Simon has a 2,000-acre mixed grain operation near Minnedosa, Man., where he grows canola, wheat, rye, soybeans and peas. Unhappy with how one of his crops was progressing after he’d completed seeding on his farm, Simon called me in early June to see if I could tell him what the problem was. I told Simon […] Read more

Crop advisor casebook: What’s causing this slow and irregular canola emergence?
A Crop Advisor's Solution from the April 6, 2021 issue of Grainews

Crop advisor casebook: Soybeans wilt and die off after emergence
A Crop Advisor's Solution from the March 26, 2019 issue of Grainews
Adrian called me in early July 2017 about the poor plant stand in his soybean field. The soybean plants were wilting and dying off after emergence. “I’ve got plants turning brown and dying off in my soybean field,” he said. That afternoon I set off for Adrian’s 3,500-acre grain farm located just outside of Dauphin, […] Read more