Preventing Nitrogen Loss in Different Topography Positions
Nitrogen losses occur throughout the entire field, although the cause of nitrogen loss is unique in different topography positions.
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- Jul 4, 2022
- 3 min
Increase Efficiency and Profit with Variable Rate for Even Emergence and Maturity
By increasing seed rates and managing zone mortality, SWAT MAPS variable rate prescriptions help increase profit and efficiency on the farm.
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- Apr 26, 2022
- 3 min
Are Your VR Tools Ready?
Cloud services, USB sticks, and rate controllers/monitors are all tools that need to be cared for and used properly so your VR program is...
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- Mar 23, 2022
- 2 min
Spring Meltdown: Where Will Nutrients Go?
Soil moisture levels will be off to a good start this spring. With extra moisture comes the question, “Where will the soil nutrients go?”
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- Feb 4, 2022
- 4 min
Addressing Copper Deficiency with SWAT MAPS
Copper deficiency caught CropPro’s eye in 2019 when a client had asked about some brown-gray patches appearing in his cereal field (Figure 1
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- Feb 1, 2022
- 2 min
Take Advantage of Free Drainage Plans
Drainage plans are a bonus map we can make free of charge on fields that have been SWAT-MAPPED. RTK elevation or Lidar is required to model
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- Nov 2, 2021
- 3 min
Why You Should Soil Test and Variable-Rate Your Fertilizer
With high fertilizer prices and lower moisture levels, there is potential in soil testing to allocate nutrients to where they are needed.
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- Nov 2, 2021
- 3 min
Field Selection for Growing a Pulse (Peas & Lentils)
With current moisture conditions and record high fertilizer prices, growing a pulse crop has some advantages. There are many factors to ...
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- Nov 1, 2021
- 3 min
Understanding the Variability of Yield Potential
CropPro has been partnered with Bourgault Industries on their research farm since 2015. The SWAT MAPS program has allowed Bourgault ...
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- Oct 1, 2021
- 4 min
Soil Testing During a Drought: What to Expect
The 2021 farming season was one for the books. With the extreme heat and little to no rain, crops had a hard time growing and producing...
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- Aug 25, 2021
- 4 min
Conserving Soil Moisture
As combines roll and fall work begins, there are several management strategies we can practice to manage dry conditions in the smartest...
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- Aug 11, 2021
- 5 min
Dry Years and Potassium Deficiency Variability
Background soil potassium (K) levels vary drastically across the prairie provinces. A significant portion of land has adequate levels of...
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- Jun 30, 2021
- 3 min
Fungicide: Does it Pay to Spray?
For the growers who often question if it’s worth spraying fungicides, variable rate through on/off prescriptions can be the answer to saving
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- Jun 15, 2021
- 3 min
The Importance of Seeding by Thousand Kernel Weight (TKW)
It is very important to take the time during the winter to create a crop plan for successful plant stand establishment come spring.
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- Oct 16, 2020
- 2 min
3 Things to Consider Before Applying Sulphur in the Fall
With harvest having wrapped up in some areas and others nearing the finish line, it is time to start thinking about applying fall...
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- Oct 7, 2020
- 2 min
Case Study: Sulphur Soil Testing by Zone
There are several different ways to soil sample a field: random, benchmark, topographic and grid, to name a few. At CropPro, we sample by ou
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- Sep 2, 2020
- 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, 2020
- 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, 2020
- 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 2, 2020
- 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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