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Standard choppers are frequently not large enough to spread residue effectively and harrows can create residue clumping, says agronomy consultant Phil Needham.

Excess crop residue a yield-robbing issue on many farms

It’s a problem everywhere — mismatched choppers and harrows that don’t fix the problem, agronomist says

By Jeff Melchior January 17, 2023

Throughout his travels as a consultant, Phil Needham has noticed producers continue to struggle with residue management to the detriment of crop emergence, plant counts and yield. Many residue management woes come down to two pieces of equipment: harrows and mismatched choppers on combines, said Needham, who operates an agronomy services company in Kentucky. “I

Editorial, Opinion

Editorial: Human nature

By Gord Gilmour April 18, 2019

It’s one of those philosophical questions — can there really be too much of a good thing? In the case of glyphosate it would seem the answer might be yes, especially when it comes to crop residues. There’s little doubt why so much of the product is used here in Western Canada. It’s nothing short

A high clearance sprayer on a field in a prairie landscape

Crops

Farmers urged to ‘Keep it Clean in 2019’

Be aware of the pesticides buyers don’t want applied to certain crops

By Allan Dawson April 18, 2019

Read and always follow the label directions when applying pesticide. That’s one of the messages Brenna Mahoney, Cereals Canada’s director of communications and stakeholder relations, hopes farmers take away from the updated Keep it Clean website. By doing so Canadian farmers can help ensure international markets stay open, Mahoney said in an interview April 12.

Crops, Oilseeds

Canola maturity matters in desiccation timing

The Canola Council of Canada’s Spray to Swath calculator shows  just how long to wait after spraying a desiccant or other pre-harvest chemical

By Jennifer Blair September 2, 2015

In desiccation — as in life — success is usually defined by maturity. “Whatever product you’re using, make sure you’re using it when the majority of the plants in the field is physiologically mature,” said Harry Brook, crop specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry. “You get into problems when they’re immature. It doesn’t preserve your

Oilseeds

Canola growers urged to be smart: don’t use Clever (quinclorac) until importers set MRLs

Those who have sprayed canola with the herbicide need to inform buyers at delivery time

By Allan Dawson July 13, 2015

The Canola Council of Canada is warning growers that using the newly released herbicide called Clever on their canola crops this year might not be a smart idea. That’s because Japan, one of Canada’s biggest canola customers, has not yet established a maximum residue level (MRL) for the active ingredient, quinclorac, which means all grain

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Excess crop residue a yield-robbing issue on many farms

Editorial: Human nature

Farmers urged to ‘Keep it Clean in 2019’

Canola maturity matters in desiccation timing

Canola growers urged to be smart: don’t use Clever (quinclorac) until importers set MRLs

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