Wheat harvest 2013 has come and gone. Red Clover has traditionally been the choice when it comes to a cover crop option in wheat, however, there are many other options out there. It is always a good idea to follow a crop with a cover crop to reduce soil erosion, add organic matter, reduce nutrient…
Category: Agronomy
Is White Mould an issue on your farm?
While travelling over the last couple of weeks, I have been hearing a lot of talk about how nice and tall everyone’s soybeans are this year. Even in hard-hit areas with lots of moisture, most fields are rebounding. In loam soils, soybean plants are getting very tall and some are starting to lodge. The fear…
Insect Invasion – What’s eating my crops?
Standard thresholds for soybean defoliation from bloom to pod fill is 15%. It increases to 25% during pod-fill to maturity (unless pod feeding is occurring). When scouting, be sure to look at leaves from the center of the canopy to get a representative sample. Most often, the feeding looks worse than it is and a…
Soybean Aphids – What should I do?
Soybean aphids have been found in a number of locations in Ontario this year. Aphids were first found in Ontario in 2001. Since then, soybean aphids have been found in varying numbers across the province. Management of this insect has also changed as the industry learns more about its behaviour. Aphid populations are being found…