The Science & Art of Planting Depth: Finding the Right Balance
Getting the crop off to the best start means making the right decisions before t [...]
Know Your Numbers
Farm managers today face increasingly difficult decisions as operations grow and margins tighten. Knowing your numbers helps you make better decisions that ultimately reduce the stress and fear of making a costly mistake.
Land Prices and Productivity
With new technological developments in measuring soil productivity, more emphasis will be put on stewardship and production potential when determining land values.
The Big Problem with Big Data in Agriculture
One of the problems limiting the adoption of Big Data principles by the crop production industry is the collection of quality data. Field variability due to unpredictable weather events make comparisons a challenge.
Embrace change… it’s constant and inevitable
The face of farming has changed over time from breaking ground and ploughing wit [...]
When is a trial not a trial?
Conducting field scale trials is not new. When we look back on the history [...]
Incorporate LIDAR data into your surface drainage plans
Following the flood of 1997, the Province of Manitoba commissioned the collectio [...]
Yield Mapping Part 2 – Do I need to calibrate?
ver study your yield maps and wonder why yields might increase or decrease with [...]
Zone Soil Testing and Variable Rate
In a previous post we discussed how GPS technology has improved the accuracy and [...]
Yield Mapping Part 1 – What you need to know
I’ve been wanting to write a series on yield mapping for a while now. Better la [...]
