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Variety and hybrid diversification is about mitigating risk, higher yields, and maximum profit

Real Agriculture

Diversity can mean many things to many people and when it comes to a grower diversifying variety choices, the goal is to mitigate risk, push yields, and maximize profit on every acre.

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The Agronomists, Ep 172: Managing crop loss at the combine with Lorne Grieger and Marcel Kringe

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You can’t manage what you don’t measure, and if you’re not measuring grain loss out the back of the combine, you could be losing two, four and even 10 bushels an acre on the harvest pass. Recognizing that both header loss and combine loss contribute to lower yield and volunteer issues for the next season, Read More

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FreeForm Plastics crop divider works to save a little yield potential every pass

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The same principle works when farmers save pennies over the course of thousands of acres the savings add up. The same principle works when farmers save pennies over the course of thousands of acres the savings add up.

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Big yields top 2024 Great Lakes Yield Enhancement Network contest

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Nick Suwyn from Michigan has topped the 2024 Great Lakes Yield Enhancement Network wheat yield contest with 171.9 bushels per acre. bushels/acre, while John Kilbourne of Ontario finished third with a yield of 160.2 bushels/acre. Jeffery Krohn, also of Michigan, took second place at 170.1

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The Sharp Edge: Corn acres heading north with help from plant breeders

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Over the past 20 years, advancements in corn genetics have helped produce an average yield gain of better than two bushels per acre, per year. What does the future hold for further yield advancement and where might genetic improvement take the king of crops? On this episode of the The Sharp Edge, host Bernard Tobin. Read More

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Soybean School: 100 bushels and the sulphur connection

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Soybeans pack plenty of yield punch. Georgia grower Alex Harrell offered proof of that again in 2024 when he smashed his previous yield record with a new harvest benchmark a whopping 218 bushels per acre.

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Canola School: Fine tuning combine settings to maximize yield

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As a growing season comes to a close, farmers are eager to clear off the fields and load up the bins, but it’s important not to rush through equipment set up, as machinery settings can make a big difference in final yield if not adjusted for crop conditions. With three to four bushel per acre. With three to four bushel per acre.

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