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Bayer Prosaro

China removes restrictions on Canadian canola exports

China has reinstated access to its market for two Canadian canola companies. Richardson International and Viterra Inc. will be able to export canola to China for the first time since trade was suspended in March 2019.


Commodities, energy sector will drive Canada’s economic growth

Canada could be in a position to satisfy swelling global agricultural commodity demand in light of the ongoing invasion of Ukraine, according to mid-market focused consultation firm RSM Canada.


Syngenta secures Canadian distribution rights for Envita

Envita is a liquid nitrogen-fixing biofertility product featuring a food-grade strain of Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus and is registered for use on a wide range of crops, including corn, canola, cereals and soybeans.
 
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Harnessing the power of corn silk microbes

Harnessing the power of corn silk microbes

University of Guelph researchers have discovered that corn silk has an amazingly diverse and dynamic microbial community. This microbiome includes bacteria that may be the plant’s vanguard in its fight against pathogens, pests and other problems that could impact kernel development. And some of those bacteria could become valuable tools to help corn growers battle such yield-robbers. » Learn more...
 
Stripe rust: Building on past success

Stripe rust: Building on past success

Stripe rust doesn’t cause economic loss every year, but huge losses can occur in any given year as new races emerge. Resistant varieties are the most economical and effective strategy for disease management, but new races of this pathogen can rapidly increase in frequency. The emergence of novel, aggressive races of stripe rust are currently causing epidemics on the Canadian Prairies. » Learn more...
 
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Acadian Plant Health

What farmers can do to overcome high fertilizer prices

Fertilizer prices have doubled or more in the past six months, which is bad news for farmers, but the Russia-Ukraine conflict could make it even worse. If a farmer reduces their fertilizer inputs, how can they assure they will deliver their yield at harvest? » Learn more...
Inputs: The Podcast

Understanding the effects of winter wheat planting dates in Ontario

When do you plant winter wheat? Emma Dieleman, graduate student at the University of Guelph’s Ridgetown Campus, is looking at the effects of different winter wheat planting dates and the use of harvest desiccants on soybeans when they precede winter wheat in rotation. In this episode, she discusses why this research is timely, her results so far, and what she’s seen from this year’s winter wheat crop already. » Listen now...
 
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