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The Agronomists

By: RealAgriculture
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  • Weekly live show with a deep dive into individual agronomic topics.
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Episodes
  • The Agronomists, Ep 153: Forage research and spring management with Bart Lardner and Christine O’Reilly
    May 7 2024
    Legumes, such as alfalfa, trefoil, and sainfoin, are a great feed source, are excellent for soil health, and play a role in sequestering carbon in the soil. According to emerging research by Dr. Bart Lardner, legumes in the bovine diet also lowers methane emissions, one of the components being measured in an on-going research project... Read More
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • The Agronomists, Ep 152: Early season pest pressure after a mild winter: Tracey Baute and John Gavloski
    Apr 30 2024
    A non-winter for much of Ontario and a milder-than-average early spring for parts of Western Canada has got farmers and entomologists on high alert. Parts of Ontario are as much as two or three weeks ahead of the 10-year average for growing degree accumulation, and because insect development is driven by heat, those first crops... Read More
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • The Agronomists, Ep 151: Intercropping success with Maryse Bourgault and Lana Shaw
    Apr 23 2024
    Intercropping is the practice of growing two or more crops seeded at the same time (in one pass or two) that are then also harvested at the same time. The seeds are separated post-harvest, and the yield can, at times, out yield what each crop would have yielded on its own. But not all crops... Read More
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    1 hr and 2 mins

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