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  • May1Fri

    Multi-Hybrid Planting

    May 1, 2015 by Aaron Bowman Msc.
    Filed Under:
    Planting

    Precision Agriculture is currently the new buzzword in crop production, and while only in its infancy, will offer tremendous advancement opportunities in production yields and cost efficiencies. The foundation of the 'precision' aspect is site-specific Management Zones. There is an ever–increasing availability of new Precision Ag...

  • As technology has advanced to collect, sort and apply spatial data recorded by your planter, sprayer and harvesting equipment, we now have control over new variables in the field.
  • There is no question that Precision Agriculture is the hot topic in field crop production today. While still in the relative early stages of development, rarely has a new sector expanded so fast, and with so much collective energy devoted to it, as Precision Ag. The entire agronomy industry, from seed companies to crop input suppliers, along...

  • Sep23Tue

    Feuilles gelées dans le maïs et le soya

    September 23, 2014
    Plusieurs se questionnent sur les conséquences des basses températures, le vendredi matin 19 septembre, sur le maïs et le soya.
  • La sclérotinia (moisissure blanche) est la maladie dans la culture du soya causant les dommages les plus significatifs dans l’Est de l’Ontario et le Québec.
  • Apr16Wed

    Obtenir une émergence uniforme

    April 16, 2014
    Lorsqu'on ajuste un planteur a mais notre objectif est d'obtenir une émergence uniforme
  • As corn yields continue to increase, it is important to look at how we manage our cropping systems.  Some changes to an existing high yielding system could help to maintain current yields and increase yields to maximize your corn’s true genetic potential.  

    In theory, a bag of corn has the potential to produce 470 bu/ac before it is opened (Tollenaar et al 2001). Once the bag is opened the yield reductions begin to occur based on environmental factors such as:  poor fertility, poor planter maintenance, pests , poor soil health, and the list goes on and on.

  • Apr9Wed

    Cold soils

    April 9, 2014
    Filed Under:
    Planting
    When it comes to 'in-field' cropping activities, nothing rivals the challenge of planting a crop that will have foundation for top-end yield potential.
  • Dec4Wed

    Managing Silage Quality - Storage and Feed-Out

    December 4, 2013 by Aaron Bowman Msc.
    Filed Under:
    Silage
    This article will focus on bunker management during storage and feed-out
  • As the silage crop in Ontario moves away from pollination and towards the grain filling period, harvest management is something that should be taken into consideration, because harvest could only be about one month away.