(Image from Veris Site) I heard about this at a conference today. Veris has a soil probe that uses Near InfraRed to analyze and record soil properties on the fly. It appears that so far they just measure carbon but I can see this being tremendously useful for measuring phosphorous levels across a field. Cliff [...]
Drill Logs are the records kept by those who drill wells. They record information such as the legal description of the well, depth of the well, the different soils encountered at different depths, who the well was drilled for, and the date of drilling. This is useful information, especially when when looking at sites for [...]
In order to prepare third-party manure management plans in Manitoba, you must be registered as a Manure Management Planner. Manitoba Conservation has arranged two meetings so far to help keep Manure Management Planners up to date with changes in regulations and current research. I attended the meeting yesterday so here are some of the highlights [...]
When I begin working with a new operation, they rarely have solid figures for the nutrients in their manure. This makes estimating nutrient amounts for their manure management plan tricky. It usually takes several years to accumulate enough samples to be confident of their accuracy. While waiting to accumulate enough samples for a barn-specific recommendation, [...]
It’s the time of year when I’m churning out a lot of reports covering the year’s farming activities. As I was looking through our manure management reports I realized that it’s not likely that anyone reads these things cover to cover. We’ve put a pile of information in there and it can make for some [...]
Manitoba Livestock Manure Management Initiative linked to A top 10 list on preparing for fall manure application. It’s definitely worth reading the article in depth, but the short list is: Review manure management plans. Know and follow land application separation distances. Make sure your manure applicator certification is current. Develop an emergency action plan. Take [...]
One of the challenges for irrigated potato production in Manitoba is that potatoes are quite sensitive to salinity. Mapping salinity in a field is done via Veris, which measures the electrical conductivity (EC) of the soil. Unfortunately factors such as soil moisture and soil texture can affect the Veris readings, so these readings need to [...]
I attended a webinar on Thursday that discussed “An Online Resource That Simplifies Access to Agronomic Information.” The resource is the Plant Management Network. The idea behind this site is that first it puts up information that was not available online. Second, those who maintain this site filter the information so that you know that [...]
Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. — Dwight D. Eisenhower Today we honor those who have fallen in wars. May we have peace and growth rather than [...]
As November 10th draws near, manure application draws to a close for another calendar year. Given that we’re having some of our nicest weather for the year right now, there are some who are eager to keep spreading. Under section 14(5) of the Livestock Manure and Mortalities Management Regulation, an extension may be granted: 14(5) [...]
