As readers have been talking about on RealAgriculture.com, the early canola yields are below expectations. One of the reasons for the lower yields that hasn't been mentioned is the role that wind has played in some areas. Below is a picture that seems to sum up how frustrating harvest can be sometimes. Pretty hard to... Read More
Category: Crop Production
A young Saskatoon company has received a Canadian registration for Mustgrow Crop Bio-fumigant, a new bio-fungicide made from Canadian mustard seed. While the pesticidal properties of mustard have been known for decades, its use as a commercial pesticide has been limited due to the low and variable concentration of active ingredient in mustard seeds and... Read More
If there is a pattern developing in the 2012 harvest across Western Canada it would have to be the disappointing canola yields. Farmers have taken to Twitter to display there disappointment in the yields. One of the common threads has been, "I have 50 bushel swaths and 25 bushel yields." With over twenty million acres... Read More
In the last episode of the Wheat School, we spoke with wheat specialist Peter Johnson about some of the problems producers can face when they plant winter wheat early. This time around, Pete offers some advice on how to give that wheat the best possible chance at the point of planting. SEE MORE WHEAT SCHOOL.... Read More
While Saskatchewan and Alberta are just now enjoying the first few weeks of harvest, Manitoba farmers are nearly done with cereals and canola and have a few weeks to wait before soybeans and corn are ready. The early harvest has many farmers excited to get winter wheat back in rotation, and more than a few... Read More
Am I the only one left scratching my head over the newly minted CWB offering canola pools? Voluntary pooling is all good, if that's what you're in to, but I thought a very recent survey asking farmers if they'd be interested in a canola pool went over like a lead balloon. Apparently not, according to... Read More
With the early soybean harvest that is about to take place in Ontario, some growers are considering on getting an early jump on the fall planting of winter wheat. HOLD ON!!!!! Peter Johnson, Wheat Specialist, OMAFRA, has some key points for you to remember before you hook up the seeder and start roaring down the... Read More
There are some dismal looking soybean crops throughout parts of Ontario as a result of the extreme summer heat. Late summer rains have provided some relief to those fields but have left producers wondering if it's too little too late. It's not just the heat that's pushed those soybean fields to the brink. The weakened... Read More
There has been a lot of talk about the impact of the drought on the Ontario corn crop, but the fact is that not all of the Ontario crop was hit by the extremely dry conditions. Some areas of Ontario actually received timely rains that, coupled with the high temperatures, will look to give producers... Read More
The stretch from spring seeding to winter wheat planting isn't really that long, but a lot can happen over that period. During the time your equipment sits it's subject to all kinds of weather variations from late spring snowstorms to summer heat waves. Those kind of swings can wreak havoc with your equipment in ways... Read More