready® Xtend Crop System weed control programs. Insect control technology provided by Vip3A is utilized under license from Syngenta Crop Protection AG. Bayer, Bayer Cross, DEKALB and Design®, DEKALB®, RIB Complete®, Roundup Ready 2 Technology and Design™, Roundup Ready 2 Xtend®, Roundup Ready 2 Yield®, Roundup Ready®, SmartStax®, Trecepta® and VT Double PRO® are trademarks of Bayer Group. Agrisure Viptera® is a registered trademark of a Syngenta group company. LibertyLink® and the Water Droplet Design are trademarks of BASF. Used under license. Herculex® is a registered trademark of Dow AgroSciences LLC. Used under license. ©2023 Bayer Group. All rights reserved. THE RIGHT SEED, 16 SEASONS IN A ROW. You might get about 40 chances to grow your yield of dreams, and with each passing season you learn a little bit more about how to make your next one the biggest yet. So when it comes time to choose a seed, choose the one with over a century’s worth of seasons under its belt. Because when you’re making every season count, you need a seed you can count on. THE SEED FOR EVERY SEASON
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