Are we doing enough to reduce the herbicide-resistance weed seedbank on Ontario farms?That’s a question AGRIS Co-operative agronomist Dale Cowan wants farmers in the province to consider when they’re planning their weed control programs for this year. Cowan recently attended the Commodity Classic in Anaheim, California, where he talked with farmers from Mississippi who maintain… Read More

It’s late March and it’s cool in Ontario. Are you thinking about applying nitrogen to your winter wheat crop?If so, don’t mention it to RealAgriculture resident agronomist Peter Johnson – he may have a conniption. After he stops shaking, WheatPete will tell you that there is no benefit to putting nitrogen on wheat until it… Read More

Planting season is just around the corner, but many farmers are still contemplating their planter needs for 2018.Kearney Planters service manager Shaun Dilliott says he gets consistent calls from corn growers who are making planter upgrade decisions or contemplating buying new or used planters. “One of the things we get a lot of is people… Read More

While yield and lodging attributes will always be critical, pulse crop breeders have placed a high priority on root rot resistance in recent years, and are increasingly focused on the nutritional profile of new pea, lentil and chickpea varieties.Tom Warkentin, pulse breeder at the Crop Development Centre at Saskatoon, joins us for this Pulse School… Read More

Researchers with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada at Saskatoon have developed a lab test for identifying blackleg disease races in canola that complements the new blackleg resistance-gene labels on canola seed.Knowing both factors — the blackleg races present in a field and the disease packages available in seed — will allow farmers to select varieties with resistance traits… Read More