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Tag: Thijs Tollenaar

Corn School: Understanding 30 years of rising yields

Jan 5, 2018 Jan 5, 2018 by RealAgriculture Agronomy Team

Ontario will set a new corn yield record in 2017 with the crop expected to hit an average of 180 bu/ac or better. Where is all that yield coming from? Corn physiologist Dr. Thijs Tollenaar has poured over the data and identified three key factors driving corn yield improvement. A long-time University of Guelph professor… Read More

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