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Tag: Silage Corn
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…
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…
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…
Maizex Moving – Early Corn Crop Uniformity Evaluation
Maizex territory manager, Laura Johnston, performs an early corn crop uniformity evaluation at Durham Farms. …
Maximizing Corn Yield with your Management Toolbox
June 20, 2018 Leigh Hudson CCA-ON, Twitter- @lhudson89 Planting 2018 has wrapped up and we are on to the next step of maximizing corn yields. The majority of us know what it takes to produce a corn crop. Seed, fertilizer, weed control, equipment to do the job, water, heat and a hope that mother nature…
Corns Up! Now What?
Corns Up! Now What? Davey Emery, Maizex Territory Manager The spring of 2018 will go down as a slightly delayed planting season in south western Ontario. Some of the corn in Chatham – Kent that was planted on May/02/2018 is now starting to finally emerge. Ironically, corn planted on May/07/2018 is also emerging at the…
Maximizing Your Maizex Silage Crop
Right now is a great time to review your crop plans before the spring rush. This includes silage corn, which produces the highest yield of energy per acre for ruminant production out of any crop produced in Canada. Corn harvested for silage offers a consistent product year to year and helps alleviate the harvest risk…