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The rain dilemma for U.S. corn, soybeans
Comment, Crops, Weather

The rain dilemma for U.S. corn, soybeans

Localized storms are making widely used weather models less meaningful to the market


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Rain has been falling across the U.S. Corn and Soybean Belt this month but crop ratings have been low or declining, a sign that some farmers may be getting too much moisture while others have parched fields. Because summer storms have been so localized, the two leading weather models used by traders may be little
When it comes to a canola stand, how dense is dense enough? That topic has been the subject of some debate lately.
Crops, Oilseeds

How dense is the perfect canola stand?

Economic-focused studies say lower stand density might mean bigger profit, while other experts warn that it might be short-term financial gain for long-term agronomic pain

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Have canola growers been targeting too-dense stands? According to one oilseed specialist that might be the case, but not everyone agrees. Murray Hartman, oilseeds specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry put forward the controversial suggestion during a presentation at Canolapalooza June 22 in Portage la Prairie. He says the current target of seven to 10
The latest estimates are that as much as 50 per cent of the crop area in Western Canada could be affected by Group 1- and/or Group 2-resistant wild oats.
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Ag in Motion: Managing herbicide resistance

Diversity is defined in the dictionary as “the condition of having or being composed of differing elements.” In weed control, diversity means using multiple strategies, or an integrated weed management approach. For herbicides, this means using all of the modes of action available to reduce the risk of weed resistance. This may be obvious, but
Rolling soybeans makes for an easier harvest, especially on stony land.
Crops, Oilseeds, Pulses

Tips for rolling emerged soybeans

The best time is at the first trifoliate on a warm afternoon to limit damage

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When rolling emerged soybeans timing is important, says Dennis Lange, pulse crop specialist with Manitoba Agriculture. Conditions need to be right to avoid crop damage. Soybeans shouldn’t be too young or too old and the air temperature should be at least 25 C and ideally closer to 28 C. Rolling, which is done to flatten
Manitoba Agriculture land management specialist Marla Riekman (l), and farmer Doug Wilton and his son Andrew discuss the ‘soilyourundies’ demonstration in one of Doug’s zero-till fields near Roland, Man. April 18.
Crops, Local news

What’s in your field?

Planting a pair of tighty whities can help you find out

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Doug Wilton is curious about how much soil “wildlife” is in his fields. That’s why the Roland-area farmer is participating in the “soilyourundies” demonstration launched during Soil Conservation Week in April. “The Soil Conservation Council (of Canada) decided this would be something kind of fun and exciting and different to do in order to bring
It’s time to make soil great again
Comment, Opinion

It’s time to make soil great again

Continuing to lose topsoil will make it harder to feed a growing population

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David R. Montgomery is a professor of earth and space sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle. He is author of the award-winning non-fiction book, Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations, and his latest book, Growing A Revolution: Bringing Our Soil Back to Life was to be released in May. This article was originally published
Disc tillage not the only answer to corn residue
Crops

Disc tillage not the only answer to corn residue

Recent research on the effect of corn on subsequent soybean crops suggests there may be other alternatives

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Producers may want to look beyond disc tillage to deal with corn residue, according to research co-funded by the Manitoba Corn Growers Association. In a two-year comparison of four residue treatments and their effect on soybeans, Patrick Walther and Yvonne Lawley of the University of Manitoba found that low-tillage treatments yielded the same soybean crop
A simple pair of cotton underwear can tell you a surprising amount about your soil health.
Crops

Planning for a bumper crop of underwear

The Soil Conservation Council of Canada is hoping underwear will be neither tight nor white 
after two months in the ground

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Cotton underwear should be the latest tool producers use to measure soil health. Soil Your Undies, a campaign pushed by the Soil Conservation Council of Canada as part of its 30th annual awareness week April 16-22, encourages Canadians to bury a pair of cotton underwear for two months. If soil is healthy, with a healthy
Getting an early start is every farmer’s goal, but sometimes too early can be a problem.
Crops

You may be ready for seeding, but is your land?

That early start to seeding is desirable, but not without some risks to manage

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There’s little doubt that in recent years Manitoba farmers have been getting the crop in earlier and earlier. More tracked tractors, different seeder designs, management changes such as getting more work done in the fall and the ability to place more fertilizer at seeding time, has all added up, says Rejean Picard, a farm production

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