Corn School: Taking the bite out of thrips
DEC 02In this episode of RealAgriculture’s Corn School, Steph Kowalski discusses how high levels of thrips were detected this summer in Bruce County, Ontario. She notes that economic thresholds for thrips in corn have not been e...
Read 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 21Read ArticleAgricorp examining options for high vomitoxin corn in ON
OCT 20Agricorp is keeping a close eye on vomitoxin levels in Ontario’s corn crop and telling growers not to destroy any crop at this time. Find out more on the high vomitoxin in corn from this Real Agriculture report.
Read ArticleWheat School: Keep planting… it’s not too late
OCT 19Read ArticleCheck that ration — mycotoxin levels in ON corn creeping higher
OCT 08Early indications from the 2018 corn silage crop indicate that mycotoxins, resulting from disease infection, in corn are and will be a concern heading in to the winter feeding season. Find out more on the levels from this ...
Read ArticleCorn earworm presence higher than expected – Check your fields
OCT 07Recent scouting efforts and grower calls indicate that corn earworm (CEW) are present in Ontario corn fields this fall, some at pretty high levels. Read more on the high levels from this Field Crop News article.
Read ArticleSoybean School: A fall plan for tough-to-kill weeds
SEP 16Pre-harvest is actually a great time to get a handle on tough-to-kill weeds in the soybean crop or ahead of next year’s crop. But fall weed control takes a careful mix of planning, timing, and proper product selection or t...
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