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Data from 2022 OCC hybrid performance trials now available

Over past decades, Ontario’s average corn yields have increased around two bushels per acre per year. A key benefit of th Ontario Corn Committee trials is the ability to compare a large number of hybrids.


Consultations now open for Canada’s Sustainable Agriculture Strategy

By identifying goals and a way forward, Canada’s ag sector will be equipped to recover quickly from extreme events and contribute to world food security, while also contributing to Canada’s overall efforts to cut emissions.


OSCIA names new executive director

As of Jan. 16, 2023, the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association will have a new executive director: Harry Stoddart. Andrew Graham, the current executive director, plans to retire in June 2023.
 
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Potato Summit

The Canadian Potato Summit is next month!

Kick off your 2023 potato growing season at the third annual Canadian Potato Summit, a free virtual event for potato growers across Canada. Hear agronomic insights and industry updates from a fantastic speaker lineup and earn CCA-CEUs through our interactive platform.

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UAV-based sensors

Ontario’s “mini-Cinderella” crop

There isn’t much name recognition for adzuki beans, a red edible dry bean used for bean paste in sweet East Asian dishes. There also isn’t much agronomy for eastern Canadian growing conditions. There’s very little research, period. But adzuki bean acreage went from around 13,000 acres in Ontario in 2021 to nearly 18,000 acres this year – and that’s still not enough to meet demand. » Learn more...
 
“Immunizing” canola against blackleg

An addition to the clubroot toolbox

Clubroot-resistant canola varieties are available, says University of Alberta professor Stephen Strelkov, but it’s clear resistance on its own is not enough in the long term. Applying lime to increase soil pH has been used for years to limit clubroot severity in vegetable brassica crops. But until recently, no field trials had been performed looking at its efficacy in large-scale field crops like canola. » Learn more...
 
EVENTS 
 

Ontario Agricultural Conference

Jan. 4-5, 2023
Ridgetown, Waterloo and Kemptville, Ont.
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Top Crop Summit

Feb. 22-23
Saskatoon
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