Biologcials and biostimulants are gaining traction, but experts say Prairie grain growers still need to ask hard questions and look for data that backs up companies’ claims.
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Sorting out the noise on fertilizer biologicals and biostimulants
With more companies entering the biologicals and biostimulant space, Prairie farmers are being urged to look past the hype and dig into the data
War teaches Ukrainian farmers tough lessons
As the war approaches its second anniversary, the farmers who adapted earliest have been in the best position to survive
Feb. 24 marks two years since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. It seems like a short time, but it has caused huge upheaval in our society. Hundreds of thousands have died and millions have lost their homes.
It’s still ‘wait and see’ country when it comes to biostimulants
A multi-year study has found some products work sometimes on some crops, but it’s hit and miss
Biostimulants work. Sort of. Sometimes. Depending. Dubbed the ‘vitamin supplements of farming,’ there are a wide range of biostimulants and they work — or don’t — in a host of different ways. Sometimes they’re worth applying and sometimes not, a three-year study by Farming Smarter suggests. “We did see an increase in yield for some crops, especially field
Phosphorus boosters and broad-spectrum antifungal found in Prairie soils
Researchers say naturally occurring microbes can make phosphorus more readily available
A group of Manitoba researchers have isolated two naturally occurring micro-organisms they say will help farmers better utilize phosphorus and fight plant diseases. The work of the scientists, from the University of Manitoba and KGS Group, has centred around two novel bacterium dubbed KGS-2 and KGS-3. Stan Lozecznik, senior environmental engineer with KGS Group, said
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
