Identify & manage the number one soybean yield limiting factor first
January 17, 2021To paraphrase and slightly adapt the KISS principle, let’s keep it simple, soybeans. Horst Bohner, soybean specialist with OMAFRA, says that while there are a multitude of factors at play in achieving the top soybean yield...
Read ArticleSoybean School: Waging war with herbicide-resistant waterhemp
December 21, 2020Glyphosate-resistant waterhemp was first identified in Ontario in 2014. On this episode of the Soybean School, Dr. Peter Sikkema, weed scientist at University of Guelph’s Ridgetown campus, shares what he’s learned about th...
Read ArticleDog strangling vine control with herbicides
December 21, 2020An invasive perennial weed from the milkweed family, dog strangling vine, is extremely difficult to control once it gets established. This Field Crop News article a summary of observations for the most asked about herbicid...
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Crop rotations in corn back in spotlight
December 12, 2020Read ArticleWheat School: What causes red & yellow wheat?
November 29, 2020If you’ve been scouting your wheat fields and seeing some strange colours in Ontario, you’re probably not alone, and there may be a pretty simple explanation for it. We’re back in the field for another update with Joanna F...
Read ArticleCorn School: Managing Bt resistant corn rootworm
November 10, 2020Read ArticleSoybean School: Fighting nematodes with Peking resistance
October 31, 2020When Ontario growers detect high levels of soybean cyst nematodes (SCN) in their soils, sudden death syndrome (SDS) is usually not too far behind. On this episode of the Soybean School, RealAgriculture takes a closer look ...
Read ArticleMitigation measures for Bt resistant corn rootworm
October 09, 2020Read ArticleCorn School: Tackling tar spot in ON
October 02, 2020Tar spot has moved through the U.S. Midwest, into Michigan and Wisconsin, and now officially calls Ontario home. Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs’ plant pathologist Albert Tenuta has seen the evidenc...
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September 26, 2020Read ArticleScouting guidelines to determine possible rootworm resistance
August 23, 2020Scouting for corn rootworm injury is important to detect potential resistance to rootworm Bt traits and to plan management options for the next growing season. It is especially important to report any fields showing signs ...
Read ArticleContinuous corn growers should check fields for rootworm resistance to Bt hybrids
August 23, 2020High corn rootworm pressure in Ontario in 2020 is challenging current Bt corn rootworm hybrids and several growers of Bt rootworm hybrids are reporting unexpected injury by CRW to trait providers and research and extension...
Read ArticleBean leaf beetle pod feeding activity
August 14, 2020Reports have been coming in about pod feeding from bean leaf beetle (BLB) in IP, food grade and seed soybeans. Read about when control may be warranted from this Field Crop News article.
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