All farmers want to get their crops off to a good start, and the right amount of phosphate gives canola that pop-up effect that farmers just love to see. There is, however, such thing as too much of a good thing. It turns out that although much research has been done on safe rates of... Read More
Category: Crop Production
Average yields of 110 to 115 bushels per acre on soil that is often more than 60 percent clay? That's impressive. And that's why Parkland Farms is featured on our latest episode of 'Real' Wheat Farmers. In this video, RealAgriculture agronomist Peter Johnson peppers Parkland Farms agronomist Clark Aitken with questions on how the Lambton... Read More
A scratchy-voiced Peter Johnson needs you to get out there and scout, scout, scout for aphids on soybean. While you're out in the fields, you also need to check for all sorts of other insects because hot, dry weather is helping creepy-crawlies multiply. It's also time to get that first white mould suppression pass on,... Read More
Crop conditions across Western Canada are quite variable based on sporadic moisture. Even just field to field, the conditions can be so different that farmers and agronomists are facing some really challenging decision making situations. When conditions like drought set in, it can be easy to make assumptions on what is or not happening in... Read More
RealAgriculture agronomist Peter Johnson is keeping a close eye on relay intercropping trials planted in Ontario this summer. The objective of the research is to evaluate whether Ontario farmers could effectively plant soybeans into standing wheat versus double cropping soybeans that are planted after wheat is harvested. In this video, Johnson inspects an intercropping trial... Read More
It's not often that we hear about first-generation farmers. It's also rare to hear about someone picking up and moving provinces to begin to farm, but that's what Steve Larocque did, moving from near Greely, Ontario, to eventually farm at Three Hills, Alberta. Larocque isn't just any grain farmer, either. Admittedly, he's small scale and... Read More
As a crop input, phosphorus is one of those nutrients we tend to think about early, make application decisions as we are seeding, and then all too often, do not think about again until the next growing season. In reality, our crops have a season-long need for phosphate, and this singular focus and approach to... Read More
Nobody can light a fire under an issue like President Donald Trump, even if he openly admits he doesn't understand it. Speaking in Fargo, North Dakota, on Wednesday night, the president was given some speaking points on the issue of how U.S. wheat is graded in Canada — one of the few agriculture trade irritants... Read More
Wheat has been progressing rapidly thanks to seasonally high temperatures in many areas over the past few weeks, quickly moving into and through the early flowering stage. Early flower is when a fungicide application to prevent fusarium head blight (FHB) is recommended. "Typically we'd expect flowering to start three days after head emergence, and flowering... Read More
After delivering some big surprises in its seeding intentions report back in April, Statistics Canada moved more in line with market expectations in its seeded acreage report published on Friday morning, ahead of the USDA's latest acreage estimates. The report was based on a survey of approximately 24,500 farms between May 11 and June 12,... Read More