Spring scramble: Some growers have run out of heat units to drop to
For several weeks the message has been that growers need be adjusting their corn variety heat units based on late planting. For some growers, it has become too difficult to drop much further based on...
View ArticleRealAg Radio, June 4: APP roll out, drought-stricken pulses, and the 15th of...
Today’s episode comes from sunny Guelph, Ont., where some growers are finally able to hit the fields. On today’s show, with host Shaun Haney, you’ll hear: The top ag news with RealAgriculture’s Jessika...
View ArticleCanterra Seeds to exclusively retail Pride Seeds corn and soy lines in...
Farmers in Western Canada will now access the Pride Seeds portfolio of hybrid corn, soybean seeds, and agronomic resources only through the Canterra Seeds retailer network in Manitoba, Saskatchewan,...
View ArticleCorn School: A prairie update on corn under irrigation
There is great variability in corn on the prairies this year, with a dry start in many areas, then a noticeable lack of heat units later in the season. But, in the south, near Bow Island, irrigated...
View ArticleCorn School: Tiller development an indication of healthy fertility
Tillering corn may not offer the picturesque vision of a picket fence crop, but it isn’t all bad. Alana Serhan, market development agronomist with PRIDE Seeds, says it’s both a positive and a negative...
View ArticleRealAg Radio, Sept. 11: Corn vs winter, a pound of P, and regular tissue testing
First, a moment of recognition, on this 18th anniversary of 9/11. Our thoughts are with all who were touched by the tragedy. We’re back at you from the Pride Seeds Pavilion at Canada’s Outdoor Farm...
View ArticleHope for Ontario’s harvest at the mercy of Mother Nature
After being at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show this week, it’s very clear that the fate of farmers’ profitability rests firmly in the hands of Mother Nature. Starting in 2018, Mother Nature has not exactly...
View ArticleFrom King Agro to PRIDE Seeds: Celebrating 70 years in the seed business
Time flies when you’re having fun. At this week’s Canadian Outdoor Farm Show at Woodstock, Ont., RealAg Radio host, Shaun Haney got the chance to catch up with the folks at PRIDE Seeds as they...
View ArticleCorn School: Helping Ontario’s crop find the finish line
Many corn growers across Ontario continue to hold their breath as the late-planted, slow-developing crop continues its march to maturity. In early September, many growers wondered whether the crop...
View ArticleSoybean School: Lower populations pack yield potential
In Ontario, 120,000 soybean plants per acre is a common target to maximize yield. But some of today’s modern soybean genetics can deliver much higher yields when planted at lower populations in...
View ArticleCorn School: Consider soil productivity when selecting hybrids
Knowing your yield potential is a key factor to consider when selecting corn hybrids for specific farms and fields. Are you planting into highly productive soils with high nutrient holding capacity or...
View ArticleRealAg Radio, Nov 25: Seed selection, disruptors in soil testing, and...
Host Shaun Haney starts off the show with a discussion on the rail strike, and seven days in, he says, we need the government to take a much more active role in getting this strike settled. What do you...
View ArticleCorn School: Planning on-farm trials for the year ahead
Have you connected with your agronomist or seed dealer to discuss plans for 2020 on-farm trials? When it comes to corn and soybean management, there’s nothing that trumps on-farm experience when making...
View ArticleCorn School: Monitor soil temperatures to avoid imbibitional chilling
If you aren’t in the field yet, chances are you are itching to get out there and get the tires rolling. This is probably especially true if you are fearing early frost come harvest season. Alana...
View ArticleCorn School: Seedbed prep for silage success
Producers across the country are beginning to get into the fields and getting that corn seed in the ground. When it comes to planting corn, getting that seedbed prepped is imperative to ensuring a...
View ArticleRealAg LIVE! with PRIDE Seeds agronomist Neil McGregor
We’re starting to warm up and get into the swing of things for the growing season, so it’s a great time to chat corn and soybean agronomy on this Wednesday edition of RealAg LIVE! Host Shaun Haney is...
