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The Communicator

April 2023 Issue – See All

Early season pest control for Ontario soybeans growers

Give your crop-growing customers these Agronomist tips for yielding better-performing soybean crops.

CAAR News

CAAR membership renewal, investment fundraising & Perk$

It’s raining success!

Learn who took home awards presented at the 2023 CAAR’s Choice Awards Banquet.

Grain trains doing the job

CN and CP have moved a lot of grain this season—but could they do better?

Is net zero agriculture production achievable?

At the Sustainability of Canadian Agriculture Conference 2023, hosted by University of Manitoba’s National Centre for Livestock and the Environment and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in March, Henry Janzen, Honorary Research Associate, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, Alberta stated that the possibility of net-zero GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions from production agriculture as highly unlikely because of too much leakage.

Port of Montréal to add new grain terminal equipment

Federal grant money is part of an $18 million project to improve the port’s import and export shipping.

Reconciling the Barton Report with Recent Proposed Policy Changes

Dr. Stuart Smyth said that environmental sustainability is more important than economic sustainability

Strategies to support your intern

Are you considering a summer intern? Do you already have one lined up?

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CAAR Congratulates TerraLink Horticulture on 50th anniversary

CAAR Member TerraLink Horticulture Inc. (TerraLink), leading manufacturer and provider of specialty crop inputs in Western Canada, is commemorating its 50th anniversary this summer with an Ag Community Appreciation event and $50,000 in donations to food banks in TerraLink locations: Abbotsford, Delta, Chilliwack, Kelowna and Airdrie.

NRCan begins consultations on amendments to the Explosives Regulations

The amendments are primarily administrative, with some related to aligning the Explosives Regulations with other regulations and policy.

farm lot severing a hot topic in Ontario

Bill 97 remains alive, it’s just that the ag focus it brought may indeed be dead.

farm lot severing a hot topic in Ontario

The United States is asking for dispute settlement consultations with Mexico under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

Glyphosate enables carbon sequestration

The use of glyphosate and the introduction of glyphosate-tolerant crops spurred the development of no-till farming practices and the reduction in summerfallow.

Glyphosate-resistant downy brome control

The use of glyphosate and the introduction of glyphosate-tolerant crops spurred the development of no-till farming practices and the reduction in summerfallow.

National Biodiversity Symposium Session can be viewed online

Environment and Climate Change Canada holds National Biodiversity Symposium and shares a discussion paper.