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Fertilizer for soybeans – does it pay?

April 2011 - NEW RESEARCH GIVES DIFFERENT FERTILIZER OPTIONS MIXED REVIEWS traditionally, soybeans do not received much, if any, fertilizer. Soybeans are efficient in providing their own nitrogen through biological nitrogen fixation and typically, there has been enough…
Comparing herbicide programs in IP soybeans

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

April 2011 - With François Tardif, Clarence Swanton, and Peter Sikkema MANAGING WEEDS IN Identity Preserved, non-GMO soybeans is a constant challenge for growers. With a magnitude of options and various species to control, accurate, non-bias data is…
Celebrating a leader in research

April 2011 - AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AWARD RECOGNIZES PROVINCIAL SOYBEAN SPECIALIST the ontario soybean industry has grown by leaps and bounds over the past few decades. There is no doubt that the sector has benefited from a number of…
Hiring it out or doing yourself?

April 2011 - CUSTOM SPRAYING AND MANURE MANAGEMENT CAN MAKE SENSE due to economic benefits, convenience and other reasons, more and more Ontario farmers are choosing to hire custom spraying services instead of doing it themselves. It’s an…
Trait approval process

April 2011 - THE LONG ROAD TO REGISTER NEW VARIETIES ENSURE AUTHENTICATED CLAIMS AND SAFETY FOR ALL everyone directly or indirectly involved in grain farming knows that it’s a long process to create and release new crop varieties…
Crop doc’s orders

April 2011 - ADJUST YOUR “CROP-STYLE” AND FATTEN YOUR BOTTOM LINE a visit to the doctor generally comes with orders to cut-back and workout more. But soybean and wheat farmers who heed the crop doc’s advice could get…
Get ready, spring is here!

April 2011 - OMAFRA’S SPECIALISTS SHARE THEIR TOP TIPS TO PREPARE FOR THE 2011 SEASON as the days get longer and the temperatures get warmer, the Ontario Grain Farmer asked the specialists from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture,…
New policies create opportunity to voice needs

April 2011 - growing forward, the five-year commitment by federal, provincial and territorial governments to support the agri-food sector is set to expire in 2013 and consultations have begun to ascertain what Growing Forward 2 (GF2) should contain.…
Cropside: Staying on top of NPK

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

March 2011 - N CALCULATOR RECOMMENDATION for Corn Factor Input N Rate (lb/acre) Base N Requirement (select soil texture) Loam + 28 Yield Adjustment (enter proven yield) 175 + 135 Heat Unit Adjustment (enter CHU rating) 3000 + 7 Previous Crop Adjustment…
Research Roundup

March 2011 - FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH These starches resist digestion Joey Sabljic One way to a healthier population is through its stomach. And for many, that journey starts with starch, an essential…