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Topic: cropside

Drone spraying

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

March 2023 - REMOTE PILOTED AERIAL Application Systems (RPAAS), or drones, are making their way onto many farms as a valuable tools for spreading cover crops, scouting, and more (though pesticide application in Canada by drones is currently…
Testing for SCN

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

November 2022 - THE CORNERSTONE OF managing soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is planting SCN resistance varieties, but effective SCN management does not end when you have selected your soybean varieties. It is imperative to know not only your…
Purple seed stain

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

October 2022 - PURPLE SEED STAIN (Cercospora blight) causes a distinctive purpling of soybean seed and will result in downgrading at harvest if enough seed is discoloured (photo 1). This fungal disease is also called Cercospora leaf spot…
No-till soybeans

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

September 2022 - NO-TILL SOYBEAN production has been standard practice for many Ontario growers for decades. It’s a system that lowers production and labour costs, improves soil health, and significantly reduces soil erosion. Past Ontario research has compared…
Beluga drop hoses

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

June 2022 - IN 2019 WE evaluated the spray coverage from nine application methods on corn silks. The results showed that a directed application from drop hoses (aka drop pipes, drop legs) suspended between the rows produced significantly…
Strip till residue

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

December 2021 - 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…
Tar spot

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

November 2021 - 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…
Soybean N deficiency

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

October 2021 - NITROGEN (N) DEFICIENCY in soybeans caused many fields to turn yellow in late June and July. A dry spring delayed nodulation, then heavy rainfall saturated soils just as plants required large amount of N during…
Grain storage prep

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

September 2021 - ACROSS ONTARIO, FARMERS have been building grain storages by the millions… of tonnes, that is. In 1999, Ontario had an estimated 2.75 million tonnes of grain storage capacity on farms. Twenty years later, in 2019,…
Cropside: Angled sprays

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

August 2021 - WHEN T3 WHEAT rears its head, the first rainy day brings questions about spray angles. Let’s begin with a graphic that illustrates how angled sprays cover a vertical target like a wheat head (Figure 1.).…