Pride Seeds’ Dan Foster explains how to estimate soybean yield in this video, shot at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show. Estimating yields may be more challenging than some of our other annual crops, but it all boils down to a total number of (viable) seeds in a given area. For soybeans, estimating yield without counting every seed over an… Read More
Category: Crop Schools
With crop insurance deadlines passing, much of this fall’s winter wheat planting in Western Canada is complete.While winter conditions are beyond control, there are some practices that can mitigate the risk of winterkill and help the crop get off to a strong start, both now in fall and following snowmelt in spring.In this Wheat School… Read More
As harvest rolls on where weather allows, traders are getting a better handle on the yield and quality profile of this year’s wheat crop.In this Wheat School episode, Bruce Burnett, weather and crop analyst with CWB (soon to be G3 Canada) Market Research, walks us through the supply/demand fundamentals as the new crop hits the… Read More
It’s no secret that unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have huge potential for the agricultural industry. In fact, for many companies, they are already serving a very valuable role, even as we continue to explore their potential applications.Not Just Toys: Adding Value with UAVs Chad Colby’s Top Tips for Integrating UAV Technology on the FarmAgris Co-Operative… Read More
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
Confused about what the new rules governing neonicotinoid-treated corn and soybean seed means for seed orders this fall? You’re not the only one — the Ontario government is hosting information sessions and webinars this week, but several questions and plenty of confusion swirl about what paperwork you must do to access neonic-treated seed.To help sharpen… Read More
Knowing full-well that the crop can experience seed burn if placed too close to phosphorous (P), many soybean farmers will apply no or very low rates of phosphate with their soybeans. And, as we learned in the last Soybean School, that choice may not be hampering short term yields. But, agricultural soils are seeing losses in available P, suggesting room for… Read More
By now you’ve watched our video on determining when to desiccate faba beans, and perhaps you’re gearing up to go ahead. Now the all-important next question: what to spray?Well, according to Robyne Bowness, pulse research scientist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, there are currently only two options for drying-down faba beans: diquat (a desiccant) and glyphosate (a herbicide).“Both… 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
According to speakers at last week’s Canola Galla in Penhold, AB, a single gram of soil (roughly the size of a Smartie) can contain hundreds — if not thousands or even millions — of resting clubroot spores. And, those resting spores can survive up to 20 years in the soil, spreading by catching rides on wind, water,… Read More