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Bayer looks to smart, short corn to help manage residue and drive yield

Real Agriculture

A shorter, smaller, more efficient corn plant that stands better and produces less residue and higher yields: its alot to pack into a short corn plant, but thats the promise of Bayers Preceon Smart Corn System. The company has been testing the short stature corn products in test plots for several years and plans to Read More

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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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Wheat School: Yield starts at seeding rate

Real Agriculture

So many decisions that influence yield need to be made throughout the growing season, and it begins with the optimal seeding rate. As discussed in this Wheat School episode, seeding rate is a factor in tillering, tiller timing, and head size. The ideal seeding rate can also help with a smoother harvest and to time.

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Soybean School: Takeaways from a record yield in ’24

Real Agriculture

Final yield numbers from crop insurance usually the best overall estimate are not yet public, but Statistics Canada says Manitoba farmers set a new Read More The old saying its not how you start thats important, but how you finish applies to the story of the 2024 soybean crop on the Prairies and Northern Plains.

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Soil School: Understanding field potential and setting yield goals

Real Agriculture

Knowing your soil is critical to understanding a fields potential and setting realistic yield goals that make economic sense for the 2025 growing season.

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Corn School: Setting the planter for uniform emergence

Real Agriculture

Population, seed singulation, avoiding those skips and doubles, and getting the seed in the ground in the proper planting window are all key to optimizing corn yield, but if the planter is not properly tuned for uniform emergence, corn yield can take a big hit.

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Wheat Pete’s Word, Jan 22: Banding phosphorus, feeding top yields, and cold temps with no snow

Real Agriculture

This week is all about bone-chilling cold in Ontario and many parts of Western Canada, but does that mean fall seeded crops are in trouble? It depends.

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