Will it pay to park the drill and invest in precision planting technology for wheat? That's a question Michigan State University researcher Dennis Pennington is tackling in an ongoing research project. Earlier this year, he shared some of his early results with growers attending the CerealSmart conference at Kitchener, Ont. On this episode of RealAgriculture's... Read More
Category: Crop Schools
If you aren't in the field yet, chances are you are itching to get out there and get the tires rolling. This is probably especially true if you are fearing early frost come harvest season. Alana Serhan, market development specialist with PRIDE Seeds, says that before you even consider taking that corn seed out of... Read More
From microwave ovens, to X-rays, and even potato chips, many important discoveries have been stumbled upon by accident. The same may to be true when it comes to weed control and the continuing fight to control glyphosate-resistant Canada fleabane. On this episode of RealAgriculture's Soybean School, Mike Cowbrough, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural... Read More
Often when we think of herbicide resistance, as producers, we think it means we have to stop spraying certain products completely. This is not always the case, and as Tom Wolf of Sprayers 101 and AgriMetrix explains in our latest Canola School episode, why and how you can take some extra steps from the sprayer... Read More
Spring harvest is underway in Western Canada, in canola fields that were left in the field due to wet conditions last fall. For growers who haven't combined canola in spring before, there are some significant differences between harvesting in fall versus spring notes Shawn Senko, agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada, in this... Read More
Does timing matter in strip till? Will corn planted into fall-made strips out-yield spring strips? That's just one of many questions corn growers are asking as strip tillage gains popularity as a reduced tillage option that delivers the benefits of conventional tillage, says Ben Rosser, corn lead for the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and... Read More
It can be challenging to get a reliable weed control system in place for pulse crops, due to several market and technical barriers. However, we still need to do what we can to set ourselves up for success, especially during that critical weed-free period. Andrew Reid, technical marketing specialist with BASF, says one of the... Read More
Wheat is worth about $7 a bushel right now — and we have to chase as many bushels as we can. That's the message RealAgriculture agronomist Peter Johnson has for growers in our latest episode of the Wheat School. One way to optimize yield in winter wheat is effective use of plant growth regulators (PGRs).... Read More
Most producers that grow canola are well aware of blackleg and the damage the disease can inflict on a canola crop. However, when we think of scouting for blackleg, we often think of clipping canola plants later on in the season when the disease is evident in stems. Believe it or not, blackleg is a... Read More
When you look at the landscape across the Prairies, there's currently all weather happening — from sunshine and seeding, to snow still covering fields. Pulse crops require a little bit of different attention in numerous ways, but an imperative thing you have to keep in mind before that seed goes in the ground is —... Read More