Cool and wet April weather along with thunderstorms are ideal for armyworm, a hay and wheat pest, to migrate north to Ontario. There are minimal options for dealing with armyworm, so proper scouting is a must as this crop pest has been quickly appearing in Ontario fields. In this edition of Field Talk, Farmtario reporter […] Read more
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VIDEO: Armyworm a growing concern in wheat
Field Talk with Johanna Lindeboom: How to scout for this crop pest
VIDEO: First cut hay in full swing, be sure to replenish field nutrients
Field Talk with Deb Campbell
In this edition of Field Talk, Farmtario reporter Jennifer Glenney speaks with Deb Campbell, owner of Agronomy Advantage Inc., about first cut hay. “Yes it’s about yield, yes it’s about quality, but in the big picture it’s also about reaching productivity out of these hay fields and getting hopefully a solid three years of productivity […] Read more
VIDEO: Earlier corn planting gives bigger yield potential
Field Talk with Steph Berlett
In this edition of Field Talk, I talked with Steph Berlett, sales agronomist with Brussels Agromart, about getting corn planted in April and what it means for crop yields, crop management and weed control. “It started out fantastic. Planters got rolling last weekend because it was the best conditions we’ve had in years really, so […] Read more
VIDEO: Wet spring challenges later-planted wheat
Field Talk with Chris Snip
I recently spoke with Chris Snip, an agronomist and crop sales specialist with AGRIS Co-operative, about the wheat crop in his area of Essex County. Snip says that wheat planted into unseeded acres last fall looks quite good, but later-planted wheat after soybeans is struggling from wet conditions – particularly in clay soils – in […] Read more
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