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Managing waterhemp

EARLY RESULTS SHOW SOLUTIONS

April 2022 - ONLY A DECADE ago, waterhemp was a sporadic problem in a handful of fields in southwestern Ontario. Today, it’s Ontario’s fastest-growing problem weed. A prolific seed-producer with significant genetic diversity, waterhemp is the first weed…
Oats to oatmeal

A LOOK AT BREEDING AND PRODUCING OATS

April 2022 - WHEN THINKING OF oats, oatmeal, feed, and cover crops come to mind. Weikai Yan, oat breeder at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in Ottawa, works to develop oat varieties that can be used in both feed…
Vetch control in corn

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

April 2022 - HISTORICALLY, POST-EMERGENT applications of Callisto + Aatrex 480, dicamba (e.g. Engenia/Xtendimax) or Distinct have provided the best top-growth control of tufted vetch (Vicia cracca) in corn. A trial was conducted in 2021 to evaluate tufted…
Writing Canada’s sustainability story

CANADA’S SUSTAINABILITY SCORECARD

April 2022 - THE 2021 FOOD Sustainability Index, developed by Economist Impact with the support of the Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition Foundation (BCFN), ranked Canada third globally in terms of sustainable food production. While the score…
Improved stress tolerance

ACHIEVING OAT KERNEL FILL

March 2022 - IT IS COMMON knowledge that stressed plants will not achieve optimum performance or yield. But what does stress actually do to a plant? New oat research results have found a direct link between how plant…
Changes

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

March 2022 - OVER THE PAST two years we have become used to change — changing work environments, changing public health protocols, changing markets and supply chains. We have learned to adapt and as a result we have…
Employee retention

CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS

March 2022 - (J.M.) HOW CAN I BUILD AND RETAIN THE RIGHT TEAM OF EMPLOYEES FOR MY FARM BUSINESS? (I.M.) It’s tough to be an employer in today’s tight labour market. Especially as people adjust to so many…
The value of soil health

MEASURING THE BENEFITS OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES

March 2022 - ESTABLISHING A DIVERSE crop rotation is thought to be a strategy that farmers can use to improve soil health. But what are the environmental and economic benefits of the ecosystem services provided by diverse systems?…
Mental health plan

DEVELOPING PRIORITIES

March 2022 - BUSINESS PLANS ARE a smart move on the part of any individual who decides to take the leap into entrepreneurship. However, one plan that is not as common in regular business management books is a…
Split apply nitrogen?

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

March 2022 - SHOULD I SPLIT apply nitrogen in winter wheat? SOME THOUGHT PROCESSES TO CONSIDER …. SINGLE APPLICATIONS Convenient, low application costs – only one pass Can produce high yields if lodging risk and Nitrogen (N) losses…