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Sep 2
3 min

How to Collect Quality Yield Data

Yield data has developed a bad reputation for being difficult to obtain, inaccurate and time consuming. It does not have to be that way. T

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Aug 10
2 min

Root Maggots in Canola

Root maggots come from flies laying their small white eggs near the soil surface of canola plants. Maggots will hatch in 3-10 days depending

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Jul 16
2 min

"New" Insect: Canola Flower Midge

As you are walking through flowering/podding canola you may notice some plants looking like the photo to the right. These unopened flower ga

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Jun 19
2 min

Field of Excellence Project Illustrates Data-Driven Management

Before the 180-acre Field of Excellence was seeded this spring, the site was mapped by project partner CropPro Consulting and delineated int

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Jun 18
2 min

Managing Variability In-Season with TOP MAPS

While we focus mostly on soil variability with SWAT MAPS, we know that crop variability doesn’t end there. There are lots of opportunities

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Jun 9
2 min

Variable Rate Seed and Plant Stand Counts

We are often asked: "Why do we variable rate seed?" Our answer is to try to achieve a more even plant stand by increasing the seeding rat...

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Jun 9
1 min

CropPro becomes a Crop Intelligence Agronomy Partner

CropPro Consulting has become a Crop Intelligence agronomy partner and is installing, maintaining, and providing agronomic support for weath

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Jun 2
2 min

Manipulator Application and Timing

Manipulator is a plant growth regulator with the active ingredient chlormequat. It is registered on wheat (durum, spring and winter). It doe

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May 26
2 min

Cutworms: Scouting and Management

Cutworms are a pest in many crops. Although they are most often found in canola, peas and lentils, they will also feed on cereals and other

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May 19
2 min

Flea Beetles: Scouting and Management

Flea beetles were a major concern last spring in most areas of Western Canada. The combination of dry and cold weather slowed canola growth

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May 12
2 min

What is a Fertility Zone?

A while ago I met with a group of agronomists and asked them this question: “From a fertility standpoint, please describe… what is a zone?”

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May 6
2 min

Early Season Weed Control in Canola

Research has shown that one weed emerging with the crop has the same effect on yield as 100 weeds emerging 3 weeks later. Pre-seed/pre-emerg

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Sep 10, 2019
3 min

Are We Underestimating Risk Management Potential With Precision Ag?

“How will I make more money with SWAT MAPS?” is a question I fully expect to be asked every time I speak with a new client. In fact, I hope

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Aug 9, 2019
3 min

Yield Stability and Investment Risk

Yield stability… what does that mean? To me, it means the probability of getting a target yield in a specific area of the field. It also mea

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Jun 20, 2019
3 min

Benefits of Variable Rate: Achieving Target Plant Populations

Every year there is more and more focus on calculating seeding rates properly based on target population, TKW, and gemination %. An even (a

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Jun 5, 2019
3 min

Benefits of Variable Rate: The Link Between Soil, Weeds, and Herbicides

This is the time of year where you are scouting or spraying a crop and may find yourself wondering, “Why is the foxtail barley so bad here?”

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May 29, 2019
3 min

Benefits of Variable Rate: Water, Nitrogen, and Technology

In the last post I discussed some thoughts about nitrogen dynamics by landscape position mainly focused around the effects of organic matter

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May 23, 2019
3 min

Benefits of Variable Rate: Managing Lodging and Delayed Maturity

Picture this: you just got home from a family vacation at the lake in late July and you’re excited to go look at that wheat field that was l

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May 16, 2019
2 min

Benefits of Variable Rate: Managing Salinity

What is the benefit of using variable-rate technology? This is first question most farms have before investing in VR capability, and for g

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