Field observations
SPRING 2022
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May 19, 2022 After a busy sprint last week, most of the corn acres have been planted across the province. Some areas in southern Ontario received rain over the weekend and the beginning of the…
Agronomy
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Getting the most from your nitrogen
REDUCING ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS
- THE PRICE OF nitrogen fertilizer has risen to double, if not triple, the standard multi-year average. With costs so high, ensuring the nutrient is applied as efficiently and effectively as possible is critical. In a… -
Reducing compaction
TRACKED TRACTORS AND TIRE DEFLATION
- DEPENDING ON A particular farm’s soil profile, compaction is a bigger issue for some grain farmers in Ontario than others. However, all are aware it must be minimized. As Dr. Richard Heck, professor in the… -
Black gold
AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS
- MANURE HAS OFTEN been described as agriculture’s “black gold” and with rapidly increasing fertilizer prices the term has never been more accurate. And yet, surprisingly, there are many livestock producers that don’t take regular manure…
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Building resilience
2022 ONTARIO AGRICULTURAL CONFERENCE
- PLANNING A CONFERENCE during a pandemic isn’t easy; but as the steering committee gears up for the second virtual Ontario Agricultural Conference, they are confident in their ability to produce a high-calibre agenda presented through… -
Strip till residue
AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS
- STRIP TILL Strip till requires a no-till residue management mindset. Strip till is promoted for the ability to achieve the productivity and soil condition benefits of conventional tillage while realizing conservation benefits of no-till. While… -
Plant growth regulators
REDUCE LODGING IN INTENSIVELY MANAGED WHEAT
- PLANT GROWTH REGULATOR (PGR) use on intensively managed wheat has become an avidly discussed topic over the past few years; and during many conversations, there are more questions than answers. Dr. Dave Hooker, University of… -
Bringing robots to field crops
EXPLORING THE POTENTIAL
- THE LATEST IN cutting-edge robotics is coming to a field near you — sooner than you think. A new team of in-field innovation enthusiasts have been working diligently over the past year to test, demonstrate,… -
Tar spot
AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS
- A NETWORK OF Ontario crop specialists and U.S. extension specialists monitored the real-time movement of tar spot in 2021. In September, the disease spread significantly east and north from the original infections confirmed in southwestern… -
Grain monitoring in a digital world
CURRENT AND FUTURE TOOLS
- GRAIN MONITORING CAPABILITY is keeping pace with the digital age with more in-depth sensor networks and the capacity for automation; however, that does not mean old school methods have no role. Manually inspecting grain inside…