Plant growth regulator (PGR) Manipulator is available for use on oats and barley, in addition to wheat, for the 2020 growing season. The PGR that provides the active ingredient of chlormequat chloride, makes plants develop shorter, thicker stalks to prevent lodging even when pushing higher nitrogen rates for more yield or protein. When using any... Read More
Category: Crop Production
The Canadian Wheat Research Coalition (CWRC) and the Canadian Barley Research Coalition (CBRC) are urging Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) to continue important wheat and barley research activities at AAFC’s western Canadian research stations in 2020. The commissions are saying urgent action is required to save the 2020 AAFC field, lab, and greenhouse activities for... Read More
Spring harvest is underway in Western Canada, in canola fields that were left in the field due to wet conditions last fall. For growers who haven't combined canola in spring before, there are some significant differences between harvesting in fall versus spring notes Shawn Senko, agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada, in this... Read More
This week's second Q & A LIVE segment features Leftfield Commodity Research analyst Jon Driedger and Shaun Haney discussing all things grain markets. Listen/watch for a full discussion on corn market dynamics, livestock ration swap-out options, why oats may face major over-supply, and the good news story that is pulses. Tune in Tuesday, April 28th,... Read More
Does timing matter in strip till? Will corn planted into fall-made strips out-yield spring strips? That's just one of many questions corn growers are asking as strip tillage gains popularity as a reduced tillage option that delivers the benefits of conventional tillage, says Ben Rosser, corn lead for the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and... Read More
It can be challenging to get a reliable weed control system in place for pulse crops, due to several market and technical barriers. However, we still need to do what we can to set ourselves up for success, especially during that critical weed-free period. Andrew Reid, technical marketing specialist with BASF, says one of the... Read More
Western Canada is working on its tan and getting some crop in the ground, while Ontario gets snow squalls. But a few flurries won't stop all fieldwork from happening, and this week's Wheat Pete's Word has a few updates and answers to the top agronomy questions. From a look at how far crop storage has... Read More
There are always psychological lows and highs in markets. For corn, prices in the three-dollar range happen, but an analyst with some experience will tell you to watch for $3.01. That's because if we dip below $3.01, there's no telling where it goes next. As Marlin Bohling, markets editor with RFD-TV explains, that $3.01 mark... Read More
Wheat is worth about $7 a bushel right now — and we have to chase as many bushels as we can. That's the message RealAgriculture agronomist Peter Johnson has for growers in our latest episode of the Wheat School. One way to optimize yield in winter wheat is effective use of plant growth regulators (PGRs).... Read More
Most producers that grow canola are well aware of blackleg and the damage the disease can inflict on a canola crop. However, when we think of scouting for blackleg, we often think of clipping canola plants later on in the season when the disease is evident in stems. Believe it or not, blackleg is a... Read More