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Latest Keep it Clean advisory urges farmers to check with buyers ahead of the spray season

Real Agriculture

Planning for the growing season isnt just about seed choices and fertilizer rates penciling in and choosing crop protection products is crucial to protecting yield and quality. That said, just because a product is approved for use doesnt automatically mean farmers have the all-clear to use it, depending on the crops destination.

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New fertilizer placement capabilities for Bednar’s Directo seed drill

Real Agriculture

Bednar will be bringing its new Directo No seed drill to North America for 2024. Manufactured by family-owned Czech company, the seed drill is designed for direct seeding of various crops into uncultivated soil, stubble fields, catch crops or heavy and rocky soils.

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Mexico Amends Constitution to Prohibit GM Corn Seeds

Food Tank

The Mexican government has amended its constitution to prohibit the use of genetically modified (GM) corn seeds. The reform strengthens previous legal action against GM seeds by enshrining the ban in the constitution. The post Mexico Amends Constitution to Prohibit GM Corn Seeds appeared first on Food Tank. including most U.S.

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The Agronomists, Ep 127: Droning on seed and fertilizer with Reuben Stone and Felix Weber

Real Agriculture

UAVs, or drones, have evolved past aerial imagery and are quickly becoming a useful tool in the early fly-on of seed into standing crops. Read More UAVs, or drones, have evolved past aerial imagery and are quickly becoming a useful tool in the early fly-on of seed into standing crops.

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Pulse School: To add nitrogen or not? Simplifying starter fertility decisions

Real Agriculture

Pulses are well known for their ability to fix their own nitrogen in-crop, but some farmers choose to add starter nitrogen at seeding. While pulses have the ability to fix their own nitrogen, they may need a little help at the start of the year to bridge the gap between seed. Is it worth it? Is it worth it? Read More

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Canola School: Strategic fertilizer use requires attention to all 4Rs

Real Agriculture

Agronomic strategies that maximize fertilizer efficiency should be good for a farm’s financial bottom line and the environment, but specific decisions about how fertilizer is applied should be made with the overall outcome in mind, stresses the soil management specialist with Manitoba Agriculture.

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Canola School: Second-guessing that “safe” rate of seed-placed fertilizer

Real Agriculture

“We’ve always done it that way” isn’t always the best approach in farming, and that includes the decision on how much fertilizer to put down with canola at seeding. Canola is sensitive to fertilizer toxicity, especially in dry soil conditions.