How can growers push wheat yields to new levels? That’s a question we asked many times on RealAgriculture Wheat School during 2022. Throughout the season wheat researchers, agronomists and growers weighed in offering insights from research sites and farms in eastern and western Canada. Here’s a look back at what we learned. On our first… Read More
Tag: Marijke Vanderlaan
Is it safe for winter wheat growers to tank mix a herbicide, fungicide, and plant growth regulator in a spring application? It’s a question Syngenta Canada agronomist Marijke Vanderlaan says she’s hearing more often from wheat growers as they look to make spring more efficient and actively manage the crop. And it’s likely a question… Read More
It’s time to talk all things agronomy on this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio! In today’s fantastic line-up, you’ll hear: Marijke Vanderlaan of Syngenta, on timing plant growth regulators (PGRs) on winter wheat; RongRong Xian, BASF, on pre-seed weed scouting, and the importance of getting off to a clean start; Ben Rosser of the… Read More
As tillering winter wheat moves into stem elongation it’s time to assess the lodging potential of the crop and determine whether a plant growth regulator (PGR) should be applied. On this episode of RealAgriculture’s Wheat School, Syngenta agronomic service representative Marijka Vanderlaan offers tips on identifying plant growth stages and how plant growth can be… Read More