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If you’ve never heard of green ammonia, it may become a more popular topic among farmers once a pilot project in southern Manitoba flicks the switch into production. At a workshop on Nov. 26 hosted by University of Manitoba professor Mario Tenuta, Robert Arnason of the Western Producer spoke with Tenuta about the potential for farmers to generate ammonia at the farm level to supply their own nitrogen fertilizer needs.
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Earlier this year at Manitoba Ag Days, Dr. Syama Chatterton, a research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, offered a presentation on root rot in pulse crops. In a negative ‘two for one,’ attendees may have been surprised to learn of a connection between root rot and another well-known soil pathogen: fusarium. In this video, Chatterton talks about some of the latest findings on aphanomyces and the one practice growers have in their toolbox to keep root rot from developing in their fields.
