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Canadian Agri-Business Education Foundation honours seven students

Seven outstanding students from across Canada have been selected as the 2025 recipients of the Canadian Agri-Business Education Foundation (CABEF) scholarships.

Each student will receive a $2,500 scholarship to support their post-secondary studies in agriculture or agri-food at a Canadian university, college, or technical institute.

This year’s recipients are:

  • Zeyus Spenta – North Vancouver, BC
  • Colby Scott – Hanna, AB
  • Morgan Debenham – Kennedy, SK
  • Messina Schrof – Starbuck, MB
  • Abbigail Mettler – Wallenstein, ON
  • Allison Morse – Hatley, QC
  • Leah Newcombe – Cambridge, NS

Applicants were evaluated based on their leadership experience. They also responded to a question in writing or on video discussing one opportunity and one challenge related to the agriculture job market and exploring how young people can contribute to the industry’s growth and sustainability.

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Supplemental Nitrogen on Soybeans: Can Early Nitrogen Increase Yield?

Video: Supplemental Nitrogen on Soybeans: Can Early Nitrogen Increase Yield?

Can supplemental nitrogen help soybeans reach higher yield potential? Technical Agronomist Tim Sickman walks through an ongoing trial at the Nutrien Innovation Farm in Owensboro, Kentucky, exploring whether a modest amount of nitrogen applied at planting can support higher-yielding soybean environments.

The trial compares 30 pounds of supplemental nitrogen across both 15- and 30-inch rows, along with treatments that include sulfur and micronutrients. Similar trials conducted in 2024 and 2025 delivered a six- to seven-bushel yield response, prompting the team to expand the research this season.

Early observations show that treated soybeans are slightly taller and averaging about two additional nodes on the main stem. These added nodes could create more opportunities for blooms and pods, but the true results will come at harvest when the team evaluates pod development, seed fill and final yield.

In This Video:

Why high-yield soybeans may need supplemental nitrogen

Results from the 2024 and 2025 trials

Nitrogen treatments in 15- and 30-inch rows

Fertilizer placement and application methods

Differences in plant height and node counts

Potential effects on pod development and yield