View ArticleA mid-summer Ontario corn and soy update
It started cool, turned hot and dry, and now the rain has started to fall — just in time for corn pollination. Ontario’s 2020 growing season is a far cry from perfect but it’s certainly much better...
View ArticleCorn School: Got tillers? Tips for next year’s planting season
Tillers are a totally normal physiological process in corn — since it is a grass like wheat or barley — and they’re nothing to be concerned about. They’re also nothing to get excited about either, as...
View ArticleCorn School: Leveraging new genetics to protect yield potential
Grain corn acres in Western Canada this year might be down, but there’s potential for some big yields, assuming the crop can avoid late season pitfalls. “For growers who held onto those acres, they’re...
View ArticleCorn School: The birds and the bees — of corn, that is
Have you ever wondered just exactly how your corn develops in the cob? Understanding how corn makes a cob, successful kernels, and packs in starch can be a key component of an agronomic plan. “This top...
View ArticleCorn School: The power of proper seed singulation
The better the job done at planting the better the yield potential of a corn crop. That much we know, but when planting into less-than-ideal conditions, like the spring of 2020, environmental factors...
View ArticleSoybean School: Where fixed and flex varieties fit on your farm
Fixed and flex soybean varieties can have a great fit on your farm depending on the soil type and row spacing. Last year RealAgriculture’s Bernard Tobin, and Pride Seeds agronomist Matt Chapple...
View ArticleSoybean School: Fighting nematodes with Peking resistance
When Ontario growers detect high levels of soybean cyst nematodes (SCN) in their soils, sudden death syndrome (SDS) is usually not too far behind. On this episode of the Soybean School, we take a...
View ArticleEvaluating corn hybrids, planning for profit, and questions to ask your seed...
Welcome back for this 2021 season of RealAg LIVE! To kick off the New Year, we’re talking planning, planning, and more planning when it comes to corn acres in the year ahead. To get the goods on what...
View ArticleRolling the dice on a new hybrid? Evaluate your farm first
Planting a new hybrid that you’ve never dealt with on your farm before can be a tricky situation, as it sometimes can feel like you are rolling the dice. Farming isn’t just a game, it’s a livelihood...
View ArticleThe Agronomists, Ep 16 — Dale Cowan and Matt Chapple on planter setup
Achieving a perfect planting pass requires fine-tuning equipment, fit soil, and patience. To discuss how to get there, The Agronomists’ host Shaun Haney is joined by Dale Cowan, senior agronomist for...
View ArticleRealAg LIVE! with Matt Chapple on soybean planting planning
Patience is a virtue, especially at planting time. For this episode of RealAg LIVE! host Kara Oosterhuis is joined by PRIDE Seeds’ market agronomist Matt Chapple to talk soybean establishment, planting...
View ArticleCorn School: Yield-boosting strategies heading into a dry year
Precipitation, in both the frozen and liquid form, has been scarce in a large part of the northern corn growing areas of North America, creating the prospect of planting into a possible drought. There...
View ArticleCorn School: Getting silage corn off to a great start
There’s always plenty of attention paid to getting grain corn off to a great start, and the same principles apply when it comes to the finer points of planting corn for silage. With seed deliveries...
View ArticleSoybean School: Planting prep for yield success
As planters start rolling for the 2021 soybean season, growers will be managing many different planting environments — everything from conventional and minimum tillage to no-till and strip-till. Each...
View ArticleRealAg LIVE! with Alana Serhan on maximizing silage tonnage
It’s Monday, and we’re talking agronomy! Today’s episode of RealAg LIVE! features Alana Serhan, market development agronomist with PRIDE Seeds. Host Shaun Haney and Serhan discuss how to maximize corn...
View ArticleCorn School: Three early season considerations
Early-season corn scouting requires a little bit of time and attention, but can really pay off for the rest of the year and even into the next. Sara Meidlinger, market development specialist with Pride...
View ArticleCorn School: Smoke, pollination, and silage quality
It’s been a tough year for growers in the west — some crops are getting by rain to rain, and some are relying on soil moisture alone with the chance of rain being a hope. Drought can affect silage...
