Corn School: How & Why to Set up Variety Comparisons On-Farm
Whether it’s a brand new crop type or just a new-to-your-farm variety, setting up a basic head to head comparison or small-scale trial can help minimize the risk of going all-in. On-farm trials or...
View ArticleOntario Agronomy Geeks — Ep. 1: I Wish I Had More Wheat in the Ground
Lots to discuss this week on the Ontario Agronomy Geeks. The guests this week are Steve Denys, VP Sales and Marketing Pride Seeds, Peter Johnson, Wheat Specialist OMAFRA, and St. Thomas based farmer...
View ArticleThe RealAg Crop Update: The 2013 Corn Harvest Drags On
Timing really is everything, especially in agriculture and especially when it comes to weather. Sunshine and rainfall amounts might pan out on paper but a late start to planting, 20 plus days of rain...
View ArticleCorn School: A Cold Harvest, But Heartwarming Yields in the 300 Bu/Ac Initiative
Pleasantly surprised describes many corn growers this fall, even as the harvest drags on into December. While there were areas that suffered from excess moisture and cool temps, many areas are finally...
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Soybean School: Get Set for the 100 Bushel Soybean Initiative
Building off of the success of the 300 Bushel Corn initiative, PRIDE Seeds is rolling out the 100 Bushel initiative for soybeans in 2013. Slated to take place on as many as 40 sites across Ontario, the...
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Corn School: Soil temperature — Why warm may not be warm enough for optimum...
Is it warm enough to plant? It’s a common question these days and one that has many a farmer out checking soil temps often. The tricky part about spring soil warm-up is that the optimal soil temp for...
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Corn School: Top Tips for Planting into Wet Conditions
The drive to get on the field to plant in a timely manner can sometimes overshadow the importance of planting only when the soil is ready. What’s more, if there’s any tillage to be done before...
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Corn School: Watch for Millipedes in Cool Early Growth Conditions
Courtesy of OMAFRA As if a late spring and cold weather weren’t bad enough, current planting conditions in some areas of Ontario are ripe for a millipede feeding frenzy. Millipedes prefer cool soil...
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Corn School: Soil Conditions Matter — Don’t Jump the Gun on Planting
Remember this feeling, it happens every year. It’s that edgy, ready-to-go feeling that shows up every year around early April. The later it gets, the more the feeling gets amplified. Then you read...
View ArticleCorn School: Silage Hybrid Selection — Dual Purpose or Silage Specific?
Should you stick with silage specific hybrids or include a few (or more) dual purpose lines for good measure? Both strategies can work, says Aaron Stevanus, market agronomist for PRIDE Seeds, it simply...
View ArticleCorn School: Strategies for Driving Corn Yields Up, Up, Up!
No two farmers manage their corn crop the same way, yet can achieve top yields. This is great news, because it means that no matter what your goals are for the farm, from decreasing tillage, to using...
View ArticleCorn School: Managing & Maintaining Soil Nutrient Budgets
Just as in money management, investments you make in your farm’s soil nutrient bank account may be short or long term. Depending on the nutrient, crop yields, the weather and soil type, nutrient levels...
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Corn School West: The Risks of Cold Soil & Waiting ‘Til Soil is “Fit”
“You shouldn’t plant until your soil is fit.” It’s a great quote, but what does “fit” soil look like? Well, it’s not just what it looks like, soil fit for planting corn also needs to be warm, though we...
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Corn School: The Soil Squeeze Test, Ground Temp & Kicking off Corn Planting
Patience wears thin as we head in to May and the ground is still wet and cold. The cost of going in too soon, based on soil conditions and not the calendar, can be mighty costly. If the ground is fit,...
View ArticleSoybean School West: Identification and Management of Chlorosis
Chlorosis, or yellowing of leaf tissue in plants, can be an indicator of a great number of issues from nutrient deficient soils to poor root systems or saturated soils. Manitoba farmers especially are...
View ArticleCorn School West: Is an N Top-Dress Worth it?
Perhaps we should go ahead and just call 2014 the year of variability. Manitoba farmers struggled with a late, wet spring, as did many parts of Saskatchewan. Alberta has largely fared far better, with...
View ArticleCorn School: Wins of the Spring — When it All Goes Right
If you’ve been drooling over the neighbour’s corn field and wondering how they managed to get such a nice looking crop, wonder no more! As Aaron Stevanus, market agronomist with PRIDE Seeds, shows us...
View ArticleCorn School: Get Fungicide Timing Right — Know Where & When to Look For Disease
Growing a bumper crop of corn requires a big meal of plant nutrients. But if you’re going to feed a hulk of a plant, you’ve got to make sure you protect it too. Fungicides may not always be warranted,...
View ArticleCorn School: Ontario Corn Needs Hot August to Cool Frost Concerns
After a cool July that felt more like September, much of Ontario’s corn crop will need a steamy August to make maturity. In this episode of the Corn School, Pride Market Agronomist Ken Currah explains...
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Corn School: When Will Your Corn Mature?
In this episode of the Corn School, PRIDE Seeds’ market development agronomist Ken Currah takes a look at corn development stages, starting with tasselling and moving through development, to help...
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