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OMAFRA: Improving corn and soybean yields

Thirty-one years of data evaluated by the University of Guelph demonstrates the various effects of changing tillage practices and crop rotations in Ontario field crop production.


From the Editor: Revisiting sustainability

Ag editorial director Stefanie Croley discusses the importance of sustainability. While the buzzword is often connected to the environment, issues like fungicide and herbicide resistance show it’s important in other contexts.


IWCA podcast series: Christine Noronha

Some children develop an interest at a young age that quickly grows into an obsession and, eventually, a career. For AAFC entomologist Christine Noronha, that interest just happened to be insects.
 
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Insect populations in 2021 and 2022 predictions

Insect populations in 2021 and 2022 predictions

In his presentation for the 2022 Top Crop Summit, James Tansey, insect/pest management specialist for the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, recapped some of the most problematic insect pests of the 2021 season on the Prairies – grasshoppers were enemy number one for many. Tansey also provided predictions on which insects are expected to cause trouble in 2022. » Learn more...
 
Exploring EEFs to reduce nitrous oxide emissions

Exploring EEFs to reduce nitrous oxide emissions

Implementing good management practices to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fertilizers is a priority for the agriculture sector, together with agronomic and economic performance targets. Researchers and industry are considering practices that will help reduce GHG emissions from fertilizer, enhance carbon sequestration, and complement the 4R nutrient management stewardship program. » Learn more...
 
EVENTS 
 

Ag In Motion

July 19-21
Langham, Sask.
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Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show

Sept. 13-15
Woodstock, Ont.
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