It's time for corn growers to take a hard look at variable rate planting. That was agronomist Pat Lynch's message to growers as they watched variable rate planters in action at Canada's Outdoor Farm Show (COFS) in Woodstock, Ontario. In this episode of RealAgriculture's Corn School, Lynch says the ability to adjust seed population while... Read More
Category: Agronomy
Soybeans are most often grown places that get abundant rain, particularly in August. This usually happens in southern Manitoba, so an unusual problem is emerging there: soybeans are drying down, but staying green. In this episode of the Soybean School, RealAgriculture's Dale Leftwich talks to Glenda Clezy, regional grow team advisor with Federated Co-op, about... Read More
There's a new tool available for growers in the fight against herbicide-resistant weeds, such as Canada fleabane. Corteva Agriscience has launched Elevore, a Group 4 herbicide option for pre-plant burndown of broadleaf weeds, including glyphosate-resistant Canada fleabane, in both field corn and soybeans. Last week at Canada's Outdoor Farm Show, Dave Kloppenburg, Corteva's Canadian category... Read More
There is more and more and more demand for information about straight-cutting canola. In response to this demand, the Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI) continues to conduct research, quantify assumptions, and provide knowledge to farmers. Recently, PAMI put all that work together into a straight-cutting guidebook for canola. In this episode of the Canola School,... Read More
If you're noticing a little fuzzy trouble with your corn crop this year — you're not alone. With rainfall after rainfall at pollination (but not before!), the weather created perfect conditions for gibberella infection and spread. If you've scouted your corn crop and have found pink mould growth at the tip of the cob, chances... Read More
Pre-harvest is actually a great time to get a handle on tough-to-kill weeds in the soybean crop or ahead of next year's crop. But fall weed control takes a careful mix of planning, timing, and proper product selection or tank-mixing. For those of you with weed escapes or poor control as a hangover from this... Read More
Landscape restoration: do you do it? You might want to think about doing it, because chances are you're losing yield if you don't, according to Marla Riekman, land management specialist with Manitoba Agriculture. In the simplest terms, landscape restoration is moving soil back from where it came from. When growers use tillage year after year,... Read More
On this special Canada's Outdoor Farm show edition of Wheat Pete's Word, host Peter Johnson must share the spotlight with RealAgriculture founder Shaun Haney. From dicamba drift reports, to sticky, frost-damaged wheat, to hemp, and on to a hard no on drying down grazing corn, this week's Word has something for everyone (and, thankfully, Shaun... Read More
Anyone who was driving around the Prairies this summer saw field after field of beautiful yellow flowers. People who wanted to take pictures to show their relatives how canola turns the entire vista yellow had ample opportunity. At the same time, farmers surveying the same landscape likely couldn't help but have an uneasy feeling in... Read More
Federal minister of agriculture Lawrence MacAulay was at the University of Saskatchewan this week to announce $11.1 Million in funding for SaskPulse and Pulse Canada under the Canadian Agriculture Partnership, AgriScience Clusters. In addition, $7.2 million of industry matching funding will bring the total investment to over $18 million. At the press conference, held at... Read More