Corn School: Distinguishing tar spot from common rust
NOV 29On this episode of the RealAgriculture Corn School, AlbertaTenuta explains that tar spot has made a rapid trek through the U.S. Midwest and into Michigan, but OMAFRA surveys, researchers, agronomists, and growers have yet ...
Read ArticleSoybean School: Manage soybean cyst nematode to reduce risk of sudden death syndrome
OCT 27Albert Tenuta, plant pathologist for the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, joins RealAgriculture’s Bern Tobin for this episode of the Soybean School to have a post-harvest discussion on soybean cyst ...
Read Article2019 ON grain corn ear mould & deoxynivalenol (DON) mycotoxin survey
OCT 27OMAFRA field crop specialists in collaboration with Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) and members of the Ontario Agri-Business Association (OABA) have completed the annual Provincial corn ear mould and mycotoxin survey. Read ...
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Soybean School: Managing manganese deficiency
OCT 13Read ArticleCaution urged after soy disease found in MB
OCT 07There’s no need to panic. Soybean cyst nematode, a parasitic worm, has officially arrived in Manitoba, but the world hasn’t ended for soybean growers in the province. Read more on the pest and its arrival from this Western...
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SEP 28Read ArticleTar spot comes to corn
SEP 21If tar spot disease levels are so low, why are plant pathologists, chemical companies and university researchers so concerned about this disease? Find out from this Country Guide article.
Read ArticleResearchers discover a way to eliminate almost all DON toxicity in corn
SEP 21Read ArticleIs corn earworm the next field crop pest for ON?
SEP 21It is August when this article is being written so we do not know what potential impact corn earworm (CEW) could have on our grain corn crop until harvest. Read more on the pest and its potential for damage from this Field...
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Late blight in potatoes detected in Norfolk County
SEP 17Read ArticleFour cases of soybean cyst nematode found in southern MB
SEP 17Manitoba Agriculture and Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers have confirmed soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is present in the province. Research conducted by Dr. Mario Tenuta and his team at the University of Manitoba found fou...
Read ArticleLate season bean leaf beetle activity in soybeans
SEP 09Bean leaf beetles (BLB) have reached the pod feeding threshold in some IP soybean fields this week. Despite the calendar date, both the beetles and soybeans are behind due to the delayed planting and slower accumulation of...
Read ArticleWet areas of ON at risk for gibberella infection in corn
AUG 18Could 2019 be another ‘gibb’ year for corn growers? That’s a question RealAgriculture agronomist Peter Johnson encounters almost daily. Find out his thoughts on the answer from this video at the link below.
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