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Agronomic insights, what's new in Western Canada ag industry, and more.

May 5, 2022

This Yara Round Table focuses on premium fertilizer products and what gives them that designation.

If conditions were dry at seeding and you cut back your fertilizer rates or applying all the fertilizer you want is a challenge, a topdress application may be the answer!

As seeding begins to wrap up across the Prairies, we get a chance to check in at the Incubator Farm as they are also putting away the drills. In this Yara Round Table, we discuss the different products that we are applying, as well as the tools that will help guide us in our decision-making.

In this round table, our agronomists discuss why micronutrients are often excluded from fertility programs and the benefits of planning complete nutrition, including macro and micronutrients.

In this Yara Round Table, we take a closer look at what is happening at the Incubator Farm. We discuss weather conditions, planting dates, and many other aspects of what is being planned. 

Providing a balanced fertility program that takes into account soil and environmental conditions will ensure a high-quality potato ready for the consumer. Watch this round table discussion about managing potato quality with fertility.

In this round table, the Yara team brings partner Crop Intelligence to discuss soil moisture and crop nutrition, and their collaborations at the Incubator Farm in Saskatoon, SK.

During this Yara Round Table, we discuss Proactive Foliar Nutrition and why it matters. We take a look at what impacts traditional soil-applied nutrition uptake by the plant and where foliar nutrition has a fit.

On this Yara Western Canada Round Table, we’ve invited Crop Manager Delaine Mandziak to discuss Yara’s Incubator Farm in Saskatoon and how it is being used to provide crop nutrition information for the western Canadian farmer.

The Yara agronomy team in Western Canada connected virtually to discuss many aspects of pulse nutrition and would like to share this round table discussion with you in a video format. Check it out!

The Yara agronomy team in Western Canada connected virtually to discuss many aspects of wheat nutrition and would like to share this round table discussion with you in a video format. Check it out!

The Yara agronomy team in Western Canada connected virtually to discuss many aspects of canola nutrition and would like to share this round table discussion with you in a video format. Check it out!

Calcium is involved in many physiological functions such as cell division, cell wall integrity, water regulation and stress signaling. However, not any calcium source will do.

Agronomic insights, what's new in Western Canada ag industry, and more.

Balanced crop nutrition can help you take control of your crop's health, which is a determinant factor in how crops respond to these types of abiotic stresses.

Learn how proper crop nutrition can help your crop stand up against diseases.

In this "Knowledge grows" audio newsletter, Yara's agronomists discuss how crop nutrition can influence protein development in cereal crops.

Many factors have a strong impact on a crop’s maturity such as the amount of moisture and sunlight/heat. Crop Nutrition also impacts crop maturity. Learn how.

Crop nutrition can help you influence how crops react and handle environmental stresses such as heat, cold, drought, flooding, etc. Learn more about how to reduce the effects of abiotic stresses.

In this "Knowledge grows" audio newsletter, Yara's agronomists discuss the benefits of including foliar nutrition to crops throughout the growth cycle, with a focus on YaraVita FLEX.

Crop planning is completed and seeding is underway. You've planned and placed phosphate fertilizer with the goal of availability throughout the growing season. Is that enough?

In this "Knowledge grows" audio newsletter, Yara's agronomists discuss the benefits of including foliar nutrition to crops throughout the growth cycle, with a focus on YaraVita FLEX.

In this "Knowledge grows" audio newsletter, Yara's agronomists discuss the benefits of including foliar nutrition to crops throughout the growth cycle, with a focus on YaraVita FLEX.

Many factors have a strong impact on a crop’s maturity such as the amount of moisture and sunlight/heat. Crop Nutrition also impacts crop maturity. Learn how.

In this "Knowledge grows" audio newsletter, Yara's agronomists discuss the importance of complete nutrition for Western Canada crops and address some commonly asked questions.

Nitrogen inhibitors can benefit a farmer's operations from a logistic and agronomic standpoint, while still playing by mother nature's rules. Learn how.

To grow the best possible crop, all required nutrients, including micronutrients, need to be available, balanced, and in the right amounts. More is not always better and it can even be wasteful.

All plants need micronutrients. Soil tests can help you better understand your own operations but, also, historical data can give an indication of what is most likely to be deficient in Western Canada.

Zinc is integral in the formation of roots early on in the plant's life cycle. More roots give plants the ability to find more water and more nutrients. Zn is immobile in the soil, therefore it must be placed in very close proximity to the seed.

In this first "Knowledge grows" audio newsletter, Yara's agronomists answer some questions they often get asked about boron and the critical role it plays in crop nutrition.

Copper is essential to all plants, meaning any crop in western Canada will not reach it’s full potential without adequate amounts of it. Copper must be within millimetres of distance of the root for the root to be able to take it up.

Potassium seems to be a “forgotten” nutrient in Western Canada. This is a bit mind blowing as it is a macronutrient and needed in large amounts by the plant.

We can’t control how much rain we get. But what we can control is how effectively we utilize the rain we do get!

The first thing everybody wants to see when testing a product is, of course, yield improvements. But product demos also allow you to experience mixability, handling, container size, and compatibility.

There are many tangible benefits of doing product demos other than observing the effects on yield. Some of the factors you get to see and measure when doing a demo are protein, maturity, grade, and harvestability.

Flea beetles are growing concerns across the Prairie Provinces, taking huge chunks out of canola grower profitability with every bite they take. We often approach these insects with the mindset that seeding rate and insecticide are the only options to manage these pesky critters. While these are strong tools, they aren’t the only option.

We all know that crops require more than just macronutrients but farmers sometimes struggle with how to incorporate micronutrients into their current practices.

What exactly are we getting at when suggesting “stacking nutrient applications”? What we mean by this is taking the opportunity to address potential nutritional needs of the crop by using every pass over field (seeding, herbicide, fungicide) to add in additional nutrients to ensure sufficiency levels to help the crop reach its full yield potential.

Learn about what the potassium/magnesium ration is and why is it important. The K/Mg ratio can be indicative of how available the potassium and magnesium are in the soil.

Yara embarks in a journey to achieve one hundred canola bushels.