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Can disease-spotting crop spore detectors also advise farmers when to spray?

Airborne spore detectors can tell farmers when a fungal pathogen is present in their fields even before disease symptoms appear. For those units’ developers, though,...

Ontario crop prices firm ahead of harvest

When Ontario cash-crop farmers get together at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show, crop conditions, yields and harvest logistics are always part of the conversation with...

In photos: the 98th Huron County Plowing Match

The 98th Huron County Plowing Match on Aug. 21 drew the traditional crowd to a plowing match, but also a lot of young people,...

‘Nipping away’ at farmland: Residents fight propsed 446-home development

A proposed 446-home subdivision in Centre Wellington is raising concerns about water supply capacity and how it might affect the water table of nearby...

Fall Window Boxes Ideas to Make Your Home Feel Warm and Welcoming

When summer starts fading and the air takes on that crisp autumn feeling, even the smallest outdoor detail can make a home feel completely...

HJV Engineering marks decade of custom agricultural innovation

In the last decade HJV Engineering has delivered innovations in washing, drying, destoning, sorting, conveying, storage and automation for root crops. “We’ve innovated every year,”...

Field Bindweed Control in Grain Sorghum

Field Bindweed Control in Grain Sorghum Brent Bean, Sorghum Checkoff Director of Agronomy Although all crops have generally struggled this year from heat and moisture stress,...

Rain is Free. Runoff and Ruts are Expensive.

Rain is Free. Runoff and Ruts are Expensive:  Make your dairy more resilient to compaction and extreme weather. By Brian Dougherty Soil Compaction Is a Growing Challenge...

NASDA Announces 2026 Honor Award Recipients

Press Release PORTLAND, Maine – At its 2026 annual meeting, the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture recognized three exemplary employees of state departments...

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