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Winter wheat harvest has been slow to start in Ontario, lagging seven to 14 days behind last year’s progress. Early yield and quality reports have been decent, given the challenging spring conditions.
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The deadline for nominations for the Brigid Rivoire Award for Champions of Agricultural Mental Health is Oct. 11, 2019. The annual award recognizes anyone who contributes to raising awareness and supporting agricultural mental health in their local community.
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Forage-growing regions in central and eastern Ontario currently have high potato leafhopper pressure, while armyworms are proving to be a challenge in districts across northern Ontario.
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With the spotlight on agriculture in the news, Top Crop Manager wants to share a different perspective: yours. For the duration of the season, we want to see your field views. What does being a part of Canadian agriculture look like to you?
The winner will be featured on the cover of our national December issue. Photos will be accepted until October 15, 2019.
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Strip till is the midpoint between no-till and conventional tillage. It produces black, intensely tilled, narrow bands for planting row crops, while leaving undisturbed soil and crop residue between the strips. One Manitoba farm shares how switching to strip till has impacted soil health and yields over time.
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Phosphorus (P) is an important nutrient to encourage early root growth and establishment in crops, but it has low mobility in the soil. Therefore, fertilizer P is usually applied in or near the seed row during seeding. However, with some crops sensitive to injury, researchers looked into whether foliar P fertilization was a better option.
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