Tag: Deb Campbell

Not all datasets are created equal. Without a check strip or variety to compare to, or if too complicated, or with too few replications, resulting trial numbers can be nearly meaningless when comparing one decision to another. Good data means that farmers and agronomists can choose a practice or change or hybrid with a level… Read More

There are some problems you just can’t avoid — like ending up with wheat roots in drainage tile after big yields — but every challenge has a solution and it comes down to making hay while the sun shines. No, not actual hay, as we are in the critical harvest period, but if the soil… Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this “Tuesdays with Lyndsey” edition of RealAg Radio! On this episode, we will hear from Rene Roy with the Canada Pork Council about the strike impacts to meat at port, as well as Deb Campbell, Agronomy Advantage, in the latest Soybean School on using the SWAT Cam in soybeans. As… Read More

Could cameras mounted on sprayer booms help revolutionize crop scouting, stand assessment and the gathering of crop management information? On this episode of RealAgriculture Soybean School, we ride along with the SWAT Cam to learn how these sprayer-mounted cameras scout fields and gather information agronomists and growers can utilize to make crop management decisions. Agronomist… Read More

Get ready for our year-end wrap-up of The Agronomists! For this episode, host Lyndsey Smith asks the panelists from across Canada what the top weather, disease, insect, and weed challenge were for the 2022 growing season. To cover everything from flea beetles, surprising yields, and noxious weeds, our special guests are Jeremy Boychyn of Alberta… Read More

In Ontario, corn growers are approximately six weeks into the growing season and now is a great time to do a couple tests to reassess the nitrate levels and decide on what the best plan is to sidedress nitrogen, on a field by field basis. Deb Campbell, agronomist with Agronomy Advantage, joins us for this… Read More

It’s International Women’s Day! Thanks for checking out RealAg Radio. This show is co-hosted by Lyndsey Smith and Kara Oosterhuis, featuring an interview with Fiona Jochum, farmer from Manitoba, plus an excerpt from last night’s episode of The Agronomists with Deb Campbell of Agronomy Advantage, and Anne Kirk of Manitoba Agriculture. And, listen on for a… Read More

There’s a certain number of acres that switch from one crop to another every spring, but #plant22 could be unlike any other, given the global uncertainty, sky-high crop prices, input supply chain disruptions, and pricey fertilizer. A last minute cropping change requires a bit of homework, however. To tackle what’s at issue, we go to… Read More

The right source, right rate, right time, right place for nutrients adds up to more efficient use of fertilizer dollars, and keeps nutrients in the fields and out of our water and air. On this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Don Flaten, recently retired professor of soil fertility at University of Manitoba,… Read More

Today’s edition of RealAg Radio is an agronomic Monday show. It includes: Deb Campbell of Agronomy Advantage and chair of the Certified Crop Advisors-Ontario, with how the CCA program is keeping up with educating their members throughout the pandemic; Dr. Abbey Wick, soil health extension specialist at North Dakota State University, on what it takes… Read More