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29 episodios
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Out Standing in the Field: A Podcast by Perennia Outstanding in the Field: A Podcast by Perennia
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- Ciencia
Out Standing in the Field is a podcast by Perennia directed at producers of field crops in Nova Scotia and aims to provide information that will help to grow and support the industry. Each month, Perennia’s Field Crops Specialist, Caitlin Congdon, will speak with experts and dive into production practices, pest management, equipment, and more.
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Managing Spray Coverage with Sonny Murray
This episode Caitlin is joined by Perennia Berry Specialist Sonny Murray to talk about the importance of spray coverage. They discuss some specific tips for fungicide applications targeting Fusarium head blight in cereals and considerations for insecticides or fungicides in corn.
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Website: www.perennia.ca
Host: Caitlin Congdon, Field Crops Specialist
Follow us on Twitter: @nsperennia
Connect with us on Instagram: @nsperennia Facebook: @nsperennia
Music: City of Sun by Mark July
Logo Created by: Perennia Food and Agriculture Corporation
Email us at: info@perennia.ca
Smart Spray Manual
Out Standing in the Field: Decoding Bt-Corn Traits with Adam Pfeffer
Canadian Corn Pest Coalition
Atlantic Grains Council Fusarium Head Blight Risk Forecast Tool -
Managing for Corn Test Weight with Dan MacEachern
In this episode, Caitlin is joined by Dan MacEachern, a biologist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in Charlottetown, PE. Dan highlights some of the takeaways from his recent trial work on management practices that impact corn test weight including nitrogen source and fertilizer topdress timing.
SHOW NOTES:
Website: www.perennia.ca
Host: Caitlin Congdon, Field Crops Specialist
Follow us on Twitter: @nsperennia
Connect with us on Instagram: @nsperennia Facebook: @nsperennia
Music: City of Sun by Mark July
Logo Created by: Perennia Food and Agriculture Corporation
Email us at: info@perennia.ca -
Caustic Treated Grain with Dan Mosley
On this episode, Caitlin and Perennia’s Dairy Specialist, Dan Mosley, discuss how to make the most of a dairy farm’s grain crop by exploring caustic-treated grain as a part of the diet.
SHOW NOTES:
Website: www.perennia.ca
Host: Caitlin Congdon, Field Crops Specialist
Follow us on Twitter: @nsperennia
Connect with us on Instagram: @nsperennia Facebook: @nsperennia
Music: City of Sun by Mark July
Logo Created by: Perennia Food and Agriculture Corporation
Email us at: info@perennia.ca -
Solar Corridor Cover Cropping with Caroline Halde
On this episode, Caitlin is joined by Dr. Caroline Halde, Professor of Sustainable Agriculture at Université Laval in Quebec. Caroline’s research team is doing some exciting work on cover crops, including working on solar corridor cropping systems, using 60” row spacing in corn to accommodate cover cropping in between the rows. The conversation explores the potential benefits of this system and some of the agronomic work that Caroline’s team and the local farmers they work with have done.
SHOW NOTES:
Website: www.perennia.ca
Host: Caitlin Congdon, Field Crops Specialist
Follow us on Twitter: @nsperennia
Connect with us on Instagram: @nsperennia Facebook: @nsperennia
Music: City of Sun by Mark July
Logo Created by: Perennia Food and Agriculture Corporation
Email us at: info@perennia.ca -
Decoding Bt-Corn Traits with Adam Pfeffer
Above vs below ground protection, pyramids, and stacked traits are common terms when it comes to marketing Bt-corn hybrids, but what exactly does it all mean?! Adam Pfeffer, Row Crop Market Development Manager for Bayer Crop Science, joins Caitlin to break down the relationship between individual Bt-proteins and the insects they target, resistance management and more.
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Canadian Corn Pest Coalition - Transgenic Corn
Website: www.perennia.ca
Host: Caitlin Congdon, Field Crops Specialist
Follow us on Twitter: @nsperennia
Connect with us on Instagram: @nsperennia Facebook: @nsperennia
Music: City of Sun by Mark July
Logo Created by: Perennia Food and Agriculture Corporation
Email us at: info@perennia.ca -
Forage U-Pick Tool with Amy Higgins
In this episode, Caitlin speaks with Amy Higgins about the Eastern forage U-pick tool and how it can help producers decide which forages work best for the conditions on their farm.
SHOW NOTES:
Forage U-Pick Tool
Website: www.perennia.ca
Host: Caitlin Congdon, Field Crops Specialist
Follow us on Twitter: @nsperennia
Connect with us on Instagram: @nsperennia Facebook: @nsperennia
Music: City of Sun by Mark July
Logo Created by: Perennia Food and Agriculture Corporation
Email us at: info@perennia.ca