Upcoming Grey County SCIA Crop Walk

Jul 05, 2024

Come for the walk; stay for the fun and information about soil, seeds, and crops.

By Andrew Joseph, Farms.com; Image by Pexels from Pixabay

The Grey County Soil & Crop Improvement Association will be holding a Crop Walk on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, in Proton Station, Ontario, at Highland Custom Farming Inc.

Components of the tour include guided stops looking at wheat planted in 15-inch rows, new corn herbicides, biological treatments, soybeans, cranberry beans, oats, crop biosecurity protocols, cutting-edge equipment, and an elevator tour.

The event will run from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and includes lunch and refreshments. Special thanks go to Holmes Agro, Sprucedale Agromart, and Pioneer Seeds for their sponsorship of the lunch and refreshments.

All are welcome to join in on this fun and informative day. The cost is free for Soil & Crop members and $10 for non-members.

Please register by July 11, 2024, by emailing georgiancentralscia@ontariosoilcrop.org or by calling 519-986-3756.

Video: Developing disease resistance in new wheat varieties

Dr. Colin Hiebert, research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada – Morden, is focused on developing new tools that wheat breeders can use to improve, diversify and strengthen disease resistance in new wheat varieties. This includes new genomic tools that address resistance to five diseases including: Fusarium head blight, leaf rust, stripe rust, stem rust and common bunt.

Learn more about how research conducted at AAFC-Morden will impact wheat variety development, production and profitability for the future. This research is part of the Canadian National Wheat Cluster and funding is provided through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Alberta Grains, Sask Wheat, Manitoba Crop Alliance, Western Grains Research Foundation and Canadian Field Crop Research Alliance.