Science

Pest management

Detection, Surveillance and Management of Weed, Insect and Disease Pests that Threaten the Economic Viability of Crop Production and the Environmental Health of Prairie Agro-Ecosystems

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Farmer Panel

Farm show season

The canola community offers many opportunities for face-to-face learning through canoLAB, canolaPALOOZA and big joint productions like FarmTech in Edmonton, CropSphere in Saskatoon and CropConnect in Winnipeg. These panelists talk about why they attended specific events and what they learned.

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Feature

Canola: Strong in a challenging global market

Canola Seeds

Comparisons by agri benchmark show that despite the trade conflict with China, canola seems to be performing rather well, so far, when compared to other vegetable oils. Furthermore, the relative price of canola versus wheat also favours canola. Consequently, canola has been a rather profitable crop for Canadian producers as well as for many others around the globe – especially in Ukraine and Hungary.

 

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Science

The fate of sulphur fertilizers in the soil

Key Result:  Choosing the most suitable sulphur (S) fertilizer for the conditions can be difficult. This study found that soluble sulphates, thiosulphate and gypsum are effective at providing early supplies of plant-available sulphate in the seed row. An early supply of sulphate appears to be important for plant S uptake and yield. Project title, Principal...
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