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An IPM control strategy for dog strangling vine

Once established, dog strangling vine is extremely difficult to control. Biological control through a leaf-feeding caterpillar helps, but herbicide is necessary. What herbicides are most effective?


Podcast: Recapping the 2020 cereals season in Ontario

Joanna Follings, cereals specialists for the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, recaps the 2020 Ontario cereals season and shares new data for growers to use in the coming years.


Top Crop Summit 2021 Sweepstakes winners announced

Throughout the month of December, we’re giving away 40 passes to the Top Crop Summit, taking place on Feb. 23 and 24, 2021. We’ll draw 10 names each week and announce the results on Tuesdays.
 
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Last week to enter the Top Crop Summit Sweepstakes

Throughout the month of December, we’re giving away 40 passes to the Top Crop Summit, taking place on Feb. 23 and 24, 2021. We’ve drawn 30 winners so far, and there’s one week left to enter. On Dec. 31, we’ll be drawing for the grand prize, including one free Summit pass and a $200 gift card to Best Buy provided by our sponsor, BKT Tires. Enter once per day to increase your chances to win. There’s no time to waste! » Learn more
 
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From wild to wheat

Wheat’s wild relatives are a key source of new disease resistance genes. But finding these genes and moving them into adapted wheat lines are challenging and time-consuming tasks. Sylvie Cloutier, a molecular geneticist with AAFC Ottawa, is leading a national effort to make this pre-breeding work more efficient and increasing access for Canadian breeders to these genes. » Learn more
 

Editorial: The next best thing

Fall always feels like a transitional time: harvest, school, sports and social activities return after the summer break. But summer 2020 was quite different from previous seasons, and this fall comes with even more transitions as we move into the new “normal.” Agriculture might not have been impacted to the degree other industries were, but everyone’s feeling the loss of ag events and field days. » Learn more
 
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