Extension.org has an article up on Preferential Flow of Manure in Tile Drainage. We’ve done some work with tile drainage and plenty of work with manure application, but no projects so far that overlap the two. A lot of of the advice seems like common sense, e.g don’t apply manure when the drains are flowing. [...]
The weather here has been beautiful and a lot of seeding has already been done. It’s too late for a pre-season checkup for most people, but if you get some down time, it’s worth doing a planter checkup (PDF). Ron was out in the field checking seeding rates and spotted this on one of our [...]
With the warm weather, many farmers are seeding or getting ready to seed. If you want some interesting reading during downtime, take a look at History of Fertilizers (PDF). It gives a very readable description of the history of the fertilizers used to grow crops. I would have liked to see a little bit of [...]
It appears that Ontarioweeds.com, which I mentioned last spring, is branching out to Weedinfo.ca. It’s pretty much the same information, but appears to be aimed at all of Canada rather than just Ontario. If you’re looking for information on a weed, this is a good place to look. Sadly, they don’t have much information on [...]
The Canola Council has a number of valuable factsheets available under Canol@fact. At this stage, their Early Seeding Tips, Factors Affecting Canola Survival from Seedling to 21 Days after Emergence, and Tips from the Air Drill Diagnostic Workshop 2006 are definitely worth reading while you wait to get out into the fields.
AgProfessional.com has another story reminding us of The Roots of Nutrient Uptake. It’s not enough to have the nutrient out there on the field, they need to be available for the plants. One of the challenges with manure application for plant nutrition is that the nutrients are broadcast across the field. Even if you have [...]
The Manure Management Advisory Committee met yesterday. The purpose behind this group is to exchange information on current research and extension activities related to manure management. Some of the research that was proposed last year has been taken over by the Achieving Manure Phosphorus Balance In Manitoba Technical Workshop. The Manitoba Livestock Manure Management Initiative [...]
