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OMAFRA: Making the most of glyphosate applications

Higher input costs and lower supply due to supply chain issues have many farmers reconsidering their chemical management plans, including their use of glyphosate.


Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame to induct five individuals in 2022

Paul Kelly, Patrick Lynch, Patricia Mighton, James Rickard, and Dr. Patricia Shewen have been selected by the OAHF Association as worthy candidates based on their life-long commitments to Ontario’s agriculture.


AAFC invests $419,000 in Mojow Autonomous Solutions

Mojow aims to help farmers mitigate the challenges of labour shortages through an artificial intelligence data recording kit known as EyeBox – a small sensor unit capable of real-time processing of collected data.
 
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Calculating the value of shelterbelts

Calculating the value of shelterbelts

Once promoted and valued as a soil conservation practice, shelterbelts are being ripped out to accommodate larger farm equipment. But a new Shelterbelt Decision Support System developed at the University of Saskatchewan is putting potential carbon sequestration value on shelterbelts in the hopes that it might give pause before the bulldozers come out. » Learn more...
 
Stop the spread

Stop the spread

There was a time when wild oats were considered the worst weed on the farm. So much so that a Wild Oat Action Committee was established in 1973 to help raise awareness and to seek solutions through research and extension. That committee was long ago abandoned, but it has inspired a new group to tackle herbicide resistant wild oats: the Resistant Wild Oat Action Committee. » Learn more...
 
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