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OMAFRA: Strip till fertilizer rates and placement

Ben Rosser, corn specialist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, addresses one of the most common questions he gets: What are safe rates of fertilizer for strip till?


USDA researchers ID pathogenic agent that tricks plant’s defences

The pathogen, known as a necrotroph, has developed a way to hijack the wheat plant’s resistance response, causing a disease called septoria nodorum blotch.


CSGA launches online seed learning platform

CSGA Learn offers ten comprehensive online courses curated to meet the Canadian seed sector’s real learning needs, with each course focusing on a particular aspect of the seed system.
 
Inputs: The Podcast 
 
Inputs: The Podcast

Soils at Guelph seeks to bring together soil expertise

Soils at Guelph wants to get the science-backed, sustainable word out about soil health. Led by the ag research power trio of Kari Dunfield, Laura Van Eerd and Claudia Wagner-Riddle as co-executive directors, it serves as a multidisciplinary, collaborative knowledge hub for researchers and industry stakeholders to bring together their expertise and questions about soil.

In this episode of Inputs, Heather White, knowledge mobilization and communications co-ordinator at Soils at Guelph, discusses what the initiative is, the collaborative nature of the work conducted through Soils at Guelph, and opportunities for grower involvement.
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Bromegrass breeding

A big boost for bromegrass breeding

In many crops, genomic resources are powering greater advances in varietal improvement. However, development of such resources for bromegrass crop species has been hindered because these species have very large, very complex genomes. Now, with the help of leading-edge DNA sequencing technologies, an ambitious project is underway to build an array of genomic resources for these important forage crops. » Learn more...
 
Developing better oat varieties

Developing better oat varieties

In the world of oat varietal development in Western Canada, new varieties have typically been developed by plant breeders at the University of Saskatchewan’s Crop Development Centre and AAFC in Brandon. While these institutions have been successful in developing new varieties, there is a relatively new oat breeding company bringing high-value oat varieties to market: Saskatoon’s Oat Advantage. » Learn more...
 
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