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Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau in the House of Commons March 22. (Budget.gc.ca via YouTube)
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Agrifood a pillar in federal budget’s ‘innovation’ plan

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The federal government’s latest budget puts up Canada’s agrifood sector as one of six “key areas” to benefit from a new national “Innovation and Skills Plan.” Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau on Wednesday unveiled a budget projecting $330.2 billion in expenses in 2017-18 against budgetary revenues of $304.7 billion, for a $28.5 billion deficit. The […] Read more
7 tips for on-farm research tests
Crops

7 tips for on-farm research tests

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Is that shiny new product likely to work on your farm? To separate the heifer dust from the cream of the crop, farmers need to take a hard look at the research behind the marketing claims. John Heard, soil fertility specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, says the best way to learn about good research “is to […] Read more
Cereals, Crops, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Manitoba winter wheat in good shape

Group pushes for national wheat research strategy

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Commodity News Service Canada — Despite heavy rains throughout July, Manitoba’s winter wheat is in good condition moving into desiccation, the head of an industry group says. The Manitoba winter cereals group is also preparing for an upcoming government program by working alongside other Canadian wheat commissions. “Everybody is still pretty happy. The winter wheat can […] Read more
researcher in wheat field
Columns, Crops

Respectable research reporting

It’s harder than you might expect to report accurately on the latest agronomy research

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I’m a fan of ag research. When I’m reporting on new ag research, I do my best to figure out how the study was set up and whether there are any major flaws. I try to communicate this to readers. I have one of Les Henry’s columns on farm research taped next to my computer, […] Read more
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Crops, Reuters

Monsanto to shut three R+D centres next year

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Chicago | Reuters –– Agrichemical company Monsanto plans to shutter three research and development centers in 2016 with a loss of about 90 jobs, it said Monday, as it restructures operations to cut costs in a slumping agricultural commodity market. The centers are in Middleton, Wisconsin, and Mystic, Connecticut, both of which focus on seed […] Read more
Jim Blome is the president and CEO of Bayer CropScience LP in North America.
Crops, Features

Bayer looks ahead to the future

Bayer CropScience’s CEO says its product range and focus on research drives success

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In late August at the U.S. Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois, Jim Blome, president and CEO of Bayer CropScience LP for North America, spoke to ag media about Bayer’s business. Some customers might be put off by the sheer size of Bayer, a multinational company headquartered in Germany. When all facets of the company […] Read more
metal gear on a circuit board
Crops

Cost cutting with new agricultural technology

Technology is moving at a pace we couldn’t have imagined. Can it help you?

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If you’ve ever wondered what the future will be like, Jack Uldrich has the answer. It will feel like you’re sitting in a driverless car for the first time as the vehicle careens around pylons and executes high-speed turns. In other words, a little nerve-wracking. Uldrich, a futurist and author, showed us a video clip […] Read more
Wheat seedling in measuring cylinder, close-up
Columns

Science can be a dirty word

The public doesn’t understand science, and reporters often don’t do a great job covering it. Not that there are good excuses, but here’s how it can happen


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Science is a dirty word these days. Or perhaps just a word that more and more people don’t understand. And you should be concerned because that lack of basic scientific knowledge is driving distrust of modern agriculture. “It’s a big, big issue,” Al Scholz told me. Al is the executive director and registrar of the […] Read more
aerial photo of a crop farm trial
Crops

Don’t overdo on-farm trials

On-farm trials are the perfect way to test new technology on your farm

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Greg Stamp likes to keep on-farm field trials on his southern Alberta farm simple. If he’s evaluating the effectiveness of a new fungicide or herbicide, for example, he’ll make two or three passes with the sprayer with the new treatment and then two or three more passes for the check strip (no new product). He’ll […] Read more

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