Corn School: Beat the stock market – invest in weed control
FEB 09On our latest RealAgriculture Corn School episode, Peter Sikkema notes that corn is very sensitive to weed interference and can typically lose up to 51 per cent of yield if weeds are not controlled.
Read ArticleSpray experts say knowledge of inversions could prevent drift events
FEB 01Tom Wolf, spray guru at Sprayers 101 and Dr. Jim Wilson join RealAg Radio host, Shaun Haney, to discuss temperature inversions: What they are, and why a producer should be concerned about inversions when they move their sp...
Read ArticleLess disease = more yield
JAN 18On fields with clubroot, Bruce Gossen thinks there would be a 10 percent yield boost from just reducing disease pressure. When combined with a longer break between canola, the yield benefit could be much larger. These are ...
Read ArticleCorn School: Be on alert for tar spot, a new leaf disease
JAN 11Read ArticleCorn School: DON management strategy for 2019
JAN 11Like growers, crop plant pathologist Albert Tenuta is hoping not to see a repeat of the DON epidemic, and has three key management recommendations for 2019. He shares these tips on this episode of RealAgriculture Corn Scho...
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Corn School: Taking the bite out of thrips
DEC 02Read ArticleCorn School: Destroying mouldy corn & managing volunteers
DEC 02In this episode of RealAgriculture’s Corn School, our resident agronomist Peter Johnson looks at the best management options for growers, and offers tips on how avoid excessive volunteers.
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9 factors that contributed to this mess of a corn crop
NOV 16Read ArticleCorn School: Hideous cobs? It could be boron deficiency
NOV 04Read ArticleWhat do you do with a problem like this corn crop?
NOV 04Did you corn crop dress up as a high yielding, but also high mycotoxin-infused monster? Peter Johnson has got the latest and not-so-greatest on harvest management, storage, and thoughts on planning for next year in this Re...
Read ArticleResistance Management School: Watch out for waterhemp
NOV 04Read ArticleCorn School: Managing vomitoxin in the field & the silo
OCT 28In this episode of RealAgriculture’s Corn School, Peter Johnson discusses Ontario’s recent Grain Corn Ear Mould and Vomitoxin (DON) Survey, and notes that some samples coming off the combine have tested as high as 37 parts...
Read ArticleHeavily diseased corn crop has farmers wondering how to market tonnage
OCT 21The 2018 growing season has thrown Ontario farmers more than a few curve balls, including severe drought, but this latest at harvest is likely the toughest to manage. Find out more on dealing with heavily diseased corn fro...
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