After a methodical march north from the Corn Belt, tar spot has now gained a foothold in Ontario. Last year, the yield-robbing leaf disease was confirmed in five counties in the southwestern, stretching from Essex to Simcoe. Characterized by tar-like speckling on the upper surface of corn leaves, the fungal pathogen has been delivering yield… Read More
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Welcome to the Monday edition of RealAg Radio! On today’s show, you’ll hear: Nikki Vercaigne of BASF, on the importance of inoculants in your pulse crops; Albert Tenuta of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) on tar spot management strategies for 2022; Sheldon Toews of BASF, on soil temperatures for seeding… Read More
It’s easy for growers to get excited in July when the rows close in their soybean crops and lush canopies are intercepting sunlight, generating high photosynthesis rates and building big yield potential. But there could be trouble ahead if sclerotinia — the pathogen that influences white mould — infects flowers and allows the yield-robbing disease… Read More
Protecting your corn crop from disease throughout the growing season can be a challenge. On this episode of RealAgriculture’s Corn School, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs plant pathologist Albert Tenuta and University of Guelph associate professor Dave Hooker team up to offer tips on how to select a fungicide and stage the… Read More
Tar spot is taking a bite out of yields in some Ontario corn fields but there is hope that growers will have effective tools to manage the leaf disease. Characterized by tar-like speckling on the upper surface of corn leaves, the fungal pathogen has been delivering yield hits ranging from 20 to 60 bushels per… Read More
It’s time for Day 7 of Ontario Diagnostic Days! The annual Ontario field crop diagnostic days held at Ridgetown, Elora, and Winchester are again virtual in 2021. Wheat and soybean fungicide tips, tar spot control in corn, manganese deficiency, plant growth regulators and double crop soybeans are all featured in this episode. We’ll kick it off with Ontario… Read More
Thanks for tuning in to RealAg Radio. We sure hope you had a fantastic weekend — whatever you were busy doing! It’s Monday, so that means we’re talking agronomy on today’s episode of the show. You’ll hear: Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson, RealAgriculture’s resident agronomist, on wet weather in the east; Jeremy Boychyn, agronomy research extension… Read More
Corn and soybean insects and disease are the focus of Day 3 of Ontario Diagnostic Days. The annual Ontario field crop diagnostic days held at Ridgetown, Elora, and Winchester are again virtual in 2021. On this episode, host Shaun Haney is joined by OMAFRA field crops entomologist Tracey Baute to discuss growing concern about corn rootworm… Read More
Welcome to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio. Today’s show features: Jeremy Boychyn, agronomy extension specialist for the Alberta Wheat and Barley Commissions; Albert Tenuta, plant pathologist at OMAFRA; Tom Wolf of AgriMetrix and Sprayers 101; Lyle Jensen, agronomist at AgroPlus; and, Dave Hooker, associate professor of cropping systems at University of Guelph-Ridgetown. Thoughts… Read More
Wet, humid weather across Ontario this summer has required many soybean growers to apply two fungicide applications to help control white mould. On this episode of RealAgriculture’s Soybean School, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs plant pathologist Albert Tenuta discusses best practices to help manage the yield-robbing disease, including canopy construction. Tenuta points… Read More