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Top-dressing Nitrogen: 3 Keys to Increasing Returns

Top-dressing Nitrogen: 3 Keys to Increasing Returns

Top-dressing nitrogen (N) is becoming a more common practice across western Canada; and for good reason.  Achieving superior yields, better quality, risk management and higher nitrogen use efficiency are few benefits that are drawing more attention to this practice....
Herbicide Resistance and Data Management– Take the Next Step

Herbicide Resistance and Data Management– Take the Next Step

Herbicide resistance is a topic that comes up at every spray stage of the growing season – pre-burn, in-crop, pre-harvest and post harvest. This is a common theme for good reason; Herbicide resistance decreases profitability for every farm it occurs on. This reduction...
Growing Degree Days – The Under Utilized Management Tool

Growing Degree Days – The Under Utilized Management Tool

The seeding season is beginning to wrap up for a large number of producers across western Canada.  But wait, there’s still an important step in setting yourself up for a successful growing season. Today we look at the importance of accurate seeding date records and...
Tips for Successful Crop Scouting

Tips for Successful Crop Scouting

You will often hear the statement “the best thing to put into your field is your shadow” or your “footprint”, or “boots” and the list goes on. This statement is very true, but begs the question “how can I be more effective when I am in my fields?” Understanding where...
8 Keys to VRT: A Guide to Choosing the Right Provider

8 Keys to VRT: A Guide to Choosing the Right Provider

Farmers use VRT to increase the efficiency and profitability of farming. In order to achieve this goal the first and most important step is to select the right VRT provider for your farm. Unfortunately there are a number of sub-standard VRT services that are incapable...

Farm meetings are vital source of information

Our Manager of Agronomy; Garth Donald, a man many of you know well has been featured on The Western Producer as part of a reoccurring column. I am going to start linking them here in case you haven’t seen them in the magazine yet. Farm meetings are vital source...