Winter Wheat Harvest Underway; Condition Rating Shows Further Improvement

The condition of the US winter wheat crop continued to improve this past week as combines in the southernmost production areas started to roll.

First Spring Wheat Condition Rating Falls Slightly Short of Expectations

The US spring wheat crop is getting off to a decent start, if not quite as good as expected.

Corn, Soy Condition Ratings Below Expectations

Amid ongoing dry Midwest weather, crop condition ratings for US corn and soybeans both failed to meet expectations on Monday.

Corn School: Seed corn success is all in the details

Canola School: Clean, clean, clean... the importance of a proper sprayer tank clean out

Although skipping any steps is frowned upon, one step that should never be skipped is a proper sprayer tank clean out, says Shawn Senko of the Canola Council of Canada. More on the importance of sprayer tank clean out from...

ICE Close: Canola Back in the Red

Pulse School: Strong stand establishment is a recipe for success

As the lentil crop begins to emerge, there are many lessons to learn from walking fields early and assessing stand establishment. In the stand, Ken Wall evaluates in this Pulse School episode, he says that even though the ...

Chicago Close: Wheat Up as Corn, Soys Slide

Wheat School: Do T3 fungicides pay in a dry year?

It’s been a dry spring in Ontario and many growers are asking whether it makes sense to invest in a T3 fungicide for winter wheat. On this episode of the RealAgriculture Wheat School, resident agronomist Peter Johnson note...

Profitable Practices: Strip tilling with Dan Petker

What to make of weird & wild-looking wheat

Multicoloured wheat? At this stage in late May, winter wheat should be dark green and uniform, going flat out as it comes into head. However, many wheat fields across Ontario are showing every shade of green imaginable, an...

Canola School: Keeping an eye on the early competition

Canola is not a very competitive crop in its early stages, so keeping an eye on the competition is key. This Canola School looks at why a pre-emerge herbicide pass can be valuable, but also how the next step is to watch fo...

Map: Ontario Precipitation Well Below Normal in May

Some abnormal dryness and minor drought are beginning to develop across southern Ontario amid scant rainfall over the past month.