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…
Tag: Corn Hybrid Selection
Maizex Moving – Choosing Nitrogen Rates to Maximize Profitability
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Early Season Corn Uniformity and its effect on Yield, WBC and DON
Early season corn crop uniformity can have long lasting effects. Each year we are struck with new challenges and often these challenges are amplified by what happened during planting. Yield, Western Bean Cutworm and vomitoxin are three major concerns that are affected by early season corn uniformity. Yield Loss Yield loss from stand uniformity has…
Is 1,000 Kernel Wt. the Next Key to Even Higher Yields?
The 3rd Annual Great Ontario Yield Tour came to a close on August 30th 2018. Greg Stewart, head agronomist with Maizex Seeds along with Moe Agostino from Farms.com Risk Management presented final yield estimates this past month. Corn came in at a whopping 179.5 bu/ac as a provincial estimate. Soybeans followed suit with a…
Risk Management – How genetically diverse are your corn hybrids?
Yield, Yield, Yield. Annually growers are challenged with producing as much yield as possible in the growing season available. Seasonal variation challenges growers’ strategies to maximize yield. Hybrid selection prior to planting can provide a risk management strategy with minimal cost to growers. Yield is important however managing risk is equally important. In agriculture we…