On this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Aaron Daigh of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and Ian McDonald of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Agribusiness to talk about soil water infiltration and the impact of compaction. Up for discussion: soil dynamics, soil aggregates, the role of macropores, infiltration rates,... Read More

On this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Dr. Jocelyn Smith of the University of Guelph-Ridgetown and Greg Stopps with Pioneer Seeds Canada to discuss the rising risk of corn rootworm: where we are at with resistance to Bt traits, the risks of corn-on-corn, rotation solutions, lifecycle of the pest, and... Read More

On this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Jason Voogt of Field 2 Field Agronomy and Horst Bohner of OMAFA to discuss seed-placed and starter fertilizer for soybean and canola. What goes into the decision? What's the role of equipment capability? What's the risk of too much phosphorus, S or N?... Read More

On this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Anne Kirk, cereal specialist for Manitoba Agriculture and Dr. Aaron Mills, researcher with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada PEI, to discuss crop sequence — what do we know about the impact of order crops are grown in? How is crop sequence different from rotation?... Read More

On this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Jonathan Zettler of Fieldwalker Agronomy and Laird Lampertz of Pitura Seeds to discuss choosing and varying seeding rates based on soil limits or possibility, ROI, yield maps and more. What can the software/equipment do? What are the limits? How do we decide how... Read More

On this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Dr. Jason Deveau, application technology specialist with Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness, and Austin Anderson, adjuvant brand manager with Helena Products Group. They discuss extra options for the spray tank and why: adjuvants and add-ins, mix order and cautions, how products... Read More

On this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Angela Straathof, agricultural research strategist, and Lara de Moissac, agronomy programs specialist with Alberta Grains. They discuss setting up on-farm trials, the differences between plot and large-scale trials, their value, and tips for getting the most out of the data! This episode of... Read More

On this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is back and joined by John Gavloski of Manitoba Ag and Amanda Jorgensen of Alberta Ag to discuss the fascinating and sometimes rather scary (!) life of insects, both friend and foe. Mummies, zombies, and corpse-wearers all make an appearance! This episode of The Agronomists is... Read More

On this episode of The Agronomists, special guest host Peter Johnson is joined by Drs. Dave Hooker and Jeff Schoenau to discuss how soil behaves, especially under dry conditions. Learn about subsoil properties and water access, how soil holds water and supports plant growth, and how management can shift to try and make the best... Read More

On this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Jack Payne of South Country Co-op and Kurtis Pilkington of Bayer CropScience to discuss the importance of fall weed control. Up for discussion: when is it too cold to spray? Why is fall a good time to control weeds? What about fall-applied products... Read More