Thunder Bay Agricultural Research Association
Suite B012, 435 James Street P7E 6S7 Thunder Bay, ON, Canada

Time to break bread together again. Our AGM is December 4th at Murillo Hall. 10am Coffee break and Meeting, 11:45 free lunch! Be there by 10:15 to qualify for our door prizes (last year's was worth over $900). Watch for our agenda and more info coming soon to a mailbox near you... We're always looking for new board members interested in promoting agricultural research and development ideas. Are you interested?

::REMINDER:: LAST CHANCE TO SUBMIT INTEREST! Thunder Bay Agricultural Research Association is compiling a list of potential farmers who may be interested in a third consortium for tile drainage. Please note that land clearing is no longer available under the NOHFC Strategic Economic Infrastructure Program. In order to participate in the program you must be a registered farmer and a member of TBARA. Preference will be given to any interested parties that have not participated ...in previous consortiums and also on a first come/first serve basis. Interest with approximate acreage is to be conveyed to Carol Maki at [email protected] or leave message at 807-625-0030. Submissions will be received beginning May 15, 2018 to June 1, 2018.

Thunder Bay Agricultural Research Association is compiling a list of potential farmers who may be interested in a third consortium for tile drainage. Please note that land clearing is no longer available under the NOHFC Strategic Economic Infrastructure Program. In order to participate in the program you must be a registered farmer and a member of TBARA. Preference will be given to any interested parties that have not participated in previous consortiums and also on a first c...ome/first serve basis. Interest with approximate acreage is to be conveyed to Carol Maki at [email protected] or leave message at 807-625-0030. Submissions will be received beginning May 15, 2018 to June 1, 2018.

Tech Info from LUARS April 6, 2018 Lakehead University American Farmer TV Series video on soil health: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eo8kUio-ERA Empty soils... Today’s big-yield genetics really are draining the nutrient supply in our soils: https://www.country-guide.ca//modern-big-yield-gen/52861/ Rancona Trio(R) seed Treatment Offers Maximum Protection (Company Claim; not by any third party): http://www.arysta-na.com//rancona-trio-seed-treatment-offe VIDEO: Building awareness for emerging weeds: https://farmtario.com/video-building-awareness-for-ontari/ 2018 New Varieties: http://germination.ca//2018/03/Germination-March2018-nv.pdf Cotegra (combination of Group 7 and Group 3 Proline), a new fungicide from BASF for control of Sclerotinia in broad leaf crops: https://agro.basf.ca/cotegra/ CCA Ontario Articles and Presentations: http://ccaontario.com/communications Get ready for drone sprayers: https://farmtario.com/get-ready-drone-sprayers/ Are you a good boss? Of course you’re a good leader. You wouldn’t have got this far if you weren’t. But the next opportunities may only go to those with a whole new set of attitudes: https://www.country-guide.ca//10-questions-to-ask-/52963/ Ontario canola yields grow, and with it the threat of spreading clubroot: https://farmtario.com/ontario-canola-yields-grow-threat-cl/ Starting mental health conversations Here are some long-term changes and key subject areas that might indicate a conversation is needed on mental health: https://farmtario.com/starting-mental-health-conversations/ 7 Mistakes Managers Make That Cause Good Employees To Quit: https://www.linkedin.com//7-mistakes-managers-make-cause/ Control of wild carrot (Daucus carota L.) in corn, soybean, and winter wheat: http://www.nrcresearchpress.com//a/10.1139/cjps-2017-0131 Three Q and As on farm insurance: https://www.agcanada.com//three-q-and-as-on-farm-insurance Ins and outs of Intercropping: https://www.grainews.ca//29/ins-and-outs-of-intercropping/ Soybean Fertility Your Key to More Profit: http://www.agphd.com//soybean-fertility-your-key-to-more/ Destroying weeds at harvest: https://farmtario.com/invention-destroys-weed-seeds-while/ (Best approach is to rotate crops and herbicides!). Multi-species cover cropping and sustainable agriculture: https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publ//abstracts/2/1/170030 Planting canola with precision: https://www.grainews.ca//researchers-working-to-develop-/ Quick comparison: Blackleg, clubroot, sclerotinia stem rot: http://www.canolawatch.org//quick-comparison-blackleg-clu/ Top 10 Canola Digest articles for 2017-18: http://www.canolawatch.org//top-10-canola-digest-articles/ How much snow-melt enters the soil? http://www.canolawatch.org//moisture-situation-how-much-s/