Crown rust conundrum
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ALTERNATE HOSTS THREATEN RESISTANCE LONGEVITY SOME GROWERS ARE most familiar with oats as a cover crop but crown rust doesn’t discriminate — whether for pony oats, human consumption, or as cover crop, this disease can…
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Cropside: Low soil K and weed control
AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS
- SOILS THAT TEST “low” in potassium can negatively affect weed control in soybean. When soils test low for potassium (K), soybean plants will express deficiency symptoms that reduce canopy closer and allow more weeds to… -
Research roundup
- FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH High linoleic soybean oil now available for product trials Lilian Schaer, Soy 20/20 High linoleic soybean oil from a new Ontario soybean variety under development at… -
Biosecurity for grain
FARM PRACTICES MAY INTRODUCE OR SPREAD PESTS
- WHILE MOST PRODUCERS recognize the importance of having good biosecurity plans and practices for livestock, biosecurity practices as they relate to grain aren’t as common. It’s tough to control the way the wind blows or… -
Next generation biotech
- UNLOCKING CRISPR’S POTENTIAL FOR AGRICULTURE TWO SCIENTISTS, JENNIFER Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier, have invented a new technology for editing genomes, a technique called CRISPR-Cas9, which could be used not only to cure human diseases, but… -
Resources for plant health
- NEW APPS AND E-BOOKS AVAILABLE FOR FARMERS ONTARIO GRAIN FARMER readers will be familiar with the recently-released Pest Manager app. Launched for iOS in May 2015 (Android and BB10 versions to be released this month),… -
Weathering the storm
- 8 WAYS TO PREPARE FOR LOW PRICES AND TIGHT MARGINS DESCRIBING HIMSELF AS ‘Dr. Doom’, Iowa State professor Chad Hart spent much of the winter farm show season delivering grim economic news for farmers. His… -
GFO Newsletter for March 2016
- GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO NEW DATABASE FOR PBR The Canadian Seed Trade Association has created a new database for Plant Breeder Rights (PBR). The intent of the website is to… -
Business side: Succession law
CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS
- (R.H.) WHAT LEGAL DOCUMENTS ARE IMPORTANT FOR FARM FAMILIES GOING THROUGH A TRANSITION? (R.F.) The top legal concern I encounter in agriculture is a succession planning one, whether it includes the drafting of wills, providing… -
In the news
- NEWS BITES THAT MATTER Documentary explores farmers’ social license The Saskatchewan canola producers’ association, SaskCanola, recently launched a 30-minute, YouTube-hosted documentary exploring famers’ social license. Called “License to Farm,” this concise discussion features farmers, scientists,…