Identifying poor performance areas in a field is the first step to properly managing those unproductive patches and padding the bottom line.
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Know where and why yields are low in your fields
Identifying and managing soil health issues can help farmers build back yield in unproductive patches
Use soil tests to manage salinity
Glacier FarmMedia – Producers in Saskatchewan and Manitoba are asking plenty of questions about how to manage salinity in their soil. Jeff Schoenau, a soil science professor with the University of Saskatchewan, is among those fielding questions, although he says the amount of visible salinity in his province is “normal” for April. “I think probably […] Read more
Manage saline soil and weeds with tile drainage
It can take years for tile drainage to improve soils, and the practice doesn’t make economic sense for every field
Glacier FarmMedia – Tile drainage may be the best tool in the toolbox to manage saline soil in fields, a southwestern Manitoba farmer told an audience at Ag Days in Brandon, Mb. Aaron Hargreaves, who co-owns Harwest Farms south of Brandon, said he and his four partners have struggled with soil salinity on their farm […] Read more
