Out Standing in the Field: A Podcast by Perennia

In this episode, Doug MacDonald, coordinator of the Maritime Soybean Variety Trials, and Dan MacEachern, coordinator for the Maritime Cereal Cultivar Trials, join the podcast to discuss why local variety research is important and how the annually produced guides can help you select the best fit for your farm.

In this episode, I talk to Aaron Mills, a research scientist at AAFC in Charlottetown, PEI, about malting barley production in the Maritimes. We discuss some of the challenges presented by our Maritime climate, as well as the unique quality parameters looked for in malting barley in comparison to the feed barley we’re more familiar with growing.

In this episode we discuss the do’s and don't's of strip tillage with guest Keith Martin of M.K. Martin Enterprises, manufacturers of strip tillage equipment in Ontario. We will dig into how strip tillage fits with different systems as well as equipment requirements and maintenance.

In this episode, we dive into weed management in winter wheat with our guest Mike Cowborough, Weed Management Specialist in Field Crops at OMAFRA. We will explore why weed control in winter wheat is important, how understanding which weeds are present in your field affects application timing and play a quick fire round of “Kill that Weed”, matching effective products to common problem weeds in the province.

Website: www.perennia.ca

Host: Caitlin Congdon, Field Crops Specialist

Follow us on Twitter: @nsperennia

Connect with us on Instagram: @nsperennia Facebook: @nsperennia

Music: City of Sun by Mark July

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Email us at: [email protected]

Out Standing in the Field is a podcast by Perennia directed at producers of field crops in Nova Scotia and aims to provide information that will help to grow and support the industry. Each month, Perennia’s Field Crops Specialist, Caitlin Congdon, will speak with experts and dive into production practices, pest management, equipment, and more.

Website: www.perennia.ca

Host: Caitlin Congdon, Field Crops Specialist

Follow us on Twitter: @nsperennia 

Connect with us on Instagram: @nsperennia Facebook: @nsperennia

Music: City of Sun by Mark July

Logo Created by: Perennia Food and Agriculture Inc.

Email us at: [email protected]