Agronomy Update 2016

Dec 07, 2015

Agronomy Update 2016 takes place January 19-20, 2016, at the Sheraton Red Deer Hotel.

“An important component of being competitive in today’s agriculture industry is access to current and timely agronomic information,” says Mark Cutts, crop specialist, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, Stettler. “Producers and industry representatives who are looking to access this type of information should definitely consider attending Agronomy Update 2016.”

Over the course of the two-day conference there will be seven sessions and over thirty presentations. Topics to be covered include:

new clubroot strains in canola
key strategies to reduce the impact of fusarium head blight
long term implications of phosphorus and potassium decline
Canadian Grain Commission changes to wheat classes: implications for producers
marketing peas and faba beans
plant growth regulators: usage under stress conditions
results of ultimate canola challenge
adding diversity to crop rotations: economic benefits to the farm
wireworm update
swede midge on the prairies
updates from industry on new pesticide products for 2016
new, strange weeds to watch for
harvest weed seed control as a tool to manage weed resistance to herbicides

Certified crop advisors and holders of pesticide applicator certificates are eligible to obtain continuing education units at the event.

Source : Agriculture and Forestry

Video: Root Exudates, Soil Biology, and How Plants Recruit Microbes | Field Talk Friday

Field Talk Friday | Dr. John Murphy | Root Exudates, Soil Biology, and How Plants Recruit Microbes

Most of us spend our time managing what we can see above ground—plant height, leaf color, stand counts, and yield potential. But the deeper you dig into agronomy, the more you realize that some of the most important processes driving crop performance are happening just millimeters below the surface.

In this episode of Field Talk Friday, Dr. John Murphy continues the soil biology series by diving into one of the most fascinating topics in modern agronomy: root exudates and the role they play in shaping the microbial world around plant roots.

Roots are not passive structures simply pulling nutrients out of the soil. They are active participants in the underground ecosystem. Plants constantly release compounds into the soil—sugars, amino acids, organic acids, and other molecules—that act as both energy sources and signals for soil microbes.