Can twin-row soybeans flourish in a strip till world? That’s a question Maizex Seeds’ agronomist Greg Stewart explores with Woodstock, Ont., farmer Wes Hart on the latest episode of The Sharp Edge on RealAgriculture. Hart is a firm believer in the benefits of no-till corn, but he and his father, Doug, have never been satisfied... Read More
Category: Crop Production
If you're on Twitter, you might have seen John Kowalchuk creating a following for his #RumseySoybeans that he has tackled over the past five years on his farm in Rumsey, Alta. Soybeans are a tricky crop to grow, as they need a certain amount of heat units that central Alberta doesn't always experience. This didn't... Read More
Another conference has come and gone in the blink of an eye. One of the trickiest things is catching all the speakers: with concurrent sessions and panels, visiting tradeshow booths, and all the people to catch up with — there's a lot going on. Towards the end of the final day of FarmTech this year,... Read More
United Kingdom farmers have a strong yen for higher wheat yields, and they're turning to yield enhancement networks (YEN) to help them satisfy their craving. YENs are the brainchild of the research scientists at ADAS, a UK-based independent agricultural and environmental consultancy. "It's kind of a competition, but the main focus is sharing information between... Read More
As you sit down to finalize fertility plans for the 2020 growing season, do you look at a one, two, or five-year window when determining phosphorus rates? Jeremy Boychyn, agronomy research extension specialist with the Alberta Wheat and Barley Commissions, says it's time we really start to consider looking at multiple years at a time... Read More
If your go-to pulse variety is more than five or six years old, it's time to consider trying a new line. When you look at the provincial mix for Saskatchewan, some of the most-seeded lines are five, 10, or even 12 years old, says Laurie Friesen with the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers. That means that all... Read More
G-Mac’s AgTeam has entered into an agreement to merge Cavalier Agrow Ltd. (“Cavalier”) into G-Mac’s AgTeam, bringing together two long- standing crop input retailers in Saskatchewan’s agriculture sector. Once combined, the two businesses will have 14 locations and 130 employees in communities across Saskatchewan from as far north as Meadow Lake and as far south... Read More
The boards of directors for Huron Bay Co-operative Inc. and North Wellington Co-operative Services have put a recommendation forward to its farmer-owners to "blend" the co-ops through amalgamation. The two agriculture-based Ontario co-ops are working on a strategy on how best to merge business operations, governance, finances, assets, departments, and markets to "explore further opportunities... Read More
How is agriculture and food production impacting the planet? Many naysayers believe our farming and food system is taking its toll, linking agriculture to 10 to 15 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions, while painting it as a resource hog that gobbles up 40 percent of the earth's land base and 70 percent of its... Read More
Have you thought about how much time you spend just re-filling during planting and seeding? Fill times for spraying often get plenty of attention, but there's actually plenty of hours to gain at planting too, depending on your set up. In this week's edition of Wheat Pete's Word, a much healthier Peter Johnson is talking... Read More