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SHARPEN AWARENESS OF HOW TO AVOID PESTICIDE RESISTANCE

Three horticulture specialists with Ontario’s ag ministry will be offering a lunch and learn series on pesticide resistance from January 25-28, 2021. They are entomologist Hannah Fraser, pathologist Katie Goldenhar and weed management specialist Kristen Obeid.
 
This series on pesticide resistance management is to give field growers with fruit, vegetable and specialty crops a holistic view on pesticide resistance. The experts will cover basics of pesticide resistance then dive deeper into insecticide, herbicide and fungicide resistance and management. Sessions will start each day at 12PM with a 30-minute presentation followed by question and answer period.
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How the corn-soy diet transformed swine nutrition

Video: How the corn-soy diet transformed swine nutrition

At the 2026 ASAS Midwest Section meeting, Dr. Robert Easter, professor emeritus of swine nutrition at the University of Illinois, spoke at the U.S. Soy sponsored Swine Application Symposium, offering a historical perspective on one of the most important developments in modern pig production: the corn-soybean meal diet. What today is considered a foundational feeding strategy was not always obvious or even accepted.