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Curtis Pozniak, Crop Development Centre plant geneticist and wheat breeder and Ministry of Agriculture Strategic Program chair in durum and high-yield wheat breeding and genetics, has been appointed the new director of the CDC.
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The numbers are up for recycling of agricultural plastics and other non-organic waste products across Canada, Cleanfarms says; 5.5-million pesticide and fertilizer jugs (<23 litres) were collected, among other waste.
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Envita is a nitrogen-fixing bacteria that works from within the plant cell to fix N from the air, and is now available as an in-furrow or foliar application for Canadian farmers to use on their corn crops.
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Dr. Karen Schwean-Lardner, associate professor with the University of Saskatchewan’s department of animal and poultry science, is one of the most highly regarded poultry scientists worldwide. Canadian Poultry editor Brett Ruffell chats with her in this episode of AgAnnex Talks, the first in our series featuring six Influential Women in Canadian Agriculture, a program created by the agriculture brand teams at Annex Business Media, designed to honour women making a difference in Canada’s ag industry.
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Insect pests can be a real nuisance when they make a meal out of your crops. But not all insects are bad news. Tyler Wist, research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in Saskatoon, breaks down how beneficial insects, categorized as predators and parasitoids, operate and provide biological control within a field. While the insects discussed are specific to the Prairies, beneficial insects are present across Canada.
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With the recent registration of Manipulator on oats and barley, plant growth regulators (PGRs) are a hot topic. PGRs can be a life-saver for lodging-prone wheat, oat and barley, but the factors that influence the choice to use PGRs are diverse, and there’s no one answer that fits all conditions. Sheri Strydhorst, crop research scientist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, explains how and when to use PGRs, and how to decide if they’re worth it.
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Dry conditions may mean delayed insect pest emergence, so farmers had to keep an eye out for pest presence in fields.
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Statistics Canada’s 2018 farm income report shows the largest percentage decrease to realized net farm income since 2006.
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The new report will give farmers a better sense of their operation’s performance in the industry.
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