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Farm Credit Canada

OMAFRA: Maximizing manure’s value on your farm

Manure adds a layer of complexity to fertilizer management, but it also provides benefits to crops that commercial fertilizer on its own cannot provide.


CFA launches Engaging and Advancing Women in Agriculture

The project will develop a framework through which producer associations can systemically address the underrepresentation of women in Canadian ag and support women in developing skills to take on greater leadership roles.


Top Crop Summit: Early bird extended!

Join us in Saskatoon on Feb. 22 and 23 for the latest research and agronomy insights you need to get the 2023 season off to a strong start. Register before Feb. 1 to take advantage of our discounted early bird rate.
 
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Fertilizer rates

A fresh look at fertilizer rates for Ontario forages

A project, led by Kim Schneider of theUniversity of Guelph, is underway to update and improve information about fertilizer rates for Ontario forages, especially with regard to phosphorus-use efficiency. Improving nutrient-use efficiencies could help forage growers to sustain yields while reducing fertilizer inputs, and that makes sense economically and environmentally. » Learn more...
 
Corn agronomy for Western Canada

Corn agronomy for Western Canada

With cooler temperatures and a shorter growing season, there’s less corn in Western Canada than in southern Ontario and Quebec. But corn is still a constant, particularly in Manitoba, which grows a little over six per cent of Canada’s grain corn annually. Research is keeping up, too, says Morgan Cott, special crops agronomy extension specialist for Manitoba Crop Alliance. » Learn more...
 
Inputs: The Podcast 
 
Inputs: The Podcast

Making the most of on-farm canola research

What information do canola growers need to improve their crop? The Manitoba Canola Growers Association set out to answer this question in 2022 through a survey and co-ordinating trials led by research manager Sonia Wilson.

Wilson joins co-host Dylan Sjolie in this episode to share details about her goals and position within the association, and insights about the trials conducted in 2022. With three different trials in 12 site locations, the Manitoba Canola Growers Association compiled data, now available on their website, to help canola growers in the province make better decisions.
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Top Crop Summit

Feb. 22-23
Saskatoon
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