Reading Time: 2 minutes It was only a few years ago that interest in alternative methods such as biologicals to boost a crop’s nutrient uptake seemed to spike in popularity. But according to Spencer Harris, senior vice-president of global ag retail for Nutrien Ag Solutions, biologicals are not all that new for Nutrien — the global ag retailer has been researching biological crop inputs for nearly two decades.
Interest in biological crop inputs continues to grow
Nutrien exec shares thoughts on uptake and profitability of biological crop inputs
Agriculture chemical company embraces regenerative farming
Johnstone’s Grain sees the sale of regenerative agriculture products as the future
Reading Time: 3 minutes Johnstone’s Grain sees the sale of regenerative agriculture products as the future
NFU calls for efficacy testing of non-fertilizer supplements
Reading Time: 2 minutes The federal government should re-instate efficacy testing for non-fertilizer supplements, says the National Farmers Union.
Biologicals business Catalera receives funding boost
Reading Time: 3 minutes Vancouver company Catalera BioSolutions, which has ambitions of making biologicals “the future” of crop protection and pest solutions has secured investment from a major player in Canada’s agricultural industry.
More biologicals for pest control on the way
Herbicides are a challenge, but non-chemical insecticides and fungicides may be a cheaper and quicker solution
Reading Time: 4 minutes Whether the problem was weeds, insects or diseases, for the past several decades the solution has usually been a chemical one. But with growing problems of resistance and customer opposition to chemicals, researchers and manufacturers are turning their attention to biological solutions. It’s not as though biologicals are new. For decades, growers have been using […] Read more
Pest Patrol: Control of phragmites with herbicides and biological agents
#PestPatrol with Mike Cowbrough, OMAFRA
Reading Time: 3 minutes You will have noticed these tall grasses swaying in the wind along roadsides, especially near ditches. They are likely phragmites, also known as common reed (Phragmites australis L.). It is a very widespread weed and one of the world’s most common plant species. In North America, there is a native type of phragmites that has […] Read more
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