Aphanomyces is a soil-borne water mold thatcauses devastating root rots in pulses, especially pea and lentil crops. Unfortunately for farmers, the aphanomyces spores can live in the soil for 10 years, and thrive under wet conditions. That means, not only has this root rot advanced rapidly across many areas of Saskatchewan and Alberta, but it's…Read More
Category: Crop Production
Not only are there legalities that need to be considered when purchasing and planting off-patent soybean seed, as we discussed in an earlier Soybean School feature, but there are also agronomic considerations. Due to the nature of the off-patent soybean seed market, assurances for the grower on maturity, germination, quality, and purity are often lacking…Read More
There are many aspects of farming that are beyond a farmer's control (weather, markets...), but there are also variables that can be managed better than they have been in the past, according to the Georgia farmer who has set world corn and soybean yield records. "We make big yields and we blame the weather. We…Read More
Almost half of North American Certified Crop Advisors (CCAs) holding a new 4R Nutrient Management designation reside in Ontario. That puts Ontario’s crop advisors at the forefront of efforts to help farmers and agriculture improve water quality, environmental stewardship and sustainability, says Ontario Certified Crop Advisor Association executive director Susan Fitzgerald. Earlier this week, the... Read More
FMC Corporation and DuPont have announced a deal that will see FMC acquire the portion of DuPont's crop protection business that the European Commission required to be divested as part of DuPont's merger with The Dow Chemical Company. FMC will acquire DuPont's global cereal broadleaf herbicide and global chewing pest insecticide portfolios, as well as... Read More
Fresh off the 100th episode of Wheat Pete's Word, the questions are pouring in, as are the all-in-good-fun "Just how old are you, Peter Johnson?" comments. In this week's word, we're talking soil nutrients in snirt (soil/dirt mix), why you shouldn't worry about brown-leaved wheat just yet, why geese are terrible creatures, when we can... Read More
Mike Dorion calls himself ‘the compost kid’ and he believes farmers should think about their fields like he does his garden. The founder of Calgary-based Living Soil Solutions doesn’t suggest cash crop farmers use tea leaves to improve soil health, but he does preach the benefits of reducing tillage, banking organic matter to help increase... Read More
How much bearish news is already worked in to wheat prices? What would it take to turn this persistent bear run in a more positive direction? In this market discussion, Shaun Haney is joined by Angie Setzer (@GoddessofGrain) of Citizens Elevator, to talk recent history in the wheat markets, international factors at play, and what... Read More
Despite a wet fall and the potential for flooding this spring, there's definitely some optimism among Manitoba farmers heading into the 2017 planting season. Shaun sat down with three producers from across the southern portion of the province following the TechTour Live event in Brandon earlier this month. Kyle Friesen of Altona, Dwayne Leslie of... Read More
High or low, the height of your sprayer boom doesn't really matter. Right? Actually, that’s a myth. Welcome to a new season of Spray Tips Special Edition. In our first episode we find our dynamic duo of Sprayers101.com, Tom Wolf of AgriMetrix, and Jason Deveau of Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, bickering... Read More