Manure Application Considerations for this Fall

Manure Application Considerations for this Fall

Livestock manure has been considered an asset to crop production since the beginning of organized agriculture. Because these manures contain several essential plant nutrients, they contribute to increased crop yields when properly applied to soils. Thus, manure...
Anhydrous Ammonia Applications in Wet Soils

Anhydrous Ammonia Applications in Wet Soils

With rain and snow hampering harvest operations in some regions of western Canada, it is important to note that it can also disturb the effectiveness of fall fertilizer application with anhydrous ammonia. Excessively dry or wet soils may not provide the right...
Anhydrous Ammonia Applications in Wet Soils

Anhydrous Ammonia Applications in Wet Soils

By: J.C.(Jack) Payne, PAg, CCA Regional Agronomist, Farmers Edge With rain and snow hampering harvest operations in some regions of western Canada, it is important to note that it can also disturb the effectiveness of fall fertilizer application with anhydrous...
Making Decisions on Fall N Options

Making Decisions on Fall N Options

By: Thom Weir, Senior Precision Agronomist for Farmers Edge First off, I have to make a full disclosure that I worked with and was mentored by the late John Harapiak.  I saw first-hand evidence of the benefits of banding over broadcasting nitrogen fertilizers. I also...
Fall Soil Sampling

Fall Soil Sampling

This is the time of year when we start to hear of new hybrids or varieties that yield one or two percent more or a new seed treatment that will control most of the worst seedling diseases. These new technologies are exciting, but farmers may be overlooking a tool that...
Facing the Fall Frost

Facing the Fall Frost

Over the past couple of mornings, we have seen temperatures dip below -4oC at various Farmers Edge Field-Centric Weather stations in western Canada. We shouldn’t be surprised as the average first killing frost occurs in the second week of September for most of the...
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