by Breanne Baker | Oct 4, 2016 | Agronomy, Articles, Uncategorized
To fall fertilize or to not fall fertilize – that is the question many growers in Western Canada are asking themselves these days as temperatures gradually begin to drop. Even as fertilizer products and application technologies continue to evolve, the primary reason...
by Breanne Baker | Aug 18, 2016 | Agronomy, Articles, Variable Rate Technology
In our blog story Fertility mapping: the foundation for success we said that fertility mapping is critically important to helping growers determine how and where to invest their resources in the field. In this story, we look at yield analysis reporting (provided in a...
by Breanne Baker | Jul 8, 2016 | Agronomy, Articles, Optimize RX, Variable Rate Technology
It may resemble an artist’s palette at first glance, but a fertility map has far more to offer farmers than just a splash of colour. In truth, a fertility map is foundational and is an essential step to determine the best growing areas on the farm’s fields. If...
by Breanne Baker | May 9, 2016 | Agronomy, Articles, Field Scouting
When it comes to herbicide resistance, it might be said the more things change, the more they stay the same. Despite advances in the way herbicides are applied and how technology is used to apply them, resistance continues to be a concern for most growers. A recent...
by Breanne Baker | Mar 30, 2016 | Articles, Farm Management, Precision Farming
The concept of precision agriculture has been around since the early 1990s, but it has really only begun to gain widespread acceptance among North American growers over the past decade. Vern Anderson, a precision field specialist with CNH Industrial, says there are...