The Field Crop News team, comprised of field crop and pest specialists with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, has recently released three agronomy resources for corn growers.» Read more...
Has COVID-19 taught the agriculture industry how to pivot quickly? Ag editor Bree Rody speaks with ag industry representatives about lessons learned and how it could help producers prepare for “next time.”» Read more...
The Ontario Federation of Agriculture has teamed with Agri-Food Economic Systems to assess the Canadian government’s upcoming carbon tax’s impact on Ontario agriculture and agri-food businesses.» Read more...
A long-term crop rotation experiment in southwestern Ontario is proving to be a gold mine of information about the effects of different rotations on crop productivity and the environment. Now a study led by AAFC-Harrow researcher Craig Drury has extracted some valuable nuggets on the effects of the experiment’s soybean rotations on soil health and crop yields.» Learn more
Across the Prairies, soybean acreage has grown over the last decade. Almost all soybeans grown on the Prairies are glyphosate-resistant varieties. AAFC research scientist Charles Geddes and his research collaborators initiated a five-year project to develop a strategy for integrated weed management in soybean for the Prairies, including various tools for weed control.» Learn more