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I’ve finally finished soil sampling and 140 fields later I continue to see soil nitrate levels of 15 to 30 lbs an acre in the top 24 inches. I am also seeing a small port...
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Last week I had the opportunity to attend the Direct Seeding Advantage conference in Nisku. The entertaining key note speaker was Robert Ruwoldt from Victoria, Australia. Rober...
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I’ve managed to soil sample 90% of my fields now and continue to see nitrogen levels in the 15 to 30 lb range. Last week, soil moisture was 1 to 1½ feet deep, whic...
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Last week was Agri-Trade and it was great to meet up with so many of you over food and libations. Lots of great conversations and ideas thrown about, and the show, well, it was...
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Last week I had the opportunity to participate in the Nitrous Oxide Emissions Reduction Protocol development workshop. Forty-five scientists and industry professionals from acr...
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Finally, harvest is complete for roughly 98% of producers out there. Thankfully we’ve avoided the snow and this week we might be able to speed over those gnarly residue f...
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The past week saw most producers bring harvest to a close and those trailing behind due to wet weather and hail get closer to the finish line. Producers south and east of Calga...
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Harvest was finished over the Thanksgiving weekend for most producers. Unfortunately high humidity and periodic rains have stalled harvest progress in the Calgary and Okotoks a...
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Last week saw a tremendous run on harvest with weather finally cooperating. I’d say the majority of producers are 90% complete but a few areas near Calgary only 60%. Prod...
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Déjà vieu! Like last year, it’s almost October and most producers are only 60 to 70% done harvest in our area. Only a few producers have actually taken off ...
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Waiting, waiting, waiting. That sums up harvest action over the last two weeks. Harvest is moving at a snail’s pace with winter wheat still coming off and very little bar...
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Harvest is just getting underway with pea harvest in full swing and winter wheat harvest just beginning. Pea yields in the Carbon area have been in the 60 bushel range with win...
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I made a snide comment last week about the three days of heat we had all summer and now I’m eating my words. The 300C degree heat has turned on over the last four days an...
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The second summer heat wave came through our area, increasing the total number of days above 300C to three! All kidding aside, there’s been no significant rainfall event ...
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Many a producer was itching to go seeding last week, including myself. The only thing preventing most was the date on the calendar. The acres that did get seeded were planted t...
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Last week brought average temperatures and just a few spotty showers. My crop of early-May seeded wheat is now in the milky dough stage, the barley’s at soft dough and we...
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During last week’s mildly warm weather another half inch was added to the rain gauge. We’re really in need of some heat to drive crop maturity.
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A cool week has gone by and the rain gauge reads seven tenths at home and at the farm. Several hail storms have ripped through our area with estimated damage in the 20 to 90 pe...
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I’ve finished up my cereal disease checks and have moved on to sclerotinia assessment and control. Disease patterns are quite sporadic this year and the weakness in some ...
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We’ve had the second coldest spring in five years and now we might see endless weeks above thirty degrees. Crop maturity on average may only be slightly behind normal wit...
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Last week brought needed sunshine and less wind. I am now caught up on all my fields after a tough slug of difficult weather. We are now on the tail end of spraying with a few ...
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Another week and another 3.6 inches of rain topped up the rain gauge, bringing our 30-day total to 8.1 inches! And so we face yet another challenging spray season. Thankfully t...
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Seeding is finally complete in my area and it’s all systems go for in-crop spraying. The early May seeded wheat is now being sprayed and the canola will follow as soon as...
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Last week I checked 2,500 acres of wheat. Crop maturity seems to be right on the mark with many wheat crops in the 3 to 4-leaf stage. Canola, pea and barley crops are progressi...
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Last week I was talking about how the recent warm and dry weather helped seeding progress rapidly in our area. Now, we’ve had six days of gentle rain and the gauge is rea...
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Last week finally brought us some hot and dry weather to help spur crop and weed development. I’d say most producers in the area are 75% finished seeding, with some finish...
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Last week’s planting progress added another 10 to 20%, bringing seeded acres to 35-55% in our area. I know one producer with 12,000 acres finished already if you can imag...
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Finally, a decent week of weather! I’d say the majority of my clients are 20% done with most of their wheat acres in. We’ve started to seed canola, even if it meant...
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Another week gone by with very little seeding progress, in fact, zero around Three Hills. The snow has finally melted and some producers have ventured out to seed canola on bre...
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Many a producer was itching to go seeding last week, including myself. The only thing preventing most was the date on the calendar. The acres that did get seeded were planted t...
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I hit the fields last week to look at soil temperatures, moisture reserves, depth of frost and weed emergence. The soil temperature averaged three degrees Celsius, soil moistur...
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Finally, spring has arrived! A week of 10 to 15 degree weather and the snow has left the fields. I was out scouting for weeds on the weekend and I tell you, we could be seeding...
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Just one week back in the country and I had a convenient opportunity to take in a farm sale. It’s great to be back and visit with clients and acquaintances after two mont...
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My world traveling adventure has come to an end earlier than planned: my new born daughter decided to join the world prematurely, bringing me home from the middle ...
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Adios sunshine, hello winter! We said good bye to Mexico last week and then spent five days in snowy southwestern Ontario. While there we vis...
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Five weeks gone and week number two of my Nuffield travel and four more weeks to go! I’m starting to adjust to life in transit although the glamour of it all disappeared ...
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Greetings from Monterey Bay, California! We finished up an action packed week of farm and industry tours in Australia and arrived Sunday in sunny California. It’s nice to be back on...
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Greetings from Bendigo, Victoria! We’ve arrived for the night in a small mining town northwest of Melbourne. I apologize for the tardiness of the newsletter as the hectic...
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Another banner year for the FarmTech conference! It was great catching up with so many of you and throwing around upcoming challenges and opportunities. My presentation on the ...
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Its FarmTech week and coincidentally, it’s minus forty! I’ll be speaking on Wednesday at 2:30 pm so feel free to stop by and heckle. This is my last week in the cou...
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Hope all is well as we settle into another cold spell this winter. We finally saw a few inches of snowfall last weekend to help freshen things up. With only one foot of moisture in the gr...
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It’s the second week of January and we’re back in the full swing of things. The commodity markets are no exception with rally after unexpected rally. I’ve hea...
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Welcome back to another year of Beyond Agronomy News! We hope you had a restful holiday and enjoyed spending time with family. This is shaping up to be an exciting year as our ...
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We’ve come to the end of another season in Beyond Agronomy News, with this being the 46th and final issue of the year. We thank you for your business and hope you value t...
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And hello winter! What a whirlwind couple of weeks it’s been. I had the opportunity to speak at the SACA conference in Lethbridge last Monday followed by two more meeting...
