Podcasts – Field Crop News

Episode 7 – OMAFRA Field Crop Update

Posted on May 12, 2016 by OMAFRA Field Crop Team

Listen to a summary of whats making news in Ontario field crop production this week. Tell a friend about the OMAFRA field crop update and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Soundcloud. [iframe]<iframe width=”100%” height=”166″ scrolling=”no” frameborder=”no” src=”https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/263840805&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false”></iframe>[/iframe] […]

Episode 6 – OMAFRA Field Crop Update

Posted on April 21, 2016 (August 9, 2016) by OMAFRA Field Crop Team

This week’s update investigates the causes of purple wheat leaves, how we should manage herbicide applications during periods of cold air temperatures and an update on corn planting progress in the province with a refresher on planting depth. Tell a friend about the OMAFRA field crop update and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Soundcloud. [iframe]<iframe width=”100%” […]

Episode 5 – OMAFRA Field Crop Update

Posted on April 13, 2016 by OMAFRA Field Crop Team

This week, the recent Ridgetown Ag Breakfast Minute high-points are discussed along with plans for content of future episodes. Tell a friend about the OMAFRA field crop update and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Soundcloud. [iframe]<iframe width=”100%” height=”166″ scrolling=”no” frameborder=”no” src=”https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/258847986&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false”></iframe>[/iframe] […]

OMAFRA Field Crop Update – Good Friday Edition

Posted on March 25, 2016 (March 25, 2016) by OMAFRA Field Crop Team

On this week’s OMAFRA field crop update, listener questions are answered on what’s the best type of red clover and perennial sow-thistle and lamb’s-quarter control with herbicides. We revisit nitrogen strategies in winter wheat and begin a new segment called inaccurate 80’s herbicide commercials…admittedly this probably won’t be a re-occuring segment. Subscribe to the podcast […]

Where is Canada Fleabane at?

Posted on March 17, 2016 (March 17, 2016) by OMAFRA Field Crop Team

On this week’s OMAFRA field crop update, what stage is Canada fleabane at in the field this week? And there was a movement back in 1982 to get rid of a newly appointed system that probably affected agriculture in Ontario the most. [iframe]<iframe width=”100%” height=”166″ scrolling=”no” frameborder=”no” src=”https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/252210847&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false”></iframe>[/iframe] Resources: USDA infographic on cabbage and St. […]

New Herbicides in 2016

Posted on March 9, 2016 (March 17, 2016) by OMAFRA Field Crop Team

The strengths and weaknesses of two “new” herbicides are discussed. Kochia resistant to another herbicide mode of action was confirmed recently and a new segment “You botched it Mike!” is revealed. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Soundcloud. Tell a friend. [iframe]<iframe width=”100%” height=”166″ scrolling=”no” frameborder=”no” src=”https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/251052638&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false”></iframe>[/iframe] Resources: Authority Herbicide Barricade Herbicide Guide to Weed Control […]

Talking with Ontario Farmers – Philip Shaw

Posted on March 8, 2016 (March 8, 2016) by OMAFRA Field Crop Team

On the first episode of talking with Ontario farmers, I’m joined by Philip Shaw, a field crop farmer from Dresden, Ontario. We discuss why he was lured to the University of Guelph to study agricultural economics, farming in the 1980’s, his approach to grain marketing, his favourite tractor, why he probably won’t grow the latest […]

Does the fungicide “Proline” lower vomitoxin levels in corn silage?

Posted on March 7, 2016 (April 21, 2016) by OMAFRA Field Crop Team

Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Soundcloud. Tell a friend. On this week’s episode Mike summarizes the results of a three year project coordinated by Scott Banks in association with the Lanark and Renfrew Soil and Crop Improvement Association. The objective of the study was to evaluate how well a fungicide called “Proline” was at reducing vomitoxin […]