A Renewed Sense of Optimism for the 2022 Growing Season
In comparison to the previous few winters, we have received above average snow f [...]
Residue Management – Next Year’s Crop Begins at Harvest
How you manage last year’s crop residue has a massive impact on next year’s crop [...]
5 Tips to Help With Your Fall Fertility Planning
2021 has been an unusual year and soil test results will be no exception. Drough [...]
Without a Soil Test, How will You Know?
Think of it as a report card for your soils Prairie winters are long and cold. W [...]
Do I Need to Control Diamondback Moths in my Canola This Year?
The diamondback moth pressure is rising and may warrant control. Canola needed a [...]
Our New Website is Live!
Antara has a new home on the web! Our website continues to be the vehicle we use [...]
Thank Heaven the Border is Closed! Part 1
Even though the Canada - United States border is closed to most travel, we will [...]
DIY Soil Health Tests You Can Do On The Farm
Slake, Infiltration and Bulk Density (BD) are 3 tests that are fairly easy to do on the farm with a few simple tools.
There is No Great Crop Without a Great Start
One of the biggest challenge’s producers face with growing crops at or near the 49th parallel is generally they only get one shot at growing our best crops. We have to maximize the use of limited sun and moisture to get our crops to maturity in a 3-4 month span. It does not give a lot of time to make corrective actions like reseeding or topdressing nutrients when needed.
Looking Back to Move Forward
To find out which direction we should be headed in terms of soil health we should look back to how it was.
