Please see the following for an update on our path to 4R Nutrient Stewardship Certification. Right Product, Right Place, Right Time, Right Rate Here are some additional resources for more information 4R Grower Flyer 4R Nutrient Stewardship (agris.coop) Stewardship – Fertilizer Canada 4R BMP Guidance Tables | https://fertilizercanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/4R-Guidance-Tables.pdf Nutrient Stewardship 4R… CLICK HERE to Read More 
Category: Crop Protection
2020 Corn Plot Results
Decided to take the corn plot off yesterday. It was planted on May 27th. For fertility, we used SmartN upfront plus 250lbs of corn starter. All of the varieties were standing perfectly. It was interesting to see the slight changes in final population. In general terms, the flagship Pride and Dekalb varieties had final stands… CLICK HERE to Read More
Soybean Sudden Death Syndrome
Sudden Death Syndrome in Soybeans Jill Ball & Kris Van Raay Soybean harvest is upon us, and with that, inevitably is the seed ordering season as well. In our crop scouting, we have been noticing a fair amount of disease damage in our customer’s fields, and trying to prevent this in the future is a… CLICK HERE to Read More
2019 Outdoor Farm Show: X-Steam-inator
Another interesting piece of technology I checked out at the 2019 COFS was the Saskatchewan built X-Steam-inator. This device promises to clear away weeds using a PTO driven generator and, from what I recall, about 2 gallons of water per acre. At this point I was uncertain about ground speeds. But, the concept is interesting. … CLICK HERE to Read More
Soil Optix High Resolution Soil Testing
We have joined with the team at Soil Optix to provide an additional form of high resolution soil testing to our customer base and local area. This builds on what we started doing 2 years ago with our EC machine. Our goal is to provide our customer base with the best possible maps to help… CLICK HERE to Read More
Farm Show Highlights
We would like to thank everyone who visited our booth at the Chatham Kent Farm Show, as well as at the Precision Ag Conference last week. Here are some of what I considered as highlights from the Precision Ag Conference, as presented by Farms.Com. Robotic Farming: I’ll post some more about these at a later… CLICK HERE to Read More
April 6th Grower Meeting – Dicamba and xTend Soybeans.
Let us know if you can attend. We would like producers, operators alike to be on the same page with the new technology so that we can all make the most of it. April 6th, 9:30 until noon, Florence Community Centre. See flyer for more details. hcl grower meeting2017
2016 High Clearance Nitrogen Application
Timing is fast approaching for late season N applications. Let us know what your requirements are.
2016 Neonic Forms
Don’t forget about the neonic regulations for planting seed for 2016!. Talk to Tom, Al or Marty about what you require for your seed orders.
Haggerty 2016 Grower Pesticide Course
We have scheduled a Grower Pesticide Safety Course, for February 17th at Haggerty. Please contact us to sign up!