— Art Enns, Morris, Man. There’s always the chance that the weather could turn on you. There is the risk that not spraying certain areas could really end up costing me Last year’s trying growing conditions didn’t do Art Enns’s canola crop any favours. It was a late spring, it stayed cold and wet and […] Read more
Variable Rate Fungicide Can Work On Canola
Keep Track Of Field Information
FIELD1 FIELD2 FIELD3 FIELD4 FIELD5 FIELD6 FIELD7 FIELD8 FIELD9 FIELD10 FIELD11 FIELD12 FIELD13 FIELD14 FIELD15 FIELD40 LAND CODE TOTALS FIELD NAME SEC TWSP RNG MER RM Owner Tenant SEEDED ACRES 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 CROP & VARIETY 0 0 0 0 0 […] Read more
If crops suffered from lack of water in 2009, it’s possible to have herbicide carryover in 2010. Adjust cropping plans accordingly
Even slightly residual herbicides can hang around longer than expected given the right circumstances. Herbicides require water, microbes, time and warm soil in order to break down in the soil. On the surface, weighing the risk to this year’s crop of herbicide injury seems simple. If you follow labels and keep field records you should […] Read more
Wheat & Chaff – for Apr. 5, 2010
Wheat & SPIN-OFF BENEFITS Each issue of Grainews has a theme. This issue is all about weeds and weed management, which in most cases means we talk about herbicides. Herbicides are the most widely used pesticide in Canada, accounting for $1.5 billion of commerce each year. It’s no wonder, really, seeing as these moisture-and fertilizer-using […] Read more
Six Ways To Fight Weeds
Weed control checklist In addition to proper herbicide use (rotating groups between fall, spring and in-crop applications and adhering to rates and re-cropping restrictions), there are several methods to fighting weeds. They are: 1) Increase seeding rate — Instead of the old pounds per acre, work backwards from a target plant population, keeping in mind […] Read more
Think Long-Term With Variety Selection
It’s never a good idea to try something as important as a new variety on a large-scale right off the hop, but it’s also not a great idea to seed one variety from one end of the farm to the other. There are good reasons, however, to seed two to three varieties of each crop […] Read more
Get A Jump On Gauging Winterkill
Winter wheat gets growing again as soon as the snow recedes, assuming it made it through the winter OK. A prolonged fall across most of the Prairies created some tough harvesting conditions that may or may not have negatively affected winter wheat survival. With good snow cover, winter wheat can handle a quick trip into […] Read more
A rough harvest season has left its mark on 2010 seed lots. Test seed for vigour and disease, not just germination, before it goes in the ground
Few things are as important as a complete seed test. Home germination tests might save you some cash at the outset, but performance in the field depends on more than just “does the seed sprout?” Lab tests to determine seedling vigour and in-seed pathogens are just as important as a germination test. After last fall’s […] Read more
5 Steps To A Clean Seed Bed
Hamman says that while some may be tempted to go at or just after seeding with a burnoff to get as many weeds as possible, it can prove risky. “The issue there is if you run into bad weather, you may miss your window entirely.” compare glyphosate concentrations No matter what name is on the […] Read more
Inoculant Boosts Soil Mycorrhizae
Let’s call it the agronomic final frontier — the root zone. Soil isn’t just what you stick seed in. It’s a living biosphere complete with good guys, bad guys, free loaders and blue-collar workers. As farmers, your job is to encourage the good guys and allow those workers to do their jobs. Next generation inoculants […] Read more
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