A whimsical Manitoba study shows how research can be manipulated to show agronomic benefits where none exist. Can you spot the fallacy?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Obviously, it’s silly. Or is it? John Heard, for one, thinks all of us can be lured into believing the research that we want to believe, whether it’s true or not. To put that idea to the test, Heard sprayed diluted maple syrup on a block of canola at the University of Manitoba’s Carman research […] Read moreRight facts, wrong results
Three more Alta. counties join clubroot club
Reading Time: 2 minutes Clubroot’s reach is growing in east-central and northern Alberta. The disease infected fields in three new counties this year, according to the Canola Council of Canada. Beaver County, east of Edmonton, is one of the municipalities reporting clubroot for the first time this year. "We’re still continuing our surveying but so far it has been […] Read more
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