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Do You Need To Apply Zinc To Your Corn?

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Staying ahead of corn pests

Staying ahead of pests is key to high yield and good quality in every crop. In corn, however, Ontario producers are forced to do much of their pest management by guess, since little scientific research exists on the lifecycles, specific species, or geographic dispersion of many of corn’s most damaging early season pests. Until now.

In 2014, researchers from the University of Guelph started an ambitious, four year corn pest survey project designed to determine where, when and what to expect in early season corn pests. >> Learn More…

 
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Western Farm Show

March 4-6, 2015
Location:London, ON >> More Info

Ottawa Valley Farm Show

March 10-12, 2015
Location:Ernst and Young Centre, Ottawa, ON >> More Info