Welcome to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio. On today's show you'll hear from: Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson brings us an update for Ontario; Robert Mullen brings us a Nutrien eKonomics product spotlight; Ken Currah, agronomist with BASF, has all the do's and don'ts for soybean burn-down; and Keith Gabert, agronomist with Canola Council... Read More
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When it comes to applying a pre-harvest burndown, getting in the field for an accurate pod assessment is crucial. When a harvest aid is applied at the appropriate time, it can work quickly. On this Soybean School episode, Bernard Tobin is joined by BASF agronomist Ken Currah in the field to talk staging soybeans for... Read More
Welcome this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio. On today's show, you'll hear: Ken Currah, agronomist at BASF, on fungicide strategies in corn; Meghan Vankosky, field crop entomologist at AAFC, Saskatoon, for a chat about pea leaf weevil; Dale Cowan, AGRIS Co-op agronomist, talks about nitrogen fixation in corn; Nate Ort, agronomy specialist at Canola... Read More
There is tremendous yield potential in Ontario corn fields right now. With recent rainfalls, subsoil moisture has been replenished and the crop has jumped in the last few days. Great looking acres and strong corn prices both weigh into the decision to apply fungicides. In this Corn School episode, Bernard Tobin is joined by BASF... Read More
We know that planting a soybean crop is half the battle in getting good yields, but once it's growing and the potential is there, how can growers protect soybean yield potential? In this Soybean School episode, Ken Currah, agronomist at BASF, joins Bernard Tobin in the field at Oxford County, Ont., to talk white mould,... Read More
Monday really is all things agronomy here at RealAgriculture! Thanks for coming along for the ride. On tonight's primetime episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by guests Ken Currah of BASF, and Greg Stewart of Maizex Seeds. The trio tackle many of the key issues that are required to get the corn... Read More
It's an agronomic Monday here on RealAg Radio. On today's show you'll hear: Jeremy Boychyn, agronomy extension specialist with Alberta Wheat and Barley Commissions, on fusarium seed testing; Ken Currah of BASF, with a clip from Corn School on planting date, depth, and cold weather; and, Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson, who'll cover a lot of... Read More
One of the keys to a high-yielding corn crop is even, uniform emergence. Growers can achieve this management goal in early-planted April crops when soil conditions are fit, but what happens when the weather turns bad and soil conditions take a turn for the worst at planting? On this episode of Corn School, Ken Currah,... Read More
It's another Monday, which means it's time to tackle all things agronomy on RealAg Radio! On today's show, you'll hear: RealAgriculture's resident agronomist Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson, on the hot dry weather that eastern Canada is facing and the impact it has on wheat, soybeans, and corn ; Scott Meers of Mayland Ag Consulting, on... Read More
Every corn crop is different. The year-over-year variables really play into a fungicide timing strategy, but the most important question to ask when strategizing for fungicide timing may be: "What is your corn crop doing right now?" Ken Currah, with BASF Canada, joins RealAgriculture's Bernard Tobin for this episode of the Corn School to walk... Read More