It seems the 2013 soybean crop defied the odds and managed to pleasantly surprise a number of farmers with decent yields. The final provincial average tally is yet to come in, but it will likely settle somewhere around the 45 or 46 bushel per acre mark. Not too shabby, considering a tough season of untimely... Read More
Category: Crop Production
Herbicide resistant weeds are one of the struggles and items of adversity that farmers face around the world. Whether you plant in Australia, United States of Canada there is likely to be a weed in your area that carries resistance and is impacting your ability to achieve top yields. HAVE YOU REGISTERED YET FOR FARMTECH... Read More
Interest in top-dressing nitrogen (N) is increasing across the prairies. Some producers use it to improve yield or protein content, while others use it as a risk management strategy to minimize losses. But when is top-dressing N economically advantageous? Does improving protein content ever pay? Read More: 3 Tips for Top-Dressing Nitrogen in Cereals and... Read More
The Canadian Soybean Council is set to receive over $100,000 in funding through the federal government's Growing Forward 2 Agri-Marketing program. The funds are earmarked for specific, outgoing marketing programs aimed at building and expanding Canadian soybean exports to the European Union, Korea and Japan, according to a press release circulated by the Grain Farmers... Read More
Understanding how different crop varieties may react to various management practices or situations is something that doesn’t seem to get enough attention. We often hear about the “best” varieties, but how are they performing in one situation compared to another or under a different product application? Here are a two reasons building an understanding of... Read More
Bees play an essential role as pollinators in food production, but did you know they're also an integral part of top canola yields? While bees aren't necessary for canola seed set, fields where bees have foraged will yield higher and benefit from a shorter flowering window. The importance of canola to bees is also significant;... Read More
After a few months of the Agronomy Geeks podcasts, I've learned a few things. Like how I still don't like the sound of my own voice, but that I really do love agronomy enough to push through that and continue. While I do enjoy exploring new topics, perhaps what I'm enjoying most are the people... Read More
Ever had a soil test come back with some surprising nitrogen levels? While it's typically lower than expected (don't we all wish N didn't just disappear?), every now and then a crop may have left some behind due to any number of factors, like water availability, timing of mineralization or some other something that maybe... Read More
The best spray application you can do is the one applied at the right time — the right leaf stage, the right point in the disease cycle, the right time of day for insect control. But weather conditions don't always cooperate, plus with more acres to cover per farmer or sprayer, a product or products... Read More
Canola growers now have access to a new option to defend their crops against the long-time disease threat of sclerotinia. DuPont Crop Protection today announced that the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has approved a label addition allowing the use of DuPont Acapela fungicide in canola for control of sclerotinia. Todd Friday, Saskatoon-based Pulse and... Read More