Tag: Pride Seeds

The proof is in the plant stand when it comes to evaluating how a corn planter performed in spring. This episode of RealAgriculture’s Corn School is all about grading planter performance, as we head to a field near Homewood, Man., with Breanne Rey of PRIDE Seeds and planter expert Andrew Kippen of North Valley Precision… Read More

A bag of seed corn checks in at 80,000 kernels and typically weighs between 35 and 65 pounds. One bag will plant roughly 2.5 acres. But the job of producing that seed is very different than growing a commercial corn crop. On this episode of RealAgriculture’s Corn School, we kick off a three-part series on… Read More

This spring, corn growers will be planting different seed sizes ranging from large rounds to flats and small rounds. Does the seed size impact the potential yield growers can expect to combine this fall? On this episode of the RealAgriculture Corn School, PRIDE Seeds agronomist Olivia Noorenberghe notes that all seed, regardless of size, carries… Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Wednesday edition of RealAg Radio, brought to you by PRIDE Seeds. On today’s show, host Shaun Haney is joined by Tyler McCann of the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI), and Kelvin Heppner of RealAgriculture, to discuss Episode 5 of the Ag Policy Connection podcast focused on the dismantling of… Read More

Before we head into the field, there’s plenty of things to consider; however, once we do finally get out there (which, for many across Canada seems to be a ways away, yet), that planting pass is crucial. Tonight’s focus is on corn — and getting that crop established to the best of our abilities. What… Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Wednesday edition of RealAg Radio. Today’s show is bought to you by PRIDE Seeds. We will hear from: Stuart Person with MNP, on reducing financial stress on the farm; Cornie Thiessen with ADAMA Canada, on the decision to pull Silencer out of Western Canada; and, Russ Crawford on a… Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio, brought to you by PRIDE Seeds! Today’s show host Shaun Haney is joined by Peter ‘Wheat Pete’ Johnson, RealAgriculture’s resident agronomist, to talk about the snow that has arrived in the east and how it impacts the rest of the corn harvest and… Read More

High residue, continuous corn, lack of nitrogen, drought — they’re all growing conditions that can make life stressful for corn plants. On this episode of the RealAgriculture Corn School, PRIDE Seeds agronomist Matt Chapple shares how seed companies stress test hybrids to ensure only the best, most resilient hybrids make it to market. He also… Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Monday episode, brought to you by PRIDE Seeds. We are joined by Peter Johnson, resident agronomist with RealAgriculture, to discuss a variety of things from patience on the road to harvest yields, and Jodi DeJong Hughes with University of Minnesota, also hops on to discuss planting green. Don’t… Read More

The variety and maturity group selections soybean growers make can have significant impact on how a variety develops throughout the season and its final yield. On this episode of the RealAgriculture Soybean School, PRIDE Seed agronomist Matt Chapple looks at how two varieties with different maturity ratings perform in side-by-side plots under the same growing… Read More