Nothing good happens after midnight, or when corn is left out in the field. Some farmers are learning that DON levels in corn can really spike if the crop has been left out to let that gibberella grow. In this week's Wheat Pete's Word, host Peter Johnson has that caution, plus a discussion on being... Read More
Category: Agronomy
Bayer has announced the registration of a new product called TilMOR, a replacement for Folicur EW in its cereal fungicide portfolio. The new product is registered for use on wheat, barley, and oats, and can be applied from flag leaf to heading stages, to control leaf disease and suppress fusarium head blight. "For cereal growers,... Read More
Creating new crop hybrids or varieties is expensive and time consuming with no real guarantee of a straight line to success. After all, it takes years to bring new lines to market, and industry demands can shift in that time frame. One company that's heavily invested in soybean breeding is Syngenta Canada. The company is... Read More
If you're not tracking your hours running vs. hours spraying, you might be losing out on a valuable productivity bump that requires only a few tweaks. As our guests for this episode of The Agronomists share below, gaining minutes at filling, or in turn arounds, or clean out, adds up to hours in productivity. Join... Read More
There's no way to get around putting up feed for wintering livestock, but there are several ways to minimize the amount of hay fed, the cost of feed delivery, and the cost of hauling away and spreading manure. Steve Kenyon of Greener Pastures Ranching at Busby, Alta., says that planning for winter grazing and feeding... Read More
A new seed treatment from Syngenta specifically targets foliar infection of blackleg in canola with a new mode of action, adding another tool in the blackleg management toolbox. "[Saltro] really has nice fit in an integrated management system with crop rotations and, of course, the genetics play a key role," says Ted Labun, technical lead... Read More
This week's Wheat Pete's Word features a lot of corn talk. But wait a minute Pete, isn't your favourite crop wheat? Don't worry, host Peter Johnson has quite a few corn questions, some chat about fall vs spring fertilizer applications, and eventually talks wheat. Have a question you’d like Johnson to address or some yield... Read More
RealAgriculture is pleased to announce that we are now able to offer CCA CEU credits for The Agronomists! The Agronomists is an hour-long livestream event that airs every Monday night at 8pm E/6pm M on RealAgriculture's social media channels — YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and Twitch. It features host Shaun Haney in conversation with a rotating... Read More