This week's Wheat Pete's Word kicks off with a quick explanation and an update on host Peter Johnson's "extra 15 minutes" concept. The agronomy questions keep rolling in, and this week, Johnson puts off some of the wheat questions and instead tackles some sulphur questions, forage questions, and questions on spring cover crops. Have a... Read More
Category: Agronomy
The Government of Saskatchewan and SaskCanola have released the 2020 Saskatchewan Clubroot Distribution Map, which outlines the rural municipalities where clubroot has been identified. Since 2017, 75 commercial canola fields have been confirmed to have clubroot, which is an increase of 24 fields since last year's update. The number of fields with the clubroot pathogen... Read More
There are some aggressive targets for a reduction of fertilizer in the new climate plan proposal recently released by the federal government. At first glance, the support of the proposal by Fertilizer Canada doesn't make a lot of sense. To explain, Clyde Graham, executive vice president of Fertilizer Canada, recently chatted with Shaun Haney on... Read More
The federal and Saskatchewan governments are investing $9.8 million in 39 crop-related research projects through Saskatchewan's Agriculture Development Fund (ADF) in 2021. The annual ADF announcement delivered by Premier Scott Moe, federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, and her Saskatchewan counterpart David Marit kicked off this year's virtual CropSphere conference, as Saskatchewan crop commissions held their... Read More
Clean fields and fit soil will kick the soybean crop off to a strong start, but there's so much more to big yields than warm soil. In this episode of The Agronomists we go to Ontario's soybean specialist Horst Bohner and Manitoba's pulse specialist Dennis Lange to hone in on three major factors that determine... Read More
How have agronomists fared over this last year? Are growers changing their rotation plans because of such great commodity prices right now? And, how do you keep up with the agronomic information during this pandemic? For this RealAg LIVE! episode, host Kara Oosterhuis checks in with Steph Berlett of Agromart Group. Don't miss a new... Read More
Is there a tool out there or a method for assessing and interpreting soil health? Research out of the University of Saskatchewan could provide such a tool, where farmers could put in their soil data, find out their soil health score, and receive interpretation and management advice. "Soil health is defined as its capacity to... Read More
Tori Waugh, principal consultant of Conservation Ag Consulting, steps in as executive director of the Ontario Soil Network as of early January 2021. The Ontario Soil Network is a farmer-led learning and networking organization formed to connect and support farmers across the province through training, access to research, and networking opportunities. Waugh has been involved... Read More