Agronomy Insights

Shopping for an agronomist

An agronomist is on his cellphone in a field, with farm equipment in the background.

You want to hire an agronomist. Here are some questions to ask that agronomist, to make sure you find a person who is right for you.

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How to create a field profit map

A close up screenshot of a field with bright highlighted colours on it, showing a map of yield overlaid on the field itself.

The new Prairie Precision Sustainability Network has a pilot program to help farmers map the historic profitability of zones within fields. It flags areas that are perpetually unprofitable. Farmers can then decide what areas may benefit from different management practices.

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Calculate an appropriate yield target

Farms can set a new and updated canola yield target each year based on yield potential for the area, soil moisture outlook and profit calculations.

Canola Research Hub

New network provides Prairie weed strategy

The Prairie Weed Monitoring Network aims to implement a comprehensive weed biovigilance strategy for the Prairies, including weed monitoring, risk assessment and forecasting.

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Canola contributes $43.7 billion to the Canadian economy

A new report from GlobalData Plc calculated the economic impact based on average results for 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24. The impact includes 206,000 jobs and over $16 billion in wages.