Sollio Agriculture closing six locations, winding down Ontario Grain, Ontario Diagnostic Day 3, The Habs get a bank, while the Leafs team up with milk

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Ontario Diagnostic Day 3: Avoiding fertilizer burn and helping waterlogged

plants stay afloat

The Habs get a bank, while the Leafs team up with milk

Sollio Agriculture closing six locations, winding down Ontario Grain

Sollio Agriculture says it will close the six active locations of Ontario

Grain L.P. (Ontario Grain) and exit grain marketing in Ontario. During the

wind down process, Sollio says Ontario Grain will honour all existing

contracts and fulfill its obligations to farm customers, employees, and

business partners for an orderly transition. Read More

Where the new Claas Trion 740 combine fits on the farm

Claas has introduced a new Class 7 combine model for those looking at a new combine with modern features, but a lower price tag. RealAgriculture field editor Bern Tobin toured the Claas booth at the Farm Progress Show at Des Moines, Iowa, to get the scoop on where the Trion 740 might fit for farmers. Read More

New app looks to take the guesswork out of identifying insects

Iowa State University has been collecting data and building a scouting app that can identify about 2,000 insect pests at varying stages. "This app can not only identify the adult stage insect, but it can also identify other various stages, like a nymph or caterpillar," says Dr. Arti Singh, assistant professor in the department of agronomy at Iowa State University. Read More

Wheat School: Learning from 2021 winter wheat planting

Planting winter wheat research plots at C&M Seeds near Palmerston, Ont.

proved challenging during the difficult 2021 fall conditions. On this episode of the RealAgriculture Wheat School Peter Johnson and C&M research

agronomist Mike Holzworth tour the plots and share what the challenging

conditions revealed about winter wheat planting dates. Read More

Highly pathogenic avian influenza cases showing up from B.C. to Ontario

A new wave of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) coinciding with the fall migratory season is sweeping across western and central Canada, with confirmed cases of the deadly virus on poultry farms from B.C. to Ontario over the past week. Read More

The Agronomists, Ep 82: Lorne Greiger, Bryan Lung, and Mike Staton on

managing harvest losses

When talking soybean harvest losses, all the focus is on the header. But

for canola, losses add up at the header and through the combine.

Understanding how to manage those losses is a mix of agronomy, mechanical know-how, and patience. Read More

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