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Bayer Herbicides

Manitoba Canola Growers now accepting scholarship applications

If you’re a Manitoba student looking to attend post-secondary school in any field within two years of graduating high school, this scholarship could net you $1,000 toward your education.


Timac Agro Canada collaborates with U of C for research project

Timac Agro Canada has announced a multi-year scientific collaboration with the University of Calgary aiming at contributing to the advancement of national research related to drought tolerance on canola as well as nitrous oxide emissions reductions in Canadian agriculture.


Vantage Ag launches new liquid fertilizer technology

This new technology is a highly effective nano-particle formulation designed to cover and penetrate plant tissue. The new liquid sulphur product contains sulphur particles less than a nanometer in size.
 
 
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Top Crop Summit

Top Crop Summit right around the corner

Top Crop Summit is less than two weeks away! Don’t miss this annual event, returning to Saskatoon’s TCU Place Feb. 22-23, welcoming Canadian farmers, agronomists, consultants and the scientific community in-person for the first time since February 2020. Top Crop Summit 2023 will showcase a star-studded speaker lineup that includes Dr. Jeff Schoenau, Charles Geddes, Sheri Strydhorst, Aaron Beattie and Aaron Mills, tackling such topics as soil fertility, pest and weed control, crop diversity and malt barley. CCA and CCSC credits will be available for each session.
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Diverse Crops

Adding diverse crops into Prairie rotations

Diversified and sustainable crop production in a whole system approach can improve soil quality, carbon sequestration, resilience and cropping system profitability. Researchers and industry are investigating a range of crop rotations including several minor special crops, and their overall impacts in the semi-arid Prairie region. » Learn more...
 
Soybean rotations

More to learn about soybean rotations

As soybeans gained traction in Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan, the question of how to fit them into crop rotations was asked. In the United States Midwest, corn-soybean is the standard rotation, but it has resulted in serious herbicide resistance issues. » Learn more...
 
 
Inputs: The Podcast 
 
Inputs: The Podcast

Evolving innovation with Living Labs-Ontario

In this episode of Inputs, Tracey Ryan, applied research co-ordinator with the Ontario Soil and Crops Improvement Association (OSCIA) and co-lead of Living Labs-Ontario, discusses the six current projects taking place in Ontario, the learning curve involved in getting the moving pieces to work together and the future of Living Labs-Ontario. » Listen now
 
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