by Breanne Baker | Sep 1, 2011 | Agronomy, Articles, Crop Production
From Amanda Homans, Agronomist for Decisive Farming. In most circumstances sulphur is applied in the spring as a blend for the up and coming season. Another option is to apply Tiger 90CR Sulphur in the fall or early in the spring as a surface broadcast application. ...
by Breanne Baker | Aug 31, 2011 | Agronomy, Articles, Crop Production
From Amanda Homans, Agronomist for Decisive Farming. In some of my field scouting lately, I have noticed that there is a higher than normal amount of Ergot in the area, in particular wheat fields. Ergot infects both cereals and grasses; the most susceptible is rye,...
by Breanne Baker | Aug 29, 2011 | Articles, Decisive Farming
Decisive Farming is very involved in supporting our local communities and take pride in doing so. This past weekend was North Battleford’s 3rd Annual Bridge Fest. This is a family oriented festival with breakfast, live entertainment, activities for the kids...
by Breanne Baker | Aug 25, 2011 | Agronomy, Articles, Crop Production
Swathing early before the recommended 50 to 60% seed colour change in the high temperatures occurring lately will not necessarily mean earlier combining. Under hot, dry conditions crop dry down can occur quickly (drop below 10% moisture) but not crop curing (seed...
by Breanne Baker | Aug 23, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles
For growers that have had excess moisture, make sure to submit for this federal and provincial program for compensation on those acres. 2011 Canada-Alberta Excess Moisture Initiative II (CAEMI II) On August 4, 2011 a new AgriRecovery program was announced to assist...
by Remi | Aug 22, 2011 | Articles, Farm Management, Fertilizer Prices
It has been a long anticipated event and this past weekend the Ma’adan plant in Saudi Arabia loaded its first 25,000st phosphate cargo destined for India. With production continuing to increase this is the first of many that will be headed to India and other...