Field day eye-openers
'Tis the season for field days, and while I haven't managed to visit as many as I had hoped this summer, you can bet the rest of the Grainews bunch has been out and about. Maybe you've seen them — they're the ones scribbling down all sorts of notes and taking pictures of everything and anything. We also tend to drink a lot of coffee and won't say no to a free lunch.
I did manage to get out to a fantastic field day near Langenburg, Sask., this past Tuesday and, as always, I learned a few new things and met some great farmers.
Which got me thinking — what else is everyone seeing out there? Is there a particular field day or research/demo plot that caught your attention this year? Do you have questions that are going unanswered? What was the neatest thing you saw? What technology or field practice did you see that you'll try on your farm?
I'd love to hear from you. Email me at lyndsey@fbcpublishing.com and let me know!
I did manage to get out to a fantastic field day near Langenburg, Sask., this past Tuesday and, as always, I learned a few new things and met some great farmers.
Which got me thinking — what else is everyone seeing out there? Is there a particular field day or research/demo plot that caught your attention this year? Do you have questions that are going unanswered? What was the neatest thing you saw? What technology or field practice did you see that you'll try on your farm?
I'd love to hear from you. Email me at lyndsey@fbcpublishing.com and let me know!
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What I have seen consistently at some plot tours and field days in the Peace Country this summer is that it is the basic things we all know we should do but in the heat of the spring we don't.
1. Fall burn-off of is time and money well spent, trying to catch perennials in the spring doesn't work and never has.
2. Pre-seed burn- off even we don't think the weeds are growing works.
3. Don't seed canola too deep, even if it is dry at seeding.
4. Use a good seed treatment on cereals.
5. Have a field scouting plan that is consistent for insects.