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Scouting And Managing Tough Weeds: Canada Fleabane. Started by OntAG Admin	0	Aug 14, 2016
Chicken Manure additive for Sunflower crop We are relatively new to farming. Soil testing says we need phosphorus and potassium for sunflower crop. We found a source for chicken man… Started by Brad Daily	0	Jul 10, 2015
Help answer survey questions on Neonicotinoid's for a class project for my Agribusiness program at Olds College Hello everyone, I'm doing a class project for my Innovation class at Olds College in the Agribusiness program. I am from Ontario and I know… Started by Shaylin Ferguson	0	Nov 25, 2014
ATTN Farmers! Let's see your #YieldSelfie - A photo of you, a sign with bu/a, crop type and location, you pick the background Tweet out or post on this chat thread a photo including: You a sign/card to show your bu/a, crop type and location you pick the background… Started by OntAG Admin	0	Oct 8, 2014
Anyone running 20" row soybeans? Anyone running 20" row soybeans? It's our first year in 20"; curious about the different populations guys are running - Rick Willis, Maids… Started by OntAG Admin	2	Oct 7, 2014
How were everyone's wheat yields and quality? We finished wheat a couple of weeks ago. Yields were just not there this year, likely tough winter and wet, cool spring. Looks like we had… Started by Roadrunner	0	Aug 10, 2014
UPOV 91, Do you think the new seed rules will help improve profitability of wheat? Steve Denys shares the point of view from the Seed industry on why the new act will help increase research and breeding in crops such as wh… Started by OntAG Admin	0	Feb 2, 2014
High Corn Yield Tips From Winners at Ontario Corn Yield Challenge Event. The Farms.com team had a lot of fun talking to some of the winning farmers about how they were able to produce such high corn yields. DuP… Started by Joe Dales	3	Jan 21, 2014 Reply by Joe Dales
Corn Yields: How did the hybrids you grew this year perform? Were you satisfied? Post your yields here. Thanks for visiting. We wanted to provide a forum where corn yield results and agronomic feedback could be posted and shared. Ideally peo… Started by OntAG Admin	3	Nov 27, 2013 Reply by OntAG Admin
Video: OFA Research on BioMass Purpose Grown Crops. What would it take to get you to grow some new crop type? What questions do you have before you would investigate some of these alternative crop opportunities?The revenue and cost of production bus… Started by Joe Dales	0	Nov 22, 2013

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