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Evaluating new tech, products and practices

There is always something new around the corner, so how do crop consultants filter out the noise and arrive at a reliable recommendation for their clients?

By Lee Hart April 26, 2025

With new products, new production practices and new technology converging in the agriculture industry at a frenetic pace, independent agronomists and crop advisors try to sort the wheat from the proverbial chaff as they advise clients on what might or might not work on an individual farm. Not only has the pace of introducing new […] Read more

Columns, Potatoes, Practical Tips

Potatoes Prairie-wide

Practical Research: How Prairie researchers uncovered a serious potato disease’s hiding place

By Ieuan Evans April 25, 2025

As a consequence of cleaning up potato diseases, the most recent yields in Prairie potatoes, as of 2024, are 20 tons per acre for Alberta and 18 for Manitoba.

General

Cropland threatened by toxic metals: study

Up to 17 per cent of agricultural land at risk

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 21, 2025

Up to 17 per cent of cropland around the globe is contaminated by toxic metals, threatening agriculture and human health in the affected areas, according to new research published in the journal Science.

Crops, Features

On-farm trials and errors

Trials that don’t produce positive results on your farm can be just as valuable as those that do

By Jim Timlick April 13, 2025

On-farm trials play an important role in translating the results of scientific research into knowledge that producers can use, according to a panel discussion at CropConnect in Winnipeg.

A researcher collects samples from feedlot cattle to track bovine respiratory disease. PHOTO: TEXAS A&M

Livestock

Newly funded Canadian beef research aims for sector improvements

Nine beef research projects funded through the Beef Cattle Research Council will tackle stock health issues, feed efficiency and food safety

By Miranda Leybourne February 13, 2025

Nine new projects have received a collective $1.43 million in funding through the Beef Cattle Research Council’s next call for study proposals. The projects are also backed by more than $3.1 million from additional sources, the organization has said.

Crops, Features

Herbicide researchers pick new fights

Different modes of action may overcome a lull in herbicide discovery

By Don Norman February 5, 2025

Herbicide development has slowed in recent years, but innovative research methods could soon drive significant progress in the field. For decades, the pace of discovery of new modes of action — that is, how a herbicide interferes with the plant’s normal functions — was robust. From the 1950s through the 1980s, an average of one […] Read more

While the use of spray drones for chemical application is still illegal in Canada, research on how to use them efficiently and effectively is ongoing. | Screencap via vimeo.com/GuardianAg

General, Machinery

Crop Production Show 2025: Spray drone research continues

By Janelle Rudolph January 16, 2025

While the use of spray drones for chemical application is still illegal in Canada, research on how to use them efficiently and effectively is ongoing.

Crops, News, Reuters

COMMENT: Fertile land for growing vegetables is at risk — but a scientific discovery could turn the tide

By The Conversation via Reuters Connect January 14, 2025

Research work at Quebec's Laval University's Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, carried out in partnership with 14 vegetable farms, offers hope for ensuring the sustainability of their soils.

GrowPro

Field Notes: So what about solubility?

By Blake Weiseth December 20, 2024

While conducting my PhD studies over the past three years, I have been fortunate to do a deep study on phosphorus (P). It is a fascinating nutrient often characterized by a series of seemingly contrasting truths. For example, while it is considered a nutrient essential for all life, it can also act as a pollutant […] Read more

File photo of a lentil crop before harvest in Saskatchewan. (Bobloblaw/iStock/Getty Images)

General, News, Pulses

Saskatchewan Pulse Growers invest in weed research

By Phil Franz-Warkentin December 11, 2024

The Saskatchewan Pulse Growers have announced plans to invest $3.67 million in five new weed science research projects.

GFM Network News

Canadian trade data delayed by U.S. government shutdown

Sigurdson applauds Alberta farmers

U.S. grains: Soy, corn dip on farmer selling; U.S.-China trade talks in focus

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