28 episodes
Out Standing in the Field: A Podcast by Perennia Outstanding in the Field: A Podcast by Perennia
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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 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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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Music: City of Sun by Mark July
Logo Created by: Perennia Food and Agriculture Corporation
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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.
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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
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Cover Crops Ask Us Anything with Perennia Specialists
Join Perennia specialists Caitlin Congdon, Sonny Murray, and Rosalie Gillis-Madden for an “ask us anything” style session on cover crops, recorded in December 2022.
Funding for this project, in part, has been provided by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada through the Agricultural Climate Solutions – On-Farm Climate Action Fund.
Show Notes:
Frost Seeding Red Clover into Winter Wheat (Video)
Intro to Cover Crop Grazing (Video)
The Effect of Residual Herbicides on Cover Crop Establishment (Blog Post)
Agriculture in a Changing Climate Blog
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