Posts by Alana Serhan
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Our best indicator to start planting corn is soil temperature and soil conditions. If we start planting into fields early when soils are cool and wet, we can expose that corn crop to stress. The single most important thing we can do right now is keep the seed in the bag and wait for warm soils.
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In February, PRIDE Seeds hosted a virtual corn grazing webinar with Dr. Bart Lardner, a Professor in the Department of Animal and Poultry Science at the University of Saskatchewan. Dr. Lardner supervises undergraduate and graduate students and…
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Our focus this month is on the corn planter. There are a lot of things to check and consider when you're getting your planter ready for spring...
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Seed treatments protect your seed investment during the critical early developmental stages.
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The team at PRIDE Seeds has a holiday gift in the form of our newest hybrid launch! We want to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
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In the home stretch of the corn season, Alana Serhan breaks down some of the most critical pieces of information to know about your grain corn.
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Corn development & heat unit concepts In Western Canada there are three main climatic variables that affect commercial corn production. These three variables include temperature (both heat & frost-free period), day length and rainfall. …
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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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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…
