Five Strategies to Help You Manage Variable Nitrogen Levels this Spring
There are a number of strategies available that can help us manage nitrogen vari [...]
Residue Incorporation – Next Year’s Crop Begins at Harvest
Understanding the Impact of Tillage on Soil Health We all know the importance of [...]
Five Things to Consider when Managing Nitrogen this Spring
The lack of rainfall last season resulted in diminished yields for many g [...]
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 [...]
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.
A recipe for an 80 bu canola crop
Wouldn't it be great if all the inputs, machinery and/or farming practices that promise to grow you an extra 2-5 bu were true and reliable? It would be easy to spend your way to a bumper crop. 2 bushels here, 3 bushels there... done deal! Unfortunately, it is not a compounding effect.... it's probably easier to spend your way broke than into prosperity.
Soil Carbon – What is it and how do we measure it?
Last week we looked at the important role of soil carbon in plant growth and soi [...]
Know Your Numbers
Farm managers today face increasingly difficult decisions as operations grow and margins tighten. Knowing your numbers helps you make better decisions that ultimately reduce the stress and fear of making a costly mistake.
Building Soil Carbon on Your Farm
Many practices, such as reduced tillage, increased residue coverage and improved crop rotations, have been incorporated in the last fifty years that have lowered the loss of carbon, and farmers need to continue this trend to encourage healthy and resilient soils.
