The season of winter meetings is coming to a close. Hopefully, there will not be too much of an intermission till #plant13. (for those that don't know, that is a #hashtag. There will be a Twitter post in the near future)
I thought I would share a few of the random tidbits that I learned at the various meetings I attended winter.
*Earthworms exude nitrates or ammonia depending on the soil conditions.
*The Brassica family is like "Red Bull" for soil organisms. When planted as a cover crop, the population and activity of soil organisms greatly increases.
*Have a dandelion problem in your field? You probably have excess Potassium levels.
*Faba Beans are cold tolerant and takes the heat, watch for them in Ontario soon as a cover crop or a niche crop.
*Oat residues can inhibit the germination of certain fungal scarlatina
*by including wheat and clover in a Corn-Soy-Wheat rotation over a C-S-C-S rotation you will see a 5% increase in corn yield, 8% increase in soys. Use Red Clover with the wheat and get another 4.5% in corn yield.
*we often forget that the LibertyLink gene is also part of some corn hybrids. In the fight against glyphosate resistance don't forget this potential option for weed control (just check to be sure your hybrid has the trait before heading to the field with a tank full).
*Pioneer has some great R5 products coming down the pipe this year. More info to follow!
*A corn plant can "see" any other green living plant with in 8cm of it. I know I already posted a blog about that but I find this research very cool!
*Pioneer has their own YouTube channel. Here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/user/PioneerHB Check it out for videos about topics like research, products, equipment set up and agronomy.
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