Soybean 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. On this episode of RealAgri...

The Agronomists — Ken Currah & Greg Stewart on getting corn off to the right start

On this episode of The Agronomists on RealAgriculture, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by guests Ken Currah, and Greg Stewart. The trio tackle many of the key issues that are required to get the corn crop off to a great start...

Wheat School: Evaluating precision wheat stands

Will precision planting pay when it comes to winter wheat yield? How do things like down force and row spacing contribute to a more uniform winter wheat stand? In this Wheat School episode, we’ve got our latest research up...

Soybean School: Ensuring seed treatments protect your investment

Corn – fertility – nitrogen

Corn responds well to nitrogen, so adequate availability of nitrogen is critical to profitable corn production. Successful nitrogen application strategies hinge on applying a rate of fertilizer N that closely matches the n...

Growth stage 30, PGR timing & more

Corn – Emergence & spacing uniformity, replant decisions

Corn yield response to plant spacing and emergence variability, shows the relative impact of emergence and in-row spacing variability on corn yield. This Field Crop News article has more information from the Agronomy Guide...

Researchers tweak corn to get more kernels

Wheat School: Counting tillers helps determine N strategy

Joanna Follings, cereals specialist for Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. and RealAgriculture’s resident agronomist Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson take us through staging, counting tillers, and timing th...

Wheat Pete's Word: Is it time to plant, spray, or apply all the N?

This week’s episode of Wheat Pete’s Word is all about answering the question of “if it’s time” — is it time for more or all the N? Is it time to plant soy or corn? Is it time to spray weeds? Those answers and more in this ...

RealAg LIVE! with Matt Chapple on soybean planting planning

For this episode of RealAg LIVE! host Kara Oosterhuis is joined by Matt Chapple to talk soybean establishment, planting depth, weed control, avoiding chilled seeds, tillage prep, and so much more!

The Agronomists — Ray Dowbenko & Peter Johnson on N management

For this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Ray Dowbenko and Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson to talk about split-app N, N stabilizers, and managing N losses.

Soybean School: Plant cold if weather looks good & soil is fit

Over the past decade, growers have pushed soybean planting dates earlier as they pursue higher yields. Earlier planting extends the growing season, but rolling out the planter in late April also impacts several other facto...