Plant stand optimization through a combination of precision placement/metering and optimized seeding rate

My uncle Ted worked for PFRA his whole career and worked on big projects such as the dams at Craven and the Oldman River

Drill speed is critically important when it comes to precision placement, especially with small seed like we’ve seen in canola recently. #cdnag

Pretty good week in Colby KS last week at our customer clinics discussing the SH drill. Warm weather had me amped to start working on equipment on the farm and the snow definitely stomped that idea

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Hey ag friends, where in SK can you buy metal posts that can be used to put up field signs? Any suggestions appreciated.

Excited to collaborate with GroWest Ag Ventures Ltd. on lentils seeding rate trials near Rosetown. Huge thanks to Shannon and her team for all their efforts. #Plant25

Got our wheat seeding rate Crop Science Canada fungicide trials in yesterday. Huge thanks to the Medernach Acres crew for all their help. #Plant25 #cdnag

A great day yesterday seeding our wheat and canola seeding rate trials at the Kernen Farm at USask AgBio. Going with different rates this year to measure the differences between low, regular and high seeding rate in the crop conditions the year brings #plant25 #cdnag

Morning folks, anyone get frost last night? Doesn’t seem like it froze here.

I’ve talked a lot about the need to make cover cropping a regular practice in western Canada. Guess wild oats is already doing just that. Sprayed it out a couple days ago. #cdnag

Forgot how tough it is to put up field signs in the wind but got the job done. Signage is up at our trials sites in Cudworth, Saskatoon and Rosetown with a lot of great trial data to come. Crop Science Canada BASF Canada Agricultural Solutions GroWest Ag Ventures Ltd. Vaderstad North America Väderstad #CdnAg

Huge shout out to Tyler and the Nutrien Ag Solutions Canada Norquay team for helping me out with some last minute herbicide before the rain comes. Awesome team. #CdnAg

This year we’ve been doing more planter demos in southern MB both with the TPL and TPK. Last Thursday we conducted plant accuracy measurements against competitor planters near Elie MB.

It’s #AIM25 week! Stop by our booth on the south west side of the grounds to discuss the crop year so far including our crop trials across western Canada. #cdnag

Lots of great conversation this week regarding what we’ve seen as it relates to depth and packing pressure. #cdnag

2.25 inches of rain in the last day with likely more to come. Would have been nice if this rain showed up a month ago.

Got a question for the big experts, specifically Bertha armyworm. How does fog and humid weather affect their development? Seeing some out in the canola, nothing at threshold yet.

A huge thank you to USask AgBio for helping out today with wheat head counts for our population trials at the Kernen Farm by Saskatoon SK. Much appreciated! #cdnag Vaderstad North America Väderstad

Definitely an exercise in patience when it comes to spraying pre-harvest in wheat. Crop caught a second wind with all the rain this last month and the tillers still aren’t ready. Decent stand though so cautiously optimistic. #Cdnag #harvest25