Corn School: Best strategies for planting into rye

When it comes to planting and establishing corn in a cereal rye cover crop, the growing corn can be adversely impacted by rye’s allelopathic effects, the release of chemicals that inhibit the plant’s growth. On this episod...

Fertilizer sanctions expected to continue into 2023 crop year

With 2022 harvest knocking at the door, producers are starting to look ahead to the 2023 growing season, and it appears the Canadian government will continue to impose its 35 per cent sanctions on fertilizer from Russia an...

Soybean School: New test helps find best variety for fighting phythophthera root rot

Researchers at Laval University in Quebec have developed a hydroponic lab test that could allow growers and agronomists to better deploy genetic resistance and tolerance in the fight against phytophthora root rot in soybea...

When looking at sustainable crops — is hemp the answer?

Soybean School: Measuring canopy closure in a snap

Keeping a close eye on crop canopy development can help growers better manage soybean crops. On this episode of the RealAgriculture Soybean School, AGRIS Co-operative agronomist Dale Cowan shares how he uses Canopeo, a fre...

Corn School: Field testing biostimulants for yield & ROI

Give thanks to drought-tolerant corn hybrids

Extended dryness is affecting corn and soybean fields across much of Ontario’s main growing regions. Such conditions allow decades of improvements in drought tolerance genetics to shine. Read more on the benefits of drough...

The Agronomists, Ep 74: Scott Chalmers & Greg Vermeersch on relay & intercropping

How do we increase our diversity with the same amount of land? One consideration is relay or intercropping. Lyndsey Smith leads this episode of The Agronomists with guests Greg Vermeersch of VanMeer Farms, and Scott Chalme...

Soybean School: Rolling the dice on double crop beans

Wheat harvest is underway in Ontario and many cash crop farmers are wondering whether they should plant those acres to soybeans and take advantage of double cropping. Find out more on the decision from this RealAgriculture...

Ethanol demand survives skyrocketing gasoline prices

Stratospheric gasoline prices don’t appear to be having a huge impact on ethanol demand, which is a good thing for grain prices, says an analyst. Read more on ethanol demand from this Western Producer article.