Farmers in Alberta may face a range of issues in their fields with pests and crop diseases for the 2023 growing...
Agronomy
Cover Cropping on the Rise in Alberta
Interest in cover crops is growing in Alberta as farmers look for ways to save their soil. As farmers in Alberta try...
The Importance of Wild Relatives in Plant Breeding
It's no secret that food security is a rising issue across the globe. As experts search for ways to combat the...
Put the Myths Around Biologicals Behind You
For decades, anytime the word biological came up during a sales pitch, the immediate thought was that the product was...
Manage Nutrients and Maximize Crop Yields with Soil Sampling
Soil sampling and analysis are crucial to determine the chemical and physical conditions of the soil, gearing farmers...
Fueling Plant Growth Through Seed-Applied Technologies
Seed-applied technologies represent a revolution in farming; the developments in this space are making a huge...
Healthy Seed Gives You Peace-of-Mind Throughout the Season
Though the seed industry knows quite a bit about required tests the seed must go through to make it to a farmer’s...
Soil Sampling: How to Grow Healthy Crops from the Ground Up
Soil sampling and analysis are crucial to determine the chemical and physical conditions of the soil, gearing farmers...
Irrigation Stewardship Can Help Fight Droughts
By using water smartly growers can fight the effects of drought and water availability concerns. With droughts seeming...
Test Your Seed to Ensure Agronomic Success
When it comes to the field, a lot can go wrong in a given year. On top of things like disease and pest pressure, if...
Canola Emergence Issues Linked to Seed Treatment, Weather
BASF has found emergence issues with InVigor canola hybrids may have been caused by seed treatment and environmental...
The Difference Irrigation Can Make
When it comes to growing crops, water is important… and for some, access to irrigation is paramount. Irrigation though...
Timing is Key to Manage Corn Lodging
Last week on Seed Speaks, two agronomy specialists shared insights into the impacts of high wind and lodging on corn....
Yield, Yield, Yield: Examining the Power of Modern Trait Development
Modern trait development is changing the lives of growers like never before. Whether it’s advancements like clubroot...
The Impacts of High Wind and Lodging on Corn
Plant lodging resistance is an important agronomic trait to possess in corn, especially as harvest nears. Wind damage...
Better Seed Genetics Push Straight Cutting Canola Trend Forward
With pod shatter traits in canola and farmers looking to save time and money, straight cutting canola has become more...
Lime Showing Promise as Way to Control Clubroot in Canola
A new research project at the University of Alberta has shown that spot treating with lime could be a possible way to...
Delayed Planting Dates Prove to be a Greater Concern than Abiotic Stressors this Season
Corn, soybeans and canola have entered the critical reproductive phase where the production of corn grain, soybean...
How to Manage Abiotic Stresses During Pollination
Corn, soybeans and canola have entered the critical reproductive phase where the production of corn grain, soybean...
How DNA is an Agronomic Game-Changer
Next week on Seed Speaks, we talk to three experts about how DNA and its associated technologies are changing the face...