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Does spraying Bt corn for Western bean cutworm make sense?
Since Western bean cutworm has been considered mostly a secondary corn pest in North America compared to European corn borer or corn rootworm, insect resistance management plans have not been similarly emphasized or enforced.
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Ontario field crop report: July 11
With higher land costs, and lower forage yields in some parts of Ontario, there is interest in following winter wheat and other cereals with a forage crop to help supplement inventories, according to Joel Bagg and Jack Kyle in the latest Ontario field crop report from OMAF.
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Reducing fertilizer use with a soil test
A scientist in Texas has developed a soil test that replicates some of the natural processes that occur in a field and accounts for that microbial activity, along with measuring nitrate, ammonium and organic nitrogen.
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Should you apply a fungicide for sclerotinia in canola?
This spring’s challenging planting conditions has resulted in several uneven canola stands with both reduced populations and delayed emergence. This has some growers weighing the merits of applying a fungicide this season.
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