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
Category: Agronomy
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
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
Georgia farmer Randy Dowdy established a new world record yield for soybeans in 2019, setting the bar at 190 bushel per acre on a 3.27 acre plot. While Dowdy now reigns as the 'yield king', Missouri farmer Kip Cullers helped blaze the trail for contest yield winners when he put up a 160.6 bushel per... Read More
Are you farming year-to-year, or looking five, 10, or even 20 years out? Edgar Hammermeister, with Western Ag Professional Agronomy, says that solid, long-term crop planning is one key piece of the long-term viability puzzle of any farm, but one that often gets dropped when short-term economics or challenges arise. For Hammermeister, long-term crop planning... Read More
Good equipment design isn't just about doing the best job; it also takes into account shifting agronomic trends and practices. Curtis de Gooijer, agronomist with Bourgault Industries Ltd., was recently at the Crop Production Show in Saskatoon, Sask., to highlight their agronomy program and some of the recent in-field trials that have been conducted. The... Read More
Custom applicators and farmers looking to use drones to apply herbicides to crops in Canada are still in a holding pattern. Operator licensing and certification is now available from Transport Canada, but Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) requirements continue to ground herbicide application from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), reports Don Campbell, owner and and founder... Read More