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Light rains and cool temperatures throughout April slowed field drying and limited opportunities for early planting of field crops. While it is generally too wet for field work, conditions are variable depending on rainfall received.
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Farm & Food Care Ontario (FFCO) has chosen its 2024-2025 board executive, with Crispin Colvin returning as chair, Janelle Cardiff as vice-chair, Jennifer Mitchell as second vice-chair and John Taylor as treasurer.
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Lawrence MacAulay, minister of agriculture and agri-food, has appointed David Hunt as chief commissioner of the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC). With more than 25 years of leadership experience in Canada's agriculture sector, Hunt brings expertise in agricultural science, strategic policy, and organizational management to the role.
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Reassessing nutrient management strategies under drought conditions to determine the most economical approach can be challenging. Researchers in Saskatchewan wanted to investigate whether split applications of nitrogen (N) in spring wheat might be more economical than the commonly recommended practice of banding all of the N beneath the soil surface at seeding.
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Crown rust in oats is a royal pain. It’s a worldwide problem wherever oats grow, except in dry, arid areas, and is economically significant in Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan.
“Crown rust is the most widespread and damaging disease of oat,” says Jim Menzies, a plant phytopathologist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in Morden, Man.
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