View ArticleCorn School: Nitrogen loss and late-season impacts
A lack of late-season nitrogen and denitrification has been a concern this year, which is causing less than optimal growth in corn crops in parts of Ontario. Matt Chapple, market agronomist at PRIDE...
View ArticleSoybean School: Maximizing yield with planting date and variety maturity
The PRIDE Seeds Education Centre is into its second year, and Matt Chapple, agronomist with PRIDE Seeds says it’s like his sandbox — where the company can do studies and demonstrations, look at...
View ArticleSoybean School: Planting deep has pros and cons
When it comes to planting soybeans, and especially in dry conditions, depth can play an important role in setting the crop up for success. Some farmers stay at the one to one and half inch depth, while...
View ArticleCorn School: Managing corn rootworm above and below ground
Corn rootworm can be a major yield-robber and this year more than most, it’s on everyone’s minds. Amanda Craven, agronomist at PRIDE Seeds is joined by Bernard Tobin for this Corn School episode to...
View ArticleCorn School: Learning from an emergence flag test trial
How does corn crop emergence after planting play into ear and cob development, and eventually yield? Earlier in the growing season, Sara Meidlinger, market development agronomist at PRIDE Seeds, set up...
View ArticleSoybean School: What to do with corn residue
Corn yield records are made to be broken. That was certainly the case in Ontario in 2021 when the provincial average topped 200 bushels per acre, smashing the previous average yield mark. But all the...
View ArticleCorn School: Fit soil key to planting success
As warmer weather arrives and fields start to dry up, many growers are tempted to begin field work in preparation for planting. Working soil that’s not fit, however, can prove problematic later in the...
View ArticleCorn School: Keys for planting in late, wet conditions
Crop insurance deadlines may be looming, but the rush to get corn seed in the ground when it’s late in the planting window and soil conditions are wet can also cause problems, such as poor root...
View ArticleCorn School: Looking at root development from planting to emergence
Whether the corn crop is just being planted or is emerging in the field, it’s time to do some digging around. If the crop hasn’t emerged yet, you can still do some diagnostics to evaluate how...
View ArticleCorn School: Best strategies for planting into rye
When it comes to planting and establishing corn in a cereal rye cover crop, the growing corn can be adversely impacted by rye’s allelopathic effects, the release of chemicals that inhibit the plant’s...
View ArticleSoybean School: Winning the spider mite fight
A nice late July rain is a great way to kick off soybean grain fill. It also helps control pests like spider mites before they can set up shop in the maturing crop. On this episode of the...
View ArticleCorn School: How short plants impact yield
Why are corn hybrids that typically reach eight and nine feet tall coming up as much as two feet short? It’s a question many Ontario growers are asking this year as the crop pushes through grain fill....
View ArticleSoybean School: Long-season varieties create yield risk and rewards
The variety and maturity group selections soybean growers make can have significant impact on how a variety develops throughout the season and its final yield. On this episode of the RealAgriculture...
View ArticleRealAg Radio, October 3: Selecting corn hybrids, patience on the road during...
Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Monday episode, brought to you by PRIDE Seeds. We are joined by Peter Johnson, resident agronomist with RealAgriculture, to discuss a variety of things from...
View ArticleCorn School: Stress testing hybrids to see where they fit
High residue, continuous corn, lack of nitrogen, drought — they’re all growing conditions that can make life stressful for corn plants. On this episode of the RealAgriculture Corn School, PRIDE Seeds...
View ArticleRealAg Radio, Nov 14: Snow and corn harvest, agronomic effects of plugged...
Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio, brought to you by PRIDE Seeds! Today’s show host Shaun Haney is joined by Peter ‘Wheat Pete’ Johnson, RealAgriculture’s resident...
View ArticleRealAg Radio, Nov 30: Reducing financial stress, insecticide product issues,...
Thanks for tuning in to this Wednesday edition of RealAg Radio. Today’s show is bought to you by PRIDE Seeds. We will hear from: Stuart Person with MNP, on reducing financial stress on the farm; Cornie...
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