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Bayer Proline Gold

AAFC invests additional $15.2 million in ACT program

The funding, which aims to help farmers and agri-businesses adopt clean technologies, will focus on three priority areas: green energy and energy efficiency, precision agriculture and bio economy solutions.


Commodities, energy represent potential growth for Canada in 2022

Canada could be in a position to satisfy swelling global agricultural commodity demand in light of the ongoing invasion of Ukraine, according to mid-market focused consultation firm RSM Canada.


Manitoba, Saskatchewan seeding affected by excess rainfall

The latest crop reports show two of the Prairie provinces are struggling with excess moisture, while Alberta continues to experience dry conditions.
 
 
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Bayer Tilmor

The freedom to spray when you say

TilMOR™ fungicide is your cereal flex timing specialist that can be sprayed from flag leaf to heading to control leaf diseases in your wheat, barley and oats and protect against fusarium head blight in wheat. Depending on your crop stage, weather or other factors important to your operation, you can apply TilMOR precisely when you need to. So go ahead. Spray when you say and get the protection you need.
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Reduce soybean root rot

Longer rotations reduce soybean root rot

With frequent rotations comes the potential for increased risk of insects and disease. How does the frequency of rotation affect soybean in terms of incidence or severity of diseases? A new research project from the University of Manitoba shines a light on root rot, and how different rotations affect various pathogens in soybean and other crops. The research also identified several new pathogens, previously unseen in Western Canada, potentially affecting soybean. » Learn more...
 
Fusarium head blight

A new risk model for Fusarium head blight

Producers in Western Canada are no stranger to the serious impacts of Fusarium head blight (FHB), and the importance of fungicide in fighting against yield losses. However, fungicide application does not always guarantee a tangible benefit. Now, researchers in Manitoba are leading the development of a new FHB-focused risk model to enable producers to make more informed decisions about when fungicides are necessary. » Learn more...
 
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Acadian Plant Health

High prices won’t help farmers when tough growing conditions have left them with nothing to sell

How can farmers around the world deliver on wheat demand, while contending with tougher growing conditions? The potential of seaweed extracts in overcoming drought is key to this present-day problem. » Learn more...
Inputs: The Podcast

Understanding the effects of winter wheat planting dates in Ontario

When do you plant winter wheat? Emma Dieleman, graduate student at the University of Guelph’s Ridgetown Campus, is looking at the effects of different winter wheat planting dates and the use of harvest desiccants on soybeans when they precede winter wheat in rotation. In this episode, she discusses why this research is timely, her results so far, and what she’s seen from this year’s winter wheat crop already. » Listen now...
 
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