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The Sharp Edge: Corn acres heading north with help from plant breeders

Sep 24, 2024 Sep 24, 2024 by RealAgriculture Agronomy Team

Over the past 20 years, advancements in corn genetics have helped produce an average yield gain of better than two bushels per acre, per year. What does the future hold for further yield advancement and where might genetic improvement take the king of crops? On this episode of the The Sharp Edge, host Bernard Tobin… Read More

The Sharp Edge: Building sprayer tender trailers, with Shawridge Farms

Oct 4, 2023 Oct 4, 2023 by Bernard Tobin

Covering 40,000 acres a year with a sprayer is a big job. At Shawridge Farms, a large cash crop and commercial grain elevator operation located in Arthur, Ont., that responsibility falls primarily to sprayer operator Matthew Musselman. So how does one guy get over all those acres? He gets a lot of help from the… Read More

The Sharp Edge: Planting big acres and mitigating compaction with Cliff Horst

Jul 5, 2023 Jul 6, 2023 by RealAgriculture Agronomy Team

How do you cover acres quickly during planting season with big equipment without causing compaction and compromising yield? Cliff Horst and his brother, Dale, make it happen with a 24-row Harvest International planter and a Fendt 1038 tractor. The brothers farm in Perth County, Ont., and also operate Country Custom Ag, providing custom services to… Read More

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