Insights and Stories on Crops

Are vertical farming operations here to stay?

Dec. 15, 2023 at 9:49 am CST

Broadly speaking, commercial vertical farming operations are humankind’s attempt to grow food under conditions more controllable than Mother Nature allows and with a minimum of wasted space. Many seem like sci-fi greenhouses: hydroponics, plants growing in stacks or up walls and high-tech sensor setups that seem straight out of the […]

Are buffer strips right for your farm?

Dec. 7, 2023 at 10:05 am CST

By Jim Timlick

The prospect of farming in the Great Clay Belt

Nov. 17, 2023 at 11:05 am CST

By Ralph Pearce

Tech widens door for cattail-based fertilizer

Nov. 10, 2023 at 9:34 am CST

By Don Norman

Growing grass crops to capture carbon

Nov. 3, 2023 at 9:48 am CDT

By Les Henry

Can yield and sustainability coexist?

Oct. 13, 2023 at 10:23 am CDT

Productivity has long been the main focus of agricultural research in Canada – more bushels of grain, more pounds of beef, more litres of milk, all in aid of competitiveness and profitability. Now there’s a new research priority on the block: sustainability, which often clashes with the deeply held belief […]

By Jonah Grignon

More bang for your fertilizer buck

Sep. 29, 2023 at 2:31 pm CDT

Canadian farmers are expected to spend a record $23.1 billion on inputs in 2023, so they will be looking to get the most bang for their buck when it comes to fertilizer. A recent western Canadian study could make that task a little easier in the not-too-distant future. The Resilient […]

By Jim Timlick

Researchers want producers to plant more peas

Sep. 22, 2023 at 9:41 am CDT

Peas are a powerhouse. Not only do they sport a low carbon footprint and contain a high amount of protein, they come with their own nitrogen. So why aren’t more producers planting them? The biggest reason is the risk of root rot, a disease of peas that can infect the […]

By Jeff Melchior

Getting plants to do your tillage

Sep. 15, 2023 at 11:29 am CDT

Nick Stokman and Ian McDonald have more than 80 years of combined experience in farming, research and extension. Yet they’re relative newcomers to the practice of bio-strip tilling, a means of replacing tillage implements with plants. McDonald, a crop innovation specialist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural […]

By Ralph Pearce

Early results are in for variable rate fertilizer economics

Aug. 23, 2023 at 3:20 pm CDT

A primary argument for variable rate technology (VRT) is that it enables farmers to be more exact in their use of crop inputs. By breaking fields into specific zones where different or variable application rates can be used, producers are no longer tied to flat rate applications and can make […]

By Mark Halsall

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