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OMAFRA: Mental health resources for agriculture

Farming is a stressful occupation at any time, but recent world events have created significant additional pressures on farming operations and those who support them.


Grain delivery declarations changing in 2022-23 crop year

Starting July 1 in Eastern Canada and Aug. 1 in Western Canada, declarations of eligibility will be required. Only grains subject to variety registration based on quality considerations will require a declaration.


Introducing your 2022 Influential Women in Canadian Agriculture

Please join us in congratulating Valerie Carney (Poultry Innovation Partnership), Lisa Mumm (Mumm’s Sprouting Seeds), Mary Ruth McDonald (U of G), Christine Noronha (AAFC), Lana Shaw (Southeast Research Farm), Karen Tanino (USask) and Heather Watson (FMC).
 
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A matter of life or death

A matter of life or death

Researchers are tackling the complex, variable and sometimes devastating problem of winterkill in Ontario winter wheat fields. University of Guelph’s Eric Lyons says, “If we want to improve winter wheat yields and increase adoption of perennials, overwintering ground covers and diverse crop rotations, we need to start looking at winterkill’s different mechanisms, to define them and tackle them one by one.” » Learn more...
 
Fertilizing after a drought

Fertilizing after a drought

The drought of 2021 on the Prairies and in northern Ontario has left a lingering hangover for 2022. Reduced crop growth and nutrient uptake during the growing season. Late season crop regrowth. Dry subsoil moisture going into the winter. Rigas Karamanos, a soil scientist Calgary, says the two main issues to consider are the effects of those dry conditions on crop growth and high fertilizer prices. » Learn more...
 
INPUTS: THE PODCAST 
 
Inputs: the Podcast

Population dynamics of wheat stem sawfly

Wheat stem sawfly has been a problem pest for Prairie growers for years due to a lack of effective chemical options and lifecycle adaptations of the insect. Dylan Sjolie, former USask graduate student and Inputs co-host, shares details of his recently defended thesis research on population dynamics of wheat stem sawfly, including the pest's larval mortality factors on the Canadian Prairies and the effects of early season temperatures on the adult life of both wheat stem sawfly and its parasitoid. » Listen now
 
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