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If soil test results are unexpected…
Any time you get an unexpected soil test result, it would be worth doing the test again. Growers will not want to hold up seeding while waiting for soil test…
Latest Issue | November 13 2024, Issue 27
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Safe rates of seed-placed nitrogen
Safe rates of seed placed fertilizer depend on seedbed moisture conditions, soil type, row-width utilization, and nitrogen source. For example, the safe rate of seed-placed nitrogen is only 10 pounds… -
Video- Insect Update 2011
Scott Meers, the provincial entomologist for Alberta, provides an insect forecast for 2011 in this video provided by the Government of Alberta. Please click on the following link to access…… -
Issues of the week
It will be a busy week of seeding in Alberta and western Saskatchewan as long as the weather holds. Soils are warm and seeds are germinating quickly. Rain delays continue…… -
Crop and weather update
Peace (B.C. and Alberta): Some growers have started seeding, and most growers will start before the end of the week. Alberta: Seeding is underway and the province looks set for…… -
Try the drill before broadcast seeding
Given the importance of a good seed bed for canola, it may be worth waiting an extra day or two for fields to dry out some more instead of rushing… -
Consider split fertilizer when soggy seeding
Growers seeding into less than ideal conditions or using less than ideal seeding equipment — broadcast, for example — may want to lower their fertilizer rates at seeding then top… -
Spray weeds now, even if seeding is delayed
Early weed control is best. Even if growers don’t expect to seed for 10 days or more, they may want to consider a pre-seed burnoff now (as long as fields… -
Consider herbicide residue before switching canola fields
Growers switching crop plans this spring should consider their herbicide use last year, especially last fall, before seeding canola on any fields not originally planned for canola. Canola is sensitive…
