September 20, 2023

Sifting through phos & K demand, supply, & logistics for the months ahead

Current dynamics of the fertilizer market are quite different from where they were just one year ago. That said, there are still big demand questions, geopolitical pressures, and logistics issues yet to be hammered out — t...

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September 20, 2023

Keep an eye out for field trash when harvesting potatoes

One of Manitoba’s major potato processors is asking producers to ensure their soil surface is clear before bringing in spuds this year. Scott Graham, J.R. Simplot’s raw agronomy manager, urged producers to watch for foreig...

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September 20, 2023

Climate change & early dying dominate potato research

Climate change resiliency and early potato dying studies were highlights of the Aug. 23 Elora Potato Research Open House. Vanessa Currie, University of Guelph potato breeding technician, said the five-year research study o...

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September 15, 2023

Saskatchewan Pulse Growers commits $1.4 million to root rot resistance & stress tolerance research

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September 14, 2023

Southern Alberta plant turns yellow pea "waste" into valuable protein product

Where once stood a brewery that turned barley into beer in Lethbridge, Alberta, now stands a plant that turns peas into protein. The plant — PIP-International — has shifted its focus to the plant proteins sector of agricul...

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September 14, 2023

Corn School: Building a gibberella defence

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September 14, 2023

Syngenta launches new Vibrance Total pulse seed treatment

Pulse growers challenged with seedling disease pressure will have a new treatment option in Vibrance Total seed treatment from Syngenta Canada. With five modes of action, Syngenta says this product offers broad-spectrum di...

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September 14, 2023

Canada & India need to get back to the trade talk table, says Pulse Canada

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September 14, 2023

Canada canola & barley stocks up

Canadian stocks of canola, barley, oats and dry peas were up at the end of July 2023 compared to the same date in 2022, according to a farm survey by Statistics Canada released Sept. 8. Read more highlights of the report f...

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September 14, 2023

Planting date matters

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September 02, 2023

Soybean School: Palmer amaranth confirmed in ON

Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs weed specialist Mike Cowbrough says DNA testing has confirmed that a plant found in a Wellington County field is palmer amaranth. On this episode of the RealAgricultu...

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September 02, 2023

The Agronomists: When wheat needs nitrogen with Brunel Sabourin & Peter Johnson

For this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Brunel Sabourin of Antara Agronomy, and Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson of RealAgriculture, to discuss when wheat needs nitrogen, how much, and why that matte...

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September 02, 2023

CAFTA welcomes Canadian government's opposition to Mexico's biotech corn ban

The national coalition of export-focused agriculture commodity organizations is welcoming the Canadian government’s position on Mexico banning the use of biotech corn in tortillas or dough. Find out more on their oppositio...

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