Production

• Top Winter Wheat Yields From The Bottom Of The Earth

  When we think New Zealand, that small island country about 4,000 km south east of Australia, we mostly picture its diverse, […]

• Don’t fertilize on the fly: soil test first

  If you think about soil as a nutrient bank account, last year’s bumper crop owes its success, in part, to what […]

• Get seeding rates right

  Seeding rate is fundamental to successful canola production. But how do you figure optimum rates, and how much wiggle room is […]

• Swede midge robs yield from Ontario canola crops

  By Jennifer Barber This year, while scouting canola fields early in the season, Ontario canola growers saw crop that didn’t look […]

• Canola market growth keeps pace with supply

  Basic supply/demand economics suggest that the record-large canola crop grown in western Canada in 2013 would lead to record-low prices, but […]

• Canola’s explosive growth is no accident

  The Canadian canola industry contributes $15.4 billion annually to the nation’s economy, including 228,000 jobs and $8.2 billion in employee wages. […]

• Keep your disease management strategy current

  It doesn’t matter where you look. The pathogens that cause crop diseases are now present to some degree in fields right […]

• Potato seed treatment gets a fresh complexion

  For Dave Buhler, the success of his potato seed-piece treatment coverage was obvious. He was using new Titan Emesto from Bayer […]

• Soybean growers embrace HT seed

  For more than a decade, Canadian soybean growers have had access to herbicide tolerant (HT) varieties, with their popularity growing as […]

• Glyphosate resistance gains ground

  The battle against glyphosate resistant weeds in soybean is on, and it will take active management to keep it from becoming […]

• Survey hopes to map wireworm populations

  “Know your enemy” is a vital battle strategy. Dr. Bob Vernon, a research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), has […]

• Wheat yields get set for take off

  Wheat growers today can achieve yields their parents never dreamed of. But what lies ahead for the next generation of grain […]

• War on wireworms heats up

  An old gang of thieves is wreaking havoc on cereal crops across the prairies. These culprits do their work underground, robbing […]

• Wheat breeding goes global

  With a firm focus on ensuring sustainable wheat production, Bayer CropScience has made significant investment and partnered with leading organizations around […]

• How to make and use bait balls

  One way to test for the presence of wireworms in a field is with bait balls. To make them, mix oatmeal […]