Maizex Seeds will be an integral part of the new SojaCan Identity Preserved (IP) soybean alliance, together with Beechwood Agri Services, VDB Grains, and Grains Quebec. This closed-loop IP soybean system will provide your customers with a new access point for IP premiums when planting unique identity preserved soybean varieties sold by Maizex Seeds. “We…
Tag: Soybeans
The Hometown Roots Family Contest
Maizex Seeds is joining forces with Lallemand Plant Care, makers of LALFIX PROYIELD LIQIUD Soybean inoculant, to launch the Hometown Roots Family Contest for farmers in Ontario and the Maritimes. Two winning farmers will receive $5,000 each toward the charity or local organization of their choice to help support and better their communities*. “We are…
Maizex Launches NEW Class of Soybean Varieties for Western Canada
Maizex Seeds has announced the launch of four new soybean varieties to be sold in Western Canada exclusively through Maizex Seeds certified dealers. Jarret Geisel (left), Maizex Seeds Territory Manager for Manitoba North & Saskatchewan, and Trent Matchett (right), grower of the Pikas R2X field pictured (August 2021). “The launch of these four new varieties represent a…
Clear as Mud: Diversity of Weed Control Platforms in Soybeans
Gone are the good ol’ days and the simplicity of glyphosate-tolerant or conventional soybeans. Today, we have numerous platforms—what does it all mean, and why should you care? Well, the simple answer is herbicide-tolerant weeds. It began back in 2010, when the first glyphosate-tolerant Canada fleabane was found in Essex County. All of a sudden,…
Optimum Yield in Soybeans: Making the Right Choices
The two management points most likely to increase your soybean yield when soil conditions are adequate, with optimum pH and compaction well managed, are: 1. Planting date 2. Variety choice Sowing soybeans before May 15 will get the maximum yield from your soybeans. The yield decreases by 4% during the second half of May, while…
Forage Soybeans: Variety Selection and Harvest Timing (French-language video)
In this video, our agronomist Pascal Larose discusses the advantages of choosing a soybean variety that is developed specifically for forage if you plan to grow soybeans for that purpose, as well as when the ideal timing occurs for silage harvest. He also outlines the many advantages of our Mammouth VI R2X soybean, including optimum…
How to Do a Yield Estimate on Corn and Soybeans | Maizex Moving
Doing a yield count is an important step to tracking the performance of your crops and practices in the interest of improving your farm’s profitability each year. Learn the basics of getting an accurate estimate in this episode of Maizex Moving with our Lead Agronomist Greg Stewart and our Brand Director Steve Denys. To assist…
Soybean Development and the Impact of Drought (French language)
Our manager of agronomy and product marketing Pascal Larose talks to us about soybean development and the impact of drought. Please note that this video is in French as part of our French-language series “L’agronomie chez vous avec Semences Maizex.”…
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…