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Plant counts to confidence: Turning plant stands into smart decisions

This article is an update to 'Take steps to know your emergence percentage', written by Jeremy Boychyn in April 2021.  

Cutworm alert!

Now is the time to scout for cutworms! Reports of cutworm damage in winter wheat and forage crops are coming in from Southeastern Alberta. We also have a report of damage from tiger moth larvae in an alfalfa field in Sou…

Upcoming Field Days

Check out some of our upcoming field days across the province!

The Agronomists Podcast: Planter and seeder checks with RealAg

On this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Andrew Kippen with North Valley Precision Planting and Curtis de Gooijer with Bourgault Industries Ltd. to discuss seeder set up, planter prep, top pre-…

Choosing seed treatments

Seed treatments, though not the silver bullet, are great tools to manage early-season pests and help with plant establishment. Need a refresh on how seed treatments work & how to integrate them with other tools? Chec…

How to interpret your seed testing results

Tested your seeds this spring? Making final adjustments on your seeding plans based on the seed testing results? This article walks you, step-by-step, through interpreting seed test results and making decisions.