Yeast tricks potato pest into committing suicide

Renaissance BioScience’s yeast-based RNA interference technology produces and delivers double-stranded RNA that specifically targets essential gene functions in Colorado potato beetles, tricking the pests into killing them...

Yellow soybeans caused by phytophthora

Corn School: Inside the tar spot management toolbox

Tar spot is taking a bite out of yields in some Ontario corn fields but there is hope that growers will have effective tools to manage the leaf disease. On this episode of RealAgriculture’s Corn School, Bernard Tobin visit...

Fall armyworm alert - again!

Soybean School: Unused soil nitrate could affect soybean nodulation in '22

High soil nitrate levels can pose a problem for next year’s soybean crop, as they can prevent nodulation from happening which could prove a problem later in the season. Plus, it could result in efficient use residual nutri...

Palmer amaranth discovered in MB

Corn School: Tag-team weed control with tillage & pre-emerge herbicide

Perennials and winter annuals like dandelions, shepherd’s purse, and even chickweed can be tough to control at the best of times. So, what can make a perennial and winter annual weed control strategy more effective in corn...

Fall armyworm alert – Forages, corn, cereals & others at risk

Monitoring for pollen beetle in canola

The major canola insect Brassicogethes viridescens, or the pollen beetle, is of growing concern in Canada as it has the potential to significantly impact yield from canola crops. The pollen beetle is a known canola pest in...

Western bean cutworm trap catch results as of Aug 3rd

Based on WBC trap counts, peak flight likely took place over the last 7 days. Comparing this year to previous years, it lands in the same week we have experienced peak flight since 2018. Tracey Baute explains more in this ...

Soybean School: Building canopy for white mould control

On this episode of RealAgriculture’s Soybean School, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, plant pathologist Albert Tenuta discusses best practices to help mange the yield-robbing disease, including cano...