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FCC's annual Farmland Values Report now available

The report, which provides an annual look at the regional land value trends across Canada, shows farmland values continued to rise despite last year’s challenges, including extreme weather and supply chain disruptions.


Possible impact of Russian invasion on food security

Oil and food prices are rising because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and so are the prices of fertilizer. Those increased prices could have dire effects, including malnutrition, said University of Guelph’s Manish Raizada.


OSCIA names Woody Van Arkel 2022 Soil Champion

The southwestern Ontario farmer, who grows corn, soybeans, wheat, sugar beets and sunflowers, and finishes hogs, has been looking for ways to reduce tillage and feed the soil’s biology for close to 40 years.
 
 
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Bayer Laudis

All tucked in for the night. Not a weed in sight.

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Controlling the weed seedbank

Controlling the weed seedbank

Weed control has typically focused on preventing yield loss with the side benefit of controlling weed seed return to the seedbank. New research led by research scientist Charles Geddes at AAFC-Lethbridge and Adam Davis at the University of Illinois, proposes to turn that approach on its head by developing an understanding of when weed control is critical to prevent the return of weed seeds to the seedbank. » Learn more...
 
Modifying the rhizobia

Modifying the rhizobia, instead of the pulse crop

A multitude of stresses ranging from disease to drought can have devastating impacts on crop yields. AAFC pulse crop physiologist Ravinder Goyal decided to “think alternatively” to find a way to improve the ability of pulses to defend themselves against such stresses. Since growers already apply inoculants of rhizobial bacteria to their pulse crops, he wondered if they could take on another task. » Learn more...
 
 
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Inputs: The Podcast

Graduate research showcase: Mitigating the wheat yield gap

On a global scale, nutrient deficiency is a huge driver of yield gap in wheat production, but other factors – like access to fertilizer and weather conditions – vary depending on region. In this episode of Inputs, Aiden Sanden, a University of Saskatchewan graduate student, shares details of his studies on mitigating the wheat yield gap. How does the optimal level of nitrogen relate to what producers are actually using and how does it relate to the yield gap? » Listen now
 
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