How to assess the right "go time" for seeding | Is the drill ready to roll? | So many reasons to soil test | Seed-row fertilizer does more damage in dry soils…
Equipment
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Replace those worn openers / Why wait to seed canola? / Pre-seed banding leaves dry seed bed / Spray weeds two weeks before seeding. Really?!…
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In late springs with wet conditions, broadcast seeding may be the only way to get the job done. In fact, broadcasting may actually provide better seed placement than “mudding in” seed with a drill. Broadcast seeding now could also have higher yield potential than waiting two weeks for the ground to support the drill…
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Buying used equipment from a clubroot area can create an unexpected transfer of the disease. We heard this week of a grower from northern Alberta who bought a used combine from a known clubroot area. The grower was surprised at how much soil was on and inside the combine, and this soil very likely contained clubroot spores…
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Residue management to improve canola seed placement is best done in the fall with a well set combine and, if necessary, with harrowing. Residue issues in spring are more difficult to manage, given that straw tends to be cool and tough. Waiting for sunny and warm conditions will allow straw to break up and spread, improving results from harrowing…
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