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The vast majority of producers understand the need importance of sulfur for optimal corn yields, and most are targeting a ratio of 10-12:1 for N:S. This means that for every 10-12 lb ac of N applied to their corn crop they will aim to have 1 lb ac of sulfur – so an N rate of 180 lb ac would have 15-20 lb ac of sulfur.
This seems to be the...
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Corn seed sizing has always been an important part of the seed ordering process.
For generations we have felt that a medium flat would be the right choice for finger pickup planters, or possibly a round size would be better to meter on a vacuum unit.
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PRIDE Seeds, Canada’s third largest seed corn company, has announced it will be donating over $36,000 to food banks across Canada.
Kelly Atkinson, vice-president of finance for the Pain Court, ON-based company, said the current COVID-19 crisis is impacting families across the country, with many struggling to buy groceries.
“To help...
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Chez Semences PRIDE, nos priorités continuent d’être la santé et la sécurité de nos employés et de nos clients, ainsi que le maintien de nos activités commerciales.
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At PRIDE Seeds, our top priorities continue to be ensuring the health and safety of our employees, our dealers and customers, as well as maintaining our current business operations.
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WINNIPEG – Farmers in Western Canada will now have access to the PRIDE Seeds portfolio of hybrid corn, soybean seeds and agronomic resources only through the CANTERRA SEEDS retailer network in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
“As we grow our business across Canada, our promise has been to enable more farmers to truly...
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Notre saison débute avec un retard, des sols froid et saturés d’eau. Les précipitations en mai sont pratiquement le double de celles de 2018, et les jours de croissances maïs accumulés sont 50% de moins. Perd-on du temps et doit-on changer d’hybrides?
Chez Semences PRIDE ce n’est pas le premier...
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Characteristics of a good grazing hybrid:
Early silage hybrids are the best option for winter grazing.
Choose hybrids that will reach 50% milk at first killing frost.
Select hybrids that produce high forage yields and high digestibility.
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À la fin août, un producteur a fait appel à l’agronome Drew Thompson de Semences PRIDE pour déterminer la cause des épis de maïs rabougris, déformés et mal pollinisés dans un de ses champs.
Le producteur était frustré, mais également confus puisque la...
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In late August, PRIDE Seeds agronomist Drew Thompson was called to visit a grower’s corn field, where the complaint was ears that were small, misshapen and poorly pollinated.
