Erosion could be an issue for pulse crop fields after harvest, especially if the header was set very low and there's minimal residue leftover. Edible beans in particular are a tricky crop for "field aftercare" as there is very little residue left over, and harvest requires undercutting, increasing the potential for soil wind erosion. Scott... Read More
Category: Crop Production
For Western Canada, the 2021 growing season has been one of the worst on record for both severe drought and extreme heat. As a result, the risk of injury from herbicide carryover in sensitive crops in the 2022 growing season is high, so much so that BASF has issued an urgent notice to growers for... Read More
Ontario Sheep Farmers recently updated several online resources for its membership, including a new version of the price and profit predictability tools. OSF created this farm management tool in partnership with the University of Guelph and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, and recently assumed ownership and administrative duties of the resource... Read More
John Deere's 400 and 600 series sprayers are the first commercially available sprayers factory-equipped with See and Spray Select technology, as well as other improvements to the cab and boom system. "Starting front to back, you'll see the new numbering, which is reflective of the chassis size as well as the tank size," explains Kaylene... Read More
What's the number one way to get great wheat yields in the east? Plant early! In this episode of RealAgriculture's Wheat School, Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson shares his tips for planting, and his insights on phosphorus, based on soil type and base fertility. "If you can plant wheat in September in Ontario, that's almost always... Read More
What are the risks for the 2022 crop? Weather, of course, is always a factor, but what about the markets? What if we can compared the risks of the market declining, to the possibility of input prices further rising? Margins could be a heck of a lot tighter next year, unless commodity prices make moves... Read More
As soybean harvest gears up across eastern Canada, many growers are reporting uneven maturity in fields. On this episode of RealAgriculture's Soybean School, Bernard Tobin catches up with Horst Bohner, OMAFRA soybean specialist, to find out why fields are not ripening or senescing evenly. The first potential explanation is uneven spring emergence, says Bohner. This... Read More
Perennials and winter annuals like dandelions, shepherd's purse, and even chickweed can be tough to control at the best of times. So, what can make a perennial and winter annual weed control strategy more effective in corn? Going back to a previous conversation between Rob Miller, agronomist at BASF, and Bernard Tobin about using tillage... Read More
Organic matter plays a key role in soil health, productivity, and resiliency. But building or replenishing organic matter can take a long time and a tremendous amount of organic material. On this episode of RealAgriculture's Soil School we visit with Nicole Penney, precision ag manager for FS Partners in Ontario. Penney notes that it takes... Read More
The warnings about tar spot that started several years ago were, unfortunately, bang on. In this week's episode of Wheat Pete's Word, host Peter Johnson shares some scouting stories from several counties where tar spot has been found in corn, and what farmers will likely have to plan for in 2022. Also in this episode,... Read More