Not only do dry soil conditions hamper seed germination, they also raise the risk of fertilizer toxicity for seedlings after they germinate, especially in a sensitive crop like canola, says Don Flaten, soil scientist at the University of Manitoba.
Targeting the right product depends on many factors but can go a long way to ensure you are getting the most out of your investment in sulfur fertilizer.
Alabama growers are sowing the seeds of a new biofuel oil crop by raising carinata, offering row-crop farmers a new revenue opportunity and an alternative to seeding winter wheat, says Alabama Cooperative Extension.
USDA researchers in North Dakota say recent studies show benefits to having perennials and annuals in a rotation, and that no-till is the best implementation tool.
Experts at Kansas State University Extension discuss how late fall precipitation and planting, and resulting smaller plants during the winter acclimation period, affects the winter survival of canola.
Scott Meers, insect management specialist for Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, discusses the need for canola growers to keep an eye out for unwanted pests due to cooler soil temperatures being seen across western Canada.
Don Flaten, soil scientist at the University of Manitoba, discusses options growers might have for their canola crop if they missed anhydrous applications last fall.
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