Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Archives - Page 7 of 9

Hugh Beckie was on hand during Nufarm’s field day at Ag-Quest’s Saskatoon location. Beckie is holding a GPS collar that researchers can attach to kochia plants to track how the weed disperses seeds as it tumbles across the prairie.

Herbicide-resistant weeds: don’t be in denial

Herbicide resistance is a growing problem that all Prairie farmers need to address

By Lisa Guenther September 6, 2017

Dealing with resistant weeds is a little like dealing with alcoholism, according to a Nufarm executive. The first step is to acknowledge that you’ve got a problem. Lachie McKinnon heads North American business development for Nufarm, and is also the Canadian manager. McKinnon shared thoughts on managing herbicide resistance based on his experience working in […] Read more

Family portrait standing in front of a red barn on the farm.

News, Wheat & Chaff

Commit to your farm during this Ag Safety Week

Canadian Agricultural Safety Week runs March 12 - 18

By Canadian Agricultural Safety Association March 8, 2017

This March, the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association, with the Canadian Federation of Agriculture is celebrating Canadian Agricultural Safety Week (CASW). This is the second year of the “Be an AgSafe Family” theme. In 2017, CASW is “Appealing to Adults.” What does that mean? Appealing to Adults? Well, statistics tell us that each year approximately 85 […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

Canada’s farm income to dip, but remain above average

By Reuters, GFM Network News February 17, 2017

Reuters — Canadian farmers’ incomes will decline seven per cent in 2017, falling for the second year in a row but remaining at above-average levels, the country’s agriculture department predicted on Friday. A drop in North American cattle and calf prices from record highs in 2015 is the main reason for the two-year dip, Agriculture […] Read more

Columns, Crops

Western Canadian agronomy extension

Working together could go a long way to benefit both farmers and agronomists

By Ross H. McKenzie December 2, 2016

Where do you go for reliable, unbiased, up-to-date agronomy advice? It’s difficult to keep up with and evaluate the latest agronomic opportunities, innovations, research and technologies that might benefit the bottom line of your farming operation. To further complicate things, information different sources can be contradictory. Different companies often have conflicting information or recommendations. How […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Winter Wheat

Winter wheat seed: treatment pays

A dual fungicide/insecticide seed treatment builds hardier winter wheat stands

By Leeann Minogue November 28, 2016

Despite the benefits of winter wheat — weed competitiveness, high yield potential and a schedule that allows growers to spread out work load and capital costs — it’s still not a staple crop for many western Canadian farmers. Farmers say concerns about planting logistics and poor stand establishment are obstacles to growing winter wheat. To […] Read more

Farmland prices, on average, were up 12.4 per cent and 10.1 per cent in Manitoba and Canada, respectively, says Farm Credit Canada’s chief economist J.P. Gervais. The annual rise in farmland values is slowing, but still expected to be positive in 2016 so long farm cash receipts remain stable.

News

Manitoba, Canadian farmland values up again in 2015

Farm Credit Canada says the annual percentage increase in farmland values is getting smaller

By Allan Dawson April 12, 2016

Manitoba farmland values led the way with the highest average percentage increase in Canada last year, says Farm Credit Canada (FCC). But the pace of increases the last few years here and across Canada is slowing in step with the plateauing of farm cash receipts, and slower drop in interest rates, J.P. Gervais, FCC’s chief […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

Farm incomes set to fall from record high

By Reuters, GFM Network News February 19, 2016

Reuters — Canadian farm incomes look set to fall in 2016 after a year of record profits, but will still reach above-average levels, according to a report from the federal government. Rising receipts for crops and livestock have boosted incomes in recent years, due to greater demand in developing countries and a weak Canadian dollar, […] Read more

Canola, Features

‘Canola and snow’ is not profitable

New research says mixing cultivars does not mitigate the effects of continuous canola

By Dilia Narduzzi January 27, 2016

Reconsider those plans to seed back-to-back to canola this spring, recommend Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) scientists. And they have new data to back that up. Dr. Neil Harker and other study researchers recently published the results of their five-year of the effects of continuous canola crops in The Canadian Journal of Plant Science. The […] Read more

Crops, Pulses

Researching root rot control in peas

Evaluating the benefits of seed treatments, soil amendments and soil tests

By Lisa Guenther January 25, 2016

There’s still a lot to learn when it comes to managing root rot, especially aphanomyces. When are seed treatments most effective? Do soil amendments help? And can soil testing help farmers pick the best pea fields? Fortunately, research is underway to answer those very questions. Dr. Syama Chatterton, an Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) researcher […] Read more

When scouting, pull plants. This photo shows blackleg stem cankers.

Canola, Crops

The sweet spot for fungicide use

Variety resistance and the level of disease pressure impacts fungicide effectiveness

By Lisa Guenther October 13, 2015

Early fungicide applications reduce blackleg severity when disease pressure is high and the varieties lack resistance, a researcher told delegates at the International Rapeseed Conference in Saskatoon. But fungicide has little effect when varieties are resistant or moderately resistant, he said. “We need to find kind of a sweet spot with fungicide use,” said Dr. […] Read more

Canadian oilseeds monthly crush – August 2025

Canada to boost Indonesia exports to diversify non-U.S. trade, says minister

U.S. livestock: Live cattle drop as beef prices, packer margins erode

GFM Network News