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Blackleg Summit shares new management approaches

The 2018 Blackleg Summit reviewed new tools to help farmers identify the blackleg races in a field and choose varieties with blackleg resistance that best protects against those races.

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Ontario researcher tests double-crop canola and soybeans

Harvesting two crops in one calendar year is something for warmer climates. Not Canada, right? AAFC researcher Eric Page is challenging this notion with winter canola and soybeans.

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BeGrainSafe: Tips for safe grain handling

From climbing bins to cleaning out bridged grain to moving augers around power lines, the job of handling grain has many potential hazards. It helps to recognize risk scenarios and take measures to get the job done safely.

Business Management

Stretched too thin? Practice saying ‘no’

Your phone means you’re accessible all the time, which can be good for productivity but really bad for family and work-life balance. Saying ‘no’ includes setting a few smartphone rules.

The Editor's Desk

Royal family

Chuck Penner, in his canola outlook in this issue, forecasts Canadian canola acres at 23.75 million, another record for queen canola. Is this too many for long-term canola sustainability? Think back to 2014. The Canola Council of Canada launched its Keep It Coming strategy, with a target of 52 bu./ac. average yield and a production...