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Farmers to gain access to RR 2 Xtend soybeans in 2016 Monsanto is commercializing its dicamba-tolerant Roundup Ready 2 Xtend soybeans in Canada in time for the 2016 growing season, after the company received import approval from China's Ministry of Agriculture. >> Read full article
U of G offering IPM courses for corn and soybeans The University of Guelph's Ridgetown Campus is offering integrated pest management training for growers needing to buy and use neonicotinoid-treated corn or soybean seed. >> Read full article
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Barley breeding update Barley is the fourth-largest crop in Eastern Canada, after the standard rotation crops of soybeans, corn and wheat. Approximately 150,000 hectares of land in Eastern Canada were seeded to barley last year, which led to a harvest of 460,000 tonnes of grain. Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a serious concern in barley. “The outbreaks of FHB vary from year to year, with 2009 and 2010 most severe in Eastern Canada,” says Thin-Meiw (Alek) Choo, a breeder at the Ottawa Research and Development Centre. “The disease, caused principally by Fusarium graminearum Schwabe, can result in mycotoxin contamination such as DON in the grain. During those years, many barley crops were contaminated with DON.” >> Learn More…








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