Cereal crop production in the Atlantic Provinces is quite different today compared to previous decades. Everevolving farming practices mean significant changes in farm management strategies for cereal crops. Using the concept of the Maximum Economic Yield (MEY) management approach, each fixed and variable production cost component is weighed carefully before proceeding. Maximum economic yields …
Soil and weather conditions of the region causes difficulties for the establishment of dry field direct sowing rice cultivation in Chokwe irrigation scheme. The soil condition of the project area is characterized by small soil particles of alluvial soil from Limpopo River and special irrigation method “bleeding irrigation” is indispensable in order to ensure a safe germination and seedling …
Agronomy is defined as the science of soil management and the production of field crops. This principle is evident in Dr. Fred Below and Dr. Laura Gentry's presentation of the Seven Wonders of Corn Yield. They ranked seven factors in terms of their potential influence on corn yield, with the assumption that the fundamentals of drainage, fertility and weed control are managed appropriately. When…
The benchmarks in this guide were developed using data from experiments carried out in England, Scotland and Wales over four growing seasons (harvests 2014-2017). These ‘reference’ trials examined winter and spring husked milling oat varieties. The trial sites are represented by the blue squares on the map. The benchmarks for winter and spring oats are presented in separate sections of this…