AGRONOMY FIELD NOTE • JULY 2026 Every producer has seen it. Two fields get hit by the same hailstorm. The same heat wave. The same flooding event. A week later, one crop looks like it’s bouncing back while the other remains pale, stalled, and struggling. Why? The answer often isn’t the stress event itself—it’s how…
Built to Bend, Not Break
How Regenerative Agronomy is Setting Farms Apart in 2026 Every growing season reveals the strengths—and weaknesses—of a farming system. In 2026, the challenges across much of the prairies include abundant moisture and cooler temperatures delaying crops, tying up nutrients, increasing disease pressure, and limiting access in wet fields. While these conditions have created tremendous yield…
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Cool, Wet Soils and Fertilizer Cuts
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Frost or Finished? Why some crops survive frost better
If we had to characterize spring on the Prairies with one word this year, it would be inconsistent. From moisture deficits to surprise snow storms, and soil temperatures often lagging far behind warming air temperatures, growers have been more cautious to begin planting. And we don’t blame them. High frost risk, high input prices, and moisture unknowns make…
Before You Spend Another Dollar on Fertility, Read This
Stop Paying for Nutrients Your Crop Can’t Use In a high-risk year where margins are tight, commodity prices are volatile, and fertilizer costs remain high, the growers who win will not always be the ones who spend less. They will be the ones who make every fertility dollar work harder. Too often, fertilizer decisions are…
Humics 101
April 15th– Newsletter Humics 101: Build your soil organic matter today for a stronger tomorrow The term “humics” has been buzzing around agronomic circles lately, but it hasn’t quite yet made its way into everyone’s vocabulary. Simply put, “humics” are what makes dirt black. It is a general term to describe varying long, complex carbon…
