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1. Handling Pesticides: Don’t Forget About Safety.

   ... planning to manage weeds, insects, and fungus in the fields. Ontario farmers should also remember to focus on safety when handling and ... specific to the products they are using. While the greatest risk of exposure is for the operator of the sprayer, it’s also critical that ...

   angel.dolan - Mar 25 2024 - 12:20 - 0 comments

2. Beware Early Grazing of Stressed Plants

   ... canola straw, which has decent protein content, carries a risk of too much sulphur, which can cause polio, she points out. “The ... pounds per head per day of 20 per cent crude protein and 80 per cent total digestible nutrients in the form of mill-run pellets or wheat ...

   angel.dolan - Mar 25 2024 - 12:20 - 0 comments

3. Avoiding Scammers

   ... By Emily Croft Farms, like every other business, are at risk of being targeted by scammers. It can feel challenging to determine what ... of scams involving equipment, hay, grants, and more. In Ontario, the OPP has reported an increase in merchandise frauds involving farm ...

   angel.dolan - Mar 25 2024 - 12:20 - 0 comments

4. Phosphorus: Because It’s Worth It

   ... (through erosion or runoff), thereby reducing environmental risk as well,” Yaremko adds. Most producers have noticed the hike in ... to use it more. We currently use some manure in our nutrient management plan, but the acres require more than what is produced by our cattle ...

   angel.dolan - Mar 25 2024 - 12:20 - 0 comments

5. Control What You Can!

   ... have emerged like Enlist E3 (2,4-D resistant) in Ontario to help manage this resistance. If we are not careful in the ... boat” down the road. Understanding key weed control management strategies and going through some basic weed control principles will ...

   angel.dolan - Mar 25 2024 - 12:20 - 0 comments

6. When Biology Meets Chemistry

   ... for one product. The product must fit into the farmer’s management system and into their budget.” Code agrees. “Because we know ... are relatively safe to experiment with applications, with no risk of resistance issues when they drop the rates. Banerjee has an ...

   angel.dolan - Mar 21 2024 - 14:11 - 0 comments

7. More heifers to feedlots stalls cattle rebuild

   ... largest cattle producing provinces, representing nearly 80 per cent of the national cattle inventory. Alberta’s agriculture ... to well-below normal. Surface water supplies are at risk in the southwest if winter snowfall is below average, and, in some cases, ...

   angel.dolan - Feb 28 2024 - 12:32 - 0 comments

8. Annual Weeds: A Game-Plan for 2024

   ... quarters is not triazine resistant. Unfortunately, in Ontario, most escapes are triazine-resistant. Additionally, crop rotation and ... non-host crops disrupts its lifecycle. Integrated Weed Management (IWM) A holistic approach: Combating these threats requires ...

   angel.dolan - Mar 4 2024 - 09:27 - 0 comments

9. Does kernel Size Matter?

   ... heads as to why the yields were so high. In Eastern Ontario, I looked at corn plot averages in 2023 and compared them to corn plot ... in the equation. In 2023 kernels per bushel were less than 80,000 in a lot of cases which contributed to higher yields on an acre basis. ...

   angel.dolan - Feb 28 2024 - 12:32 - 0 comments

10. Business management: still room to improve

    ... changes. Declining adoption According to Farm Management Canada (FMC) research, there’s been an overall decline in the ... treatment was given to farmers they deemed “low risk” instead of those who could share their long-term business goals and management strategies. “Low risk comes from profitability, cash flow, and meeting the bank’s leverage and ...

    angel.dolan - Jan 24 2024 - 08:58 - 0 comments