Rain events are making post-harvest tillage and herbicide applications hard to complete – but that doesn’t mean proactive management has to stop. Farmtario contributor Matt McIntosh discusses harvest considerations and post-harvest planning with Kelsey Banks, crop representative and agronomist with Embrun Co-op.
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VIDEO: Post-harvest planning in a tough year
Field Talk with Kelsey Banks

VIDEO: Buffer strips a boon for beneficial insects
Field Talk with Jennifer Doelman
In this edition of Field Talk, Farmtario contributor Matt McIntosh talks with Jennifer Doelman, an agronomist, farmer and beekeeper from Renfrew County on the value of buffer strips, establishment methods, and integrated pest management fundamentals.

VIDEO: Water hemp weed management
Field Talk with Chris Snip
In this edition of Field Talk, Farmtario contributor Matt McIntosh talks with Chris Snip, crop sales specialist with Agris Co-operative, about waterhemp in Essex County, wider herbicide management concerns – and the importance of dialogue with your farm neighbours.

VIDEO: Improving soil health in the field
Field Talk with Kelsey Banks
Matt McIntosh discusses how to start a soil health plan and tillage reduction strategies with Kelsey Banks, crop representative and agronomist with Embrun Co-op.

VIDEO: A pre-harvest checkup for wheat fields
Field Talk with Joanna Follings
With the wheat harvest only a short time away for some Ontario growers, Matt McIntosh with Farmtario talks with Ontario cereals specialist Joanna Follings with OMAFRA about field scouting and harvest preparations.

VIDEO: Assessing stand counts in corn
Field Talk with Johanna Lindeboom
Farmtario contributor Matt McIntosh speaks with Johanna Lindeboom of Clark Agri Service about assessing stand counts in corn and crop conditions in Norfolk County.

VIDEO: Wheat progress in Ontario, and do you need a fungicide?
Field Talk with Emma Epp
Farmtario contributor Matt McIntosh caught up with Emma Epp – Leamington-based agronomist with Epp Ag Solutions and a sales representative for Pioneer. They talked about how this year’s wheat crop is progressing, how quickly fungicide recommendations can change with some rain and look at how to identify flag leaf emergence.

VIDEO: Soybean Sudden Death Syndrome
Field Talk with Bob Thirlwall: How to identify SDS and its impact on yield
On this edition of Field Talk, Farmtario reporter Jennifer Glenney speaks with Bob Thirlwall, market development agronomist with Bayer CropScience, about what you should look for when identifying Sudden Death Syndrome in soybeans and a link he’s seen to soybean cyst nematode during soil tests.

VIDEO: Western Bean Cutworm
Field Talk with Matt Rundle: Ideal timing for scouting of WBC is now
On this edition of Field Talk, Farmtario reporter Jennifer Glenney, speaks with Matt Rundle, sales agronomist with Harriston Agromart, about Western Bean Cutworm scouting. Rundle says the ideal timing to scout this nasty pest is now. Peak moth flight, and egg masses are the best things to look for within grower’s fields. Western Bean Cutworm […] Read more

VIDEO: Fungicide in corn silage
Field Talk with Michelle Baker: For clean crop, fungicide in corn silage is ideal
In this edition of Field Talk, Farmtario reporter Jennifer Glenney speaks with agronomist Michelle Baker at Millstone Crop Service in Blyth, Ont., about considerations when using fungicides on corn destined for silage. Baker says fungicide in corn silage is beneficial in preventing harsh diseases such as Northern Corn Leaf Blight to maintain a healthy, clean, […] Read more