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Category: Agronomy
Impact of Frost Events Prior to Corn Maturity
Cold nights can cause widespread anxiety in corn producers. The level of anxiety for most growers will be determined by the stage of maturity their grain corn crop has reached. As temperatures drop to zero frost damage first occurs to the leaves of the corn plants. This damage will eliminate any further photosynthesis, reduce grain…
Maizex Moving – Planting Stages Management
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Late Planted Corn – Expectations and Management
An unprecedented late planting season combined with slower than normal crop development is top of mind for many producers. How this corn crop is managed through the season is key to having success. Understanding the environment and how corn hybrids respond to late planting will help focus management efforts when time is limited. How does…
Maizex Moving: No-Till and Cover Crop Strategies
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Early Corn Evaluation
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Plotting for Success
Spring is here but it’s not too late to plan for in-field trials. Trials can take very little work and will provide valuable information to help make better decisions to your bottom line. I challenge you to do one replicated trial on your farm, it could take as little as 30 minutes during planting and…
Planting Early? Be Aware!
The meeting circuit this past winter has provided some thoughts on things to try for this coming year. One topic that has repeated itself over the past few years is the advantage to planting early and pushing the planting window as early as possible. The biggest advantage discussed is always yield, however less frequently mentioned…
Should Soybeans be Planted before Corn?
By Horst Bohner, OMAFRA Soybean Specialist. Early planting has been adopted as a management strategy to achieve maximum yield in modern soybean production. There is considerable evidence that soybeans planted in late April and early May yield more than beans seeding during the second half of May. Ontario trials have shown that in some years…
Gaining that EXTRA bushel! – Winter Management
As I sit in my office; looking out the window at the thermometer reading negative 15°C, the sun is shining on me with its intense heat. Days are getting longer, and spring is around the corner. Now is the time we should be increasing our monitoring of stored grain. Specialist suggest routinely monitoring our stored…