December 27, 2024

Pulse flour research looking bright

Pulses have a niche in the plant protein space, but the industry hopes new markets and new end uses will help those crops expand their footprint. Read more on the research into the flour from this Manitoba Cooperator artic...

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December 27, 2024

The future of gene editing in canola

An unexpected side effect of gene editing research at the University of Guelph could pay dividends for canola breeders in the years ahead. “We didn’t do the initial experiments with the intent of growing a better canola pl...

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December 27, 2024

Canola might have an Aussie problem replacing China

Canadian canola exporters might need to urgently look for alternative markets in 2025, but they might find oilseed users are already well supplied by Australia. Australia was once a modest canola player, but has since grea...

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December 27, 2024

Think end-goals first when adding cover crops to corn production

Cover crops and corn is not a new idea, however, the idea has been revived in the last decade as growers have begun to experiment with different seed mixes and agricultural techniques. Kevin Elmy of Cover Crops Canada expl...

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December 25, 2024

Canola & Coffee Speaker Series: Clubroot Q&A

Dr. Mary Ruth McDonald, pathologist at University of Guelph, and Keith Gabert, agronomist in Alberta with Canola Council of Canada, share their knowledge and experience working with clubroot disease of canola in this Field...

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December 23, 2024

Wheat School: Winter wheat packs potential for 2025

Despite an extremely dry September that played havoc with plant establishment, the winter wheat crop across Ontario appears to be packing plenty of yield potential as it heads into the dormant winter months. Peter “Wheat P...

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December 23, 2024

Soybean School: Does 30-inch row spacing beat 7.5 on the farm?

On this episode of the RealAgriculture Soybean School, Tyler McBlain, of the Brantford area, shares what he learned in 2024 when he compared the performance of soybean seeded in 30-inch rows versus solid-seeded 7.5-inch ro...

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December 18, 2024

Soybean crop continues to grow year over year

Statistics Canada’s November 2024 yield and production survey confirmed expectations. The outlook for corn and wheat remains bullish for the spring period due to tighter ending stocks from major exporters. The soybean mark...

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December 18, 2024

Clubroot fights back with increased pathotypes

The increasing number of clubroot variants is a concern, but canola growers need to remember that most of these pathotypes are rare, said Steve Strelkov, a plant pathologist at the University of Alberta. Read more on the i...

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December 18, 2024

Variety & hybrid diversification is about mitigating risk, higher yields, & maximum profit

Diversity can mean many things to many people and when it comes to a grower diversifying variety choices, the goal is to mitigate risk, push yields, and maximize profit on every acre. Listen to this RealAgriculture report ...

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December 18, 2024

2024 ON hybrid corn performance trials now available

The 2024 Ontario Corn Committee (OCC) hybrid performance trials are now available at GoCrops.ca. Over past decades, Ontario’s average corn yields have increased around 2 bu/ac/yr. Staying current with new and competitive y...

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December 18, 2024

2024 corn seasonal summary

Final Ontario grain corn planting estimates were 2.2 million acres (OMAFA Crop Statistics), slightly lower than the March planting intentions but similar to the 5-year average. Unsettled weather and highly variable plantin...

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December 18, 2024

Corn School: Building biology for better yields

On this episode of RealAgriculture Corn School, Dale Cowan and host Bernard Tobin meet up to take stock of biologicals questions and answers and to discuss how Cowan is testing biological products in the AGRIS MiField appl...

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