Staging corn is a key step in managing the crop, especially when it comes to timing herbicide application. If growers and agronomists miss leaves or miscount them when staging plants in the field, they can apply products outside the recommended application window and potentially damage the crop. Bayer Crop Science agronomist Leanne Freitag says 2025's... Read More
Category: Corn
It’s hot, it’s dry, and Pete "Wheat Pete" Johnson hopes you'll soon be watching it all from the cab of the combine bringing in his favourite crop — winter wheat. In this week’s episode, Johnson digs into crop stress, management mistakes, and what the wheat yields are telling us so far. Plus, hear why vertical... Read More
Tar spot, a new yield-robbing leaf disease, has arrived in Ontario corn fields as expected and farmers are being encouraged to get out and scout and protect their crop's yield potential. Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness plant pathologist Albert Tenuta confirmed the presence of the disease in a field earlier this week. At... Read More
AgReliant Genetics — the parent company of PRIDE Seeds in Canada and AgriGold and LG Seeds in the U.S. — has signed a deal to be acquired by Argentina-based plant genetics company, GDM. GDM, which operates in 15 countries with 3,400 employees, says the deal will solidify its position as the global leader in soybean... Read More
When growing corn in a strip-tilled field, many growers walk a fine line as they look to target optimum nitrogen rates to push yield while also precisely placing the nutrient within the strip to avoid crop burn. On this episode of RealAgriculture's Corn School, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness (OMAFA) corn specialist Ben... Read More
A record U.S. corn yield may be in the cards this year, but how markets use this potential depends on more than just acres and agronomy. Farmers are eyeing 96 million acres of corn and near-decade-best crop ratings heading into pollination, and that could damper the top-end of price potential unless something gives on weather... Read More
Managing volunteer corn can sometimes feel like an afterthought—until it’s not. In regions where herbicide-resistant traits stack up across crops such corn and soybeans, it’s becoming increasingly important for growers to reassess weed management plans. Volunteer corn often flys under the radar on the Prairies, but as Jeanette Gaultier, technical service specialist with BASF, points... Read More
After a stretch of cool, wet weather many corn fields across Ontario have turned yellow, and growers are asking whether it's safe to spray the stressed plants. Retired University of Guelph weed scientist Dr. Peter Sikkema says the reason that corn is tolerant to many herbicides is its ability to rapidly metabolize those herbicides. However,... Read More
While the current U.S. administration has voiced support for biofuels, key policy pieces that underpin industry growth, such as guidance on E15 inclusion and Section 45Z tax credits, remain unresolved. That’s a problem for ethanol producers and corn growers alike. In this interview from Washington, D.C., Shaun Haney speaks with Geoff Cooper, CEO of the... Read More
What’s going on with corn? That’s the question making the rounds after the July corn contract dipped this week. The shift is sudden, and according to Ted Seifried, chief market strategist at Zaner Ag Hedge, it could signal more corn out there than we thought — or just a lot less buying interest. Speaking with... Read More