It’s been quite a year for Ontario corn growers. Of course there are always exceptions and not everybody is the benefactor of timely rains and optimal growing conditions, but for the most part 2015 produced an incredible corn crop that averaged better than 170 bushels per acre.In this episode of Corn School, Pride Seeds agronomist… Read More
Category: Crop Schools
Other Episodes: Pulse School: Three questions to ask when deciding on an inoculantPulse School: Protect germination potential with gentle seed handlingPulse School: Pea aphids, nesting dolls, and economic thresholdsPulse School: To add nitrogen or not? Simplifying starter fertility decisionsPulse School: Navigating disease challenges using lupins and faba beansPulse School: Pulling the fungicide trigger on ascochyta… Read More
Other Episodes: Canola School: On-board chemical storage, direct injection saves rinses and critical time at sprayingCanola School: From cotyledons to cutworms — scouting for a strong startCanola School: Keeping an eye on new clubroot pathotypes, as confirmed count reaches 55Canola School: Yield targets help to maximize crop profitabilityCanola School: Insect friends vs foes and the… Read More
These are exciting times for lentil growers, with record Canadian lentil acres projected for 2016.Red lentil bids in Western Canada have spiked into the C$0.50/lb range due to a combination of poor growing conditions in India and the lower value of the Canadian dollar relative to U.S. currency.“There’s no question we’re going to have acres over four… Read More
Harvest is wrapped up and your yield monitor has accumulated another year of data. What should you do with it?In this episode of Corn School, AGRIS Co-operative agronomist Dale Cowan shares his thoughts on how you can use that yield data to guide soil sampling and create management zones in your fields.Many farmers have at… Read More
We’ve focused a lot of attention on the site over this year’s unusual growing conditions, and we’ve heard a lot of producers comment on surprising yields at harvest.“We went through May and June with record drought in many parts of Alberta and Saskatchewan,” says Alberta Agriculture and Forestry Murray Hartman in the following video, “and… Read More
In recent years, the conversation around harvest management has heated up, with the inclusion of a debate that centres around straight cutting versus swathing. But, says RealAgriculture’s Shaun Haney, “debate is the wrong word.”“We get trapped into this all or nothing scenario — it’s sort of like tillage versus no-till — right? You’re either one or you’re the… Read More
Other Episodes: Wheat School: Seed treatments are like putting a “bunny hug” on seedWheat School: Seeding ultra early helps wheat beat the heatWheat School: How stress can increase winter wheat yieldWheat School: More than just germ — leveraging value from a seed testWheat School: Winter wheat packs potential for 2025Wheat School: Drought mitigation starts long before… Read More
The Great Lakes Agricultural Stewardship Initiative (GLASI) has new application rules, deadlines and funding levels to better help farmers take advantage of the program. GLASI is targeted to farmers in the Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair watersheds, and Lake Huron’s southeast shores watershed, to help implement Better Management Practices (BMPs) that reduce phosphorus loading to… Read More
While the lower value of the Canadian dollar is supporting prices, canola values are still caught in a global oilseed market weighed down by heavy supplies.“It’s a bit of a mixed bag for canola, within the context of a lot of negative things,” explains Shaun Wildman, Regina-based senior trader with Seaboard Corp, in this Canola… Read More