For a number of years, I have been planting my dryland grazing corn with my air drill because that is the equipment that I had available, and I didn’t know…
Planter vs Air Drill: The Western Showdown
Tag: Planting
Planting Corn in Western Canada
Seeding conditions this spring have been drier in Western Canada due to the lack of snowpack and patchy rain events. Many growers are finding that the top 1–1.5” of soil…
A Few Last-Minute Points Before Entering the Fields
The weather is fine, and the optimum planting window will open within few days in many areas. When looking at the historical data, sowing between April 30 and May 10…
Power Planter Preparation! On Demand
In case you missed the live webinar from April 1st, a recording is now available for you to watch on-demand. This webinar featured a planter walk-through with Canadian planter expert Shaun Dilliott…
The Maizex Corn Crop Planners for 2022
Make #Plant22 Your Best Yet! In these uncertain times, having plans in place for your cropping practices is more important than ever. Having a plan saves time and money. If…
Corn Emergence in a Cool Spring
Some very cold planting season temperatures have growers anxiously awaiting corn emergence. Generally speaking, it takes 150 to 180 crop heat units (CHUs) to get corn from planting to emergence….
A Precaution on Planting Too Early
As farmers going into spring, the main goal should be to plant your corn at the right time. Risk management is part of your daily life, and planting is one…
Maizex Moving: Corn Planter Setup Tips
In this episode of Maizex Moving, we take a tour of a corn planter to highlight key issues that growers should do a final check on before heading into the…
SeedRight Recommendations
Mother Nature rarely produces the exact same seed size year in and year out in a seed-corn crop. This reality, combined with the investments being made today in precision-planting systems,…
Maizex Moving – Planting Stages Management
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