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Reducing uncertainty: Producing on-farm green ammonia
In addition to climate challenges, growers are facing instability around input costs and supply chain issues. Rethinking access to fertilizer could he...
Confident in camelina’s potential
Camelina is an oilseed crop that originated in southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia in similar climates to the prairie provinces in Western Canad...
Back to basics: Cover crops in Ontario
The terms ‘cover crop’ and ‘service crop’ are interchangeable. Regardless of the term you use, these crops do more than just cover the soil after the...
Farm transition: Beyond the numbers
When it comes to farm transition, don’t underestimate the soft skills. The farm’s legacy and each farm members’ personality influences business govern...
Double trouble: Soybean cyst nematode and sudden death syndrome
Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) and sudden death syndrome (SDS) are a duo to be reckoned with. Continuing to spread across Ontario and wreak havoc on soyb...
Tale of two weeds: Kochia and wild oat
Kochia and wild oat are two weeds that are top of mind for growers across the Prairies. While kochia is a relatively newer concern, it’s a highly adap...
Assessing Aphanomyces root rot
No one’s a fan of Aphanomyces root rot - and for good reason. In a wet year, this disease can cause significant damage in field pea and lentil crops a...
Making the most of nitrogen
Nitrogen use efficiency is an index of how well a plant is putting its nitrogen to use for higher yields. Knowing how to improve management practices...
Expert insights on soybean weed management
Soybean weed management in soybean is field-specific, and programs must be adjusted based on what's happening in each individual field. But, decades o...
A look at lupins in Canada
With a high protein content, lupins offer an alternative to soybeans and have grown in popularity in Europe. Researchers continue to investigate their...
The future of AI on the farm
This marks the 100th episode of Inputs. To celebrate this milestone, we invited a special guest to join us and share his insight on a topic that’s on...
Suppressing Fusarium rot with cover crops?
Much has been made of cover crops and their benefits over the past several years, and for good reason. While no cover crop is a quick fix or solution...
Strong start for Ontario's 2024 cereal crops
Winter cereals see all four seasons in Ontario, which means a wide variety of environmental conditions can affect their growth and yield. What can gro...
Maintaining healthy growing conditions during drought
In March, during the first installment of our two-part series on managing drought, we chatted about what growers need to be doing right now to ensure...
Preparing now for potential drought
After a winter with below-average snowfall levels, farmers in Alberta and across the Prairies need to plan now for what could be a dry growing season....
Making cybersecurity part of your farm management plan
With more and more digital agricultural tools on the farm – whether guiding or driving the tractor, tracking finances or prices, or optimizing conditi...
Making the most of your nutrients
The start of the 2024 growing season is coming fast – do you have a plan for spring nutrient management?
In this episode of Inputs, Chris Brown,...
Weed management for soybean growers in Manitoba and Saskatchewan
Peter Sikkema has been researching the importance of weed management on soybean crops for more than three decades now. A professor of weed management...
An appetite for information on agriculture in Canada
Agriculture can be a contentious topic when speaking with the general public, as there is a lot of misinformation or confusion about the industry out...
Celebrating healthy soil on World Soil Day
Dec. 5 marks the annual World Soil Day, which for 2023 will celebrate the theme of “soil and water: a source of life.” To recognize the importance of...
Flying high: drones all the rave in the ag sector
Drones are a hot topic in the agriculture world right now, with spraying, mapping and seeding all at the top of a long list of tasks that would be inc...
Ag robotics in reality with Chuck Baresich
With all of the technology implemented in modern agriculture, automation and robotics is likely the next logical leap – but it can feel like an except...
Conversations from #COFS23
In mid-September, thousands of Ontario aggies descend on Woodstock, Ont., annually for Canada's Outdoor Farm Show (COFS) to see the latest (and bigges...
Harvesting wheat and looking ahead to next year
Busy harvesting and planning for next season, September is a hectic time for farmers in Western Canada. This past year proved to be a challenging one...
MAGIC lentils and root rots with USask's Sabine Banniza
According to surveys conducted between 2015 and 2017, 48 to 99 per cent of lentil and pea fields in Saskatchewan had moderate to severe root rot; heav...
Graduate Research Showcase: EENFs and nitrous oxide emissions
Keeping nitrogen where you want it is most beneficial for your crop, the environment and your wallet. Enhanced efficiency nitrogen fertilizers, or EEN...
Looking out for and controlling aphids and lygus bugs
They may be hard to see, but don’t make the mistake of neglecting these tiny, green pests until it’s too late! Aphids can cause damage to several crop...
Corn pest management best-practices in Eastern Canada
Corn can be susceptible to several different pests throughout the growing season, and for farmers, understanding which BT traits they are using in the...
Grasshopper insights and control for the coming season
Grasshoppers can make farmers a little jumpy this time of year, particularly when the weather is hot and dry. But, there are ways to manage these pest...
Herbicide resistance management with Gowan Canada
Herbicide resistance is an industry-wide problem, which means everyone has a part to play in preventing or slowing the development of resistance. In t...
Canola season primer with Ian Epp
The recent snowfall might have put a damper on planting fervour, but we're closing in on the right time to put crops in the ground for 2023. But takin...
Corn season preparations and strip fertility trials
It's officially spring, which means planting time is fast approaching. What should Ontario corn growers keep in mind as they prepare for the 2023 grow...
Ontario insect pest predictions with Tracey Baute
Insect pests are a fact of life each season; the big question is which ones are going to pose a greater problem than others. While it's not possible t...
Diverse field crop options with the DFCC
Looking to spice up or lengthen your rotation? For the past five years, the Diverse Field Crops Cluster (DFCC) has been working to make the decision t...
Looking at PSbMV on the Prairies
Pea seed-borne mosaic virus (PSbMV), first identified in Canadian field pea breeding lines in 1974, is an economically damaging pathogen affecting pul...
Evolving innovation with Living Lab-Ontario
The Living Laboratories initiative, introduced by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in 2018 and implemented in several provincially organized labs in t...
The buzz on the Prairie Pest Monitoring Network with Meghan Vankosky
Insect pests are a fact of life in agriculture. Having an idea of what coming in the season ahead is just one of the benefits of tracking what's in yo...
Making the most of on-farm canola research
What information do canola growers need to improve their crop? The Manitoba Canola Growers Association set out to answer this question in 2022 through...
Peer-to-peer pesticide resistance management
Farming is an innovative business, and managing resistance is one area where that shines especially bright. Many farmers who deal with resistance – wh...
Advancing on-farm research through Plot2Farm
Plot2Farm looks to ask agronomic questions and conduct discussions about best management practices with the goal of helping farmers make better decisi...