Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio! On today’s show you’ll hear an interview from a recent Corn School episode with Bernard Tobin and Jason Deveau, with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, on if it pays to spray with drop hoses. Then listen to an insect… Read More
Tag: Lewis Baarda
For anyone that has tackled variable rate irrigation (VRI) before, they know there can be a lot of challenges. There’s a lot of decision making — we need to know what’s happening, and what’s going to happen. Lewis Baarda, research program manager at Farming Smarter, based at Lethbridge, Alta., says this is why the non-for-profit… Read More
It’s time for RealAg Radio, and seeing as it’s Monday, we’ve got a great lineup of all things agronomy for you. You’ll hear: Jason Mauck, CEO of Constant Canopy, on relay cropping; Horst Bohner of Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA), on planting depth of soybeans; Lewis Baarda of Farming Smarter on… Read More
Kochia is a big concern for farmers across the Prairies, primarily because it’s a tough weed to kill, and the population is rife with herbicide resistance. Most farmers are aware of Group 2 resistance — which is old news — but newer Group 9 resistance is cropping up, which further complicates control of this prolific… Read More