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Topic: soybeans

Assessing grain quality

UPDATE CODE SUPPORTS TRANSPARENCY, CONSISTENCY

October 2023 - DURING THE BUSY harvest season, trucks line up at elevators and ports across the province to deliver Ontario-grown barley, corn, soybeans, oats, and wheat grown by Ontario’s farmers. Known domestically and internationally for supplying consistent,…
Spider mite populations

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

June 2023 - CONFIRMED DIMETHOATE (LAGON® or Cygon®) resistant populations of two-spotted spider mite have been found in Ontario over the last two years from soybeans, dry beans, and other crops, including tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, and strawberries. Research…
Breeding innovations

OAT AND SOYBEAN VARIETY DEVELOPMENT

February 2023 - THE OAT BREEDING program at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Ottawa Research and Development Centre, led by Dr. Weikai Yan, has been working on a project to boost yield, quality, and disease resistance in new oat…
Code of practice updated

INDUSTRY COLLABORATES TO REFRESH STANDARDS

October 2022 - GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO, the Ontario Agri Business Association (OABA), and the Ontario Canola Growers have recently updated the recommended industry Code of Practice for trade in barley, canola, corn, oats, and wheat in Ontario.…
Drought conditions

IMPACT ON CORN AND SOYBEANS

September 2022 - THERE WAS LITTLE moisture to spare through June and the first half of July. How prolonged dry conditions will affect corn and soybean yields this fall will vary based on drought tolerance, the severity of…
No-till soybeans

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

September 2022 - NO-TILL SOYBEAN production has been standard practice for many Ontario growers for decades. It’s a system that lowers production and labour costs, improves soil health, and significantly reduces soil erosion. Past Ontario research has compared…
Pre-harvest herbicides for soybeans

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

September 2021 - HERBICIDES APPLIED TO soybeans pre-harvest are not a weed control cure-all, but they can help ensure a more efficient end to the growing season when weed pressure is high. Mike Cowbrough and Horst Bohner —…
Overcoming obstacles

AGRICULTURAL GROWTH IN BRAZIL

June 2021 - BRAZIL’S PROFIT MARGINS on corn and soybean production are limited by infrastructure and logistic constraints. However, agriculture is an economical hot spot with continued growth despite supply chain issues, unpredictable weather patterns, and large export…
A root-focused mindset

BETTER QUALITY AND HIGHER YIELDS

April 2021 - HEALTHY, PRODUCTIVE RELATIONSHIPS are an important thing — particularly in the plant world. According to Jill Clapperton, a soil scientist and co-founder of the soil health management company Rhizoterra Inc., practices which support better relationships…
Genomics research

CHANGING FIELD CROP RESEARCH

February 2021 - THE LAST FIVE years have been nothing short of spectacular in the progress genomics has made for field crops in Canada,” says Dr. Francois Belzile, Université Laval professor and SoyaGen Project co-leader. That is high…