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Seeding Rate Calculators

 
Establishing a crop with an optimal plant population is an important step for producers trying to meet yield goals at harvest time. Mark Cutts, crop specialist with Alberta Agriculture, says advantages of having an optimal plant population include the potential for higher yields, uniformity in the plant stand and for some crops a reduction in weed competition. Cutts says there are tools to help producers get that optimal plant population.
 
Interview with Mark Cutts (3:39 minutes) (1.67 Mb)
Source : Agriculture and Forestry

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