Agronomy or Genetics

[LEP]

Ok. So I post here and then watch Jim Hopson in his video of leading change.

He encapsulates exactly what I said above, continual change makes for a better organization. In order to grow you need to continue to change.

I second that notion.

[ajl]

I would agree with the posters that mention better weather as a major contributor to higher yields with rain instead of heat in July being huge. Regular fall moisture helps the old crop stubble break down during the winter rather than steal N from the new crop in June also helps increase yield. Need a year with blast furnace July heat and wind to remind us of the importance of good weather. Have not had that since 2007.

[bgmb]

We have not had a dry year here since 2003.

[furrowtickler]

Agronomy and favourable weather - just look at wheat yeilds the past five years - up huge with very little improvement in genetics.
Unlike canola yields, which are far more weather related than agronomy and/ or genetic improvement.
Increased agronomy resulted in little to less response over last year in canola but wheat responded very well - in this area .

[Hopperbin]

I remember 40 wheat on summerfallow 0 n. 20 on 60 lbs n on second year wheat stubble or after canola. **** i am old. Was a moisture issue. Gotta love those expenses though. Things change, change is the constant.

[Hopperbin]

What does klause shoot for? And what does he get? So we can fill up the blackboard with numbers and equations. Then what? In the it all comes down to timing, luck, work, and eating pu ???? Good food haha. Agronomy genetics and sex.

[furrowtickler]

There is one exception in canola genetics, sclero resistance. Regular canola here sprayed with fungicide was 50 plus , not sprayed below 40 , the sclero res varieties were in the 50 range as well.
Same results in 2012 , 2013 was a non issue - low disease pressure.
This can be a sum of agronomy , genetics and weather though - as with most crops grown in western canada

[Hopperbin]

50 to 40 furrow could be a stretch This year. Lots of starving agronomists trying to make money around here. How about show some verifyable third party results. Some field demos.

[Hopperbin]

I agree with agonomy but I dont listen to this and that without seeing. So I suggest lets crop tour.

[TASFarms]

Genetics shows up in the red lentils.