Updated Tips from Keep it Clean to Stay Ahead of Fusarium
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Keep it Clean has released updated tips to control fusarium head blight (FHB) during the 2020 growing season.
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Four Methods for Staging Corn Plants
Posted by Sara Meidlinger on
Four different staging methods have been developed to stage corn plants. Crop staging is used to assess crop development, and make herbicide, fungicide, and fertility application recommendations, and different companies use different methods for application recommendations. Are you savvy on staging? Read more for information about the four corn staging methods.
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6 Variables for Choosing Canola Seed in Central Alberta
Posted by Brenton Tullikopf on
Choosing the right canola seed varieties for your farm is a decision that intersects with many factors and is heavily influenced by local geography. Read more for six variables for choosing canola seed in Central Alberta.
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Avoiding Imbibitional Chilling Injury in Corn
Posted by Alana Serhan on
In this post we talk about avoiding Imbibitional chilling in corn seedlings. Imbibitional Chilling injury can cause damage to cell membranes and the subsequent leakage of cell contents can result in death of the seed before it has a chance to germinate.
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Silage Specific or Dual Purpose: Which Fits Your Needs?
Posted by Alana Serhan on
Selecting the correct hybrid for silage is one of the most important management decisions for silage programs. Depending on your priorities, you may want to choose a silage-specific or a dual-purpose hybrid, as each comes with their own advantages…
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Corn Seeding: Proper Depth is Crucial
Posted by Sara Meidlinger on
Corn has a unique root system and needs to be planted deeper than other crops grown on the Prairies. Achieving proper seeding depth is crucial.
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Together! Wherever! Staying Connected While Practicing Social Distancing
Posted by Renee McMillan on
As we all experience an Easter that looks a lot different from the traditional gatherings and services many of us would normally be immersed in at this time of year, CANTERRA SEEDS is celebrating some of the ways our great team has come together from afar to lift each other’s spirits! Here are just a few of the ways our CANTERRA SEEDS family has been staying connected over the past couple of weeks.
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Choosing the Best Durum Wheat Variety to fit Your Farm
Posted by Cosmin Badea on
Selecting the best durum wheat variety for your growing conditions and yield and ROI goals.
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Resources and Tools for Blackleg Management
Posted by Shaan Tsai on
Last week on Behind the Seeds, I talked about the two kinds of blackleg resistance and reviewed the Major Gene Labelling System that outlines major gene resistance. If you haven’t yet, take a few minutes to read our last post. Genetic resistance to blackleg is a complex, but important topic to help preserve yield and ROI in your canola crop.
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Brushing Up on Blackleg Resistance
Posted by Shaan Tsai on
If you’re in a growing area with warm, humid conditions or even in a dry area that has just the right amount of timely rains, your canola is at risk for blackleg.