Soil

Assessing Soil Health

Canadian researchers are part of a North American-wide initiative aimed at standardizing the way soil health is measured in farmers’ fields. Miles Dyck has a...

Practices for Mitigating Soil Compaction

Four experts review the causes and negative aspects of soil compaction and provide their newest strategies to prevent and mitigate its effects. ALTHOUGH FARMERS have...

Build Soil Quality and Suppress Soil-Borne Pathogens to Improve Yields Study Concludes

The results are in from a major industry-led study into declining potato yields launched six years ago. Here’s what was revealed. Canadian potato farmers, facing...

Oats: Fall Cover Crop

Oats have been used as a fall cover crop for decades, says Eugenia Banks, a potato specialist with the Ontario Potato Board. The plants can...

Primary Residue Tillage: Research Review

With cooperation of research partners, the Agronomy Initiative for Marketable yield (AIM) has been able to complete a research review and resulting extension document...

Fall Cover Crops: Funding Available

It’s not too early to start thinking about your cover crop plans this fall. Are you planning to plough or Synkro/Lemken in late August...

Assessing Soil Health

Canadian researchers are part of a North American-wide initiative aimed at standardizing the way soil health is measured in farmers’ fields. Miles Dyck has a...

Practices for Mitigating Soil Compaction

Four experts review the causes and negative aspects of soil compaction and provide their newest strategies to prevent and mitigate its effects. ALTHOUGH FARMERS have...

Build Soil Quality and Suppress Soil-Borne Pathogens to Improve Yields Study Concludes

The results are in from a major industry-led study into declining potato yields launched six years ago. Here’s what was revealed. Canadian potato farmers, facing...

Oats: Fall Cover Crop

Oats have been used as a fall cover crop for decades, says Eugenia Banks, a potato specialist with the Ontario Potato Board. The plants can...

Primary Residue Tillage: Research Review

With cooperation of research partners, the Agronomy Initiative for Marketable yield (AIM) has been able to complete a research review and resulting extension document...

Fall Cover Crops: Funding Available

It’s not too early to start thinking about your cover crop plans this fall. Are you planning to plough or Synkro/Lemken in late August...