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Editor's Note 
 
Our focus is field crop farmers, but sometimes it's important to consider the end-user, too – or bakers, in this case. This week's feature covers the breeder to baker conversation on wheat development in Quebec, including grower priorities and needs.
- Alex Barnard, Eastern editor
 
News 
 
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Ontario's canola acreage increases from 2023

In Ontario, there were approximately 50,500 acres of canola insured by Agricorp in 2024. This includes winter canola seeded in the fall of 2023 and spring canola seeded in 2024.


Researchers investigate zinc-enriched fertilizers

They originally suspected the type of zinc compound would help predict a fertilizer’s solubility, but the CLS beamline showed pH drives the fertilizer zinc solubility and availability to the crops.


Senate proposes amendment of Bill C-282

While CAFTA continues to push for the rejection of the Bill altogether, the proposed amendment will remove risk from Canada's relationship with key trading partners, including the U.S.


 
Featured 
 
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Better bread, bred better

Quebecers are picky about their bread. With consumer demand for homegrown specialty flour on the rise, millers need wheat that can’t be beat. That’s where Michel McElroy and his fellow CEROM wheat geneticists come in, creating wheat lines that resist disease and produce robust yields of sufficient quality to satisfy growers and bakers alike. » Learn more...
 
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Evaluating foliar-applied biological nitrogen products

Products and technologies with the potential to improve nitrogen fertilizer efficiency and reduce environmental impacts continue to advance. Foliar-applied biological N products that potentially reduce overall N inputs are gaining interest from crop growers. Researchers and industry are evaluating these new products in applied research demonstration and field trials. » Learn more...
 
 
INPUTS Podcast 
 
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The future of AI on the farm

As in every other industry, AI is taking off rapidly - and agriculture is no exception. Darrell Petras, CEO of the Canadian Agri-Food Automation and Intelligence Network (CAAIN) explains the specific ways AI is being used in agriculture right now, the challenges it might help solve in the future and the potential benefit to a farmer’s bottom line. » Read More...

 
Events 
 

Prairie Cereals Summit

Nov. 27-29 | Banff, Alta. » Read More...