We can be fooled by a plot demonstration side-by-side comparison when we use a visual response to evaluate products. Whether it's an in-crop fertilizer application, a fungicide application, or something else, a visual response in a crop doesn't necessarily translate to a yield bump. Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson gives the example of fusarium trials in... Read More
Category: Crop Production
At this point in the year, plenty of growers have booked their canola varieties for the upcoming season or are trying to sort that decision out as quickly as possible. There's been increased focus over the past few years on reducing seeding rates, and it's a good question to explore says Russell Trischuk, InVigor technical... Read More
Plans have been unveiled for another soybean crush plant in the Northern Plains. CGB Enterprises and Minnesota Soybean Processors say they have formed a joint venture to build a soybean processing plant near Casselton, North Dakota — 15 miles west of Fargo and approximately 150 miles south of the Canada-U.S. border crossing at Emerson, Man.... Read More
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has completed its national survey for potato wart ahead of schedule, the federal government says. Potato wart was not detected. The national survey conducted this fall involved soil testing across areas of Canada that grow seed potatoes (except Newfoundland) to confirm that unregulated areas of Canada remain free from... Read More
It's the last Wheat Pete's Word of 2021! For this season-ending episode, host Peter Johnson tackles a few questions from the audience, including some phosphorus immobilization questions, and an encouragement to focus on the positive. Wheat Pete's Word will be back the first week of January, and in the meantime make sure you take that... Read More
Planters add a level of precision depth, seed placement, and seed spacing that's rather difficult to duplicate in a drill, but adapting planters to a canola growing strategy does require shifts in management. Doug Moisey of Pioneer Seeds Canada says that row spacing is the first of several considerations for planter success. Super wide rows... Read More
The Canola Council of Canada (CCC) has secured over $1.8 million in funding through the federal AgriMarketing Program to fund market access and development activities. The funding, under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP), will be combined with contributions from the canola industry for a total of $3.6 million over the next two years to work... Read More
I've been having this conversation a lot lately, as I'm sure many of you have been too — I'm not sure how we're at the end of December already. Although the last couple of weeks have shown some true winter temperatures, it has been abnormally warm (and dry) in my area, which I'm convinced has... Read More
It's time to wrap up the 2021 growing season, with a discussion on the most challenging agronomic topics of the year: from soil management, to determining yield capacity, to managing plant growth regulators. For this special year-end edition of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Jeremy Boychyn with the Alberta Wheat and Barley... Read More
The 2021 growing season was one of challenge and opportunity, and Ontario's soybean specialist, Horst Bohner, says that it all added up to a record average yield for the province at 51.6 bu/ac over 2.9 million acres. The record isn't a surprise, given that early field tour estimations pegged yield potential well above average. On... Read More