At GROW's 2012 Spring Training session, Jarrett Chambers of ATP Nutrition stated in his presentation about Plant Nutrition and it's Influence on Plant Disease that plant health is all about managing the rhizosphere.
The rhizosphere is the area of soil that is directly influenced by root secretions and soil microorganisms that contains bacteria and the proteins and sugars released by roots. Read Full Story
When thinking about the health of your crops, it’s good to start with the seed. It may be easier to manage plant health when encountering issues, but in the end, thinking ahead about enhancing your seed’s performance will pay off.
“A seed nutrient dressing is one agronomic practice, within a nutrient management stacking program, which enhances seed germination and seedling root development, thereby, reducing yield and maturity impact from biotic and abiotic stresses,” says Wayne Rolston, Strategic Solutions Coach for Andrukow Group Solutions Inc. and Dow AgroSciences. Read Full Story
Plant diseases can be battled not only by fungicides but also with nutrients. Healthy plants have a stronger defense against diseases than plants that don’t have the right nutritional balance.
Certain micro and macronutrients can be neglected but are essential to the development of healthy plants.
“Potassium, or potash, is an essential macronutrient which is often neglected. Potassium is extremely important to plants for moisture retention and plant health,” says Steve Ackerman, General Manager for Cavalier Agrow in north central Saskatchewan. Read Full Story
Glyphosate has met its kryptonite – resistant weeds – but with a little help it can still produce super-control of farm weed competition.
Glyphosate has reigned for 35 years as the superhero for weed control, but with resistant weed populations now official in North America, the time has arrived to change strategies.
It’s time, after 35 years, to recommend certain herbicide tank-mixes for glyphosate, said Sean Dilk, Monsanto Canada Technology Development Manager for crop protection, Winnipeg...Read Full Story
Grow Academy’s second annual Spring Training kicked off this February.
The principle behind Grow Academy is that members of the Community from across Western Canada gather to learn from each other as well as gain insights from industry experts. At this year’s Spring Training sessions, following the technical presentations the students gathered in teams to discuss what they learned and answer questions, and then… Read Full Story
On November 28th, 53 Business Agronomists from Grow Community of Independent dealers across Western Canada gathered in Edmonton, Alberta to kick off Grow Academy’s first ever Fall Classic.
The session lasted four days, which included two days of grain marketing education, a topic that many partners of the community felt would be valuable information that they could take back to their businesses and would be useful for their growers...Read Full Story
