Category: Crop Production
Big things happen in a big world and yet somehow the grain markets are still transfixed by what number the ProFarmer Tour is likely to come out with on Friday regarding corn production estimates for the U.S. Neil Townsend, Grainfox market analyst, says it's a bit strange to think that Russia can literally bomb infrastructure... Read More
New soil testing technology that goes beyond chemistry to analyzing soil biology will be available in Canada as the result of a new partnership between Taurus Agricultural Marketing and Iowa-based Trace Genomics. The two companies announced the partnership on Thursday (August 24). Trace's metagenomics technology analyzes DNA in a soil sample, providing data on over... Read More
When it comes to nitrous oxide emissions, there are many complex formulas that can be used to determine what is going on in the fields. Abby Sim, field technician at Olds College of Agriculture and Technology, says this is precisely why the Smart Farm at the college decided to look at estimating nitrous oxide emissions.... Read More
A less than ideal wheat harvest hasn't dampened a lot of excitement over wheat yields in Ontario, as some great averages are trickling in. The biggest question popping up on Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson's radar right now is how to get next year's wheat off to the best start while beans are still standing. The... Read More
As slow-release products and split applications become more common in the pursuit of fertilizer efficiency, it's important to understand the timing of when a crop needs those nutrients to avoid situations where fertilizer that's been applied is not available when the plants need it. The agronomy team at Manitoba equipment dealer Enns Brothers is in... Read More
The public outreach campaign from Grain Farmers of Ontario has launched a 10-week science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM)-program based curriculum for Grade 3 Ontario classrooms. Through Good in Every Grain, teachers can access "Farming STEMterprise," a free teaching resource based on Ontario grain farming in coordination with the Ontario elementary school curriculum. The weekly... Read More
Sharing is caring, except for when it comes to crop diseases. Many of the diseases that impact corn have in fact been shared through spores in the wind at some point, but most have become endemic to the corn producing regions of Canada. For this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by... Read More