Out Standing in the Field: A Podcast by Perennia
29 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago -Out Standing in the Field is a podcast by Perennia directed at producers of field crops in Nova Scotia and aims to provide information that will help to grow and support the industry. Each month, Perennia’s Field Crops Specialist, Caitlin Congdon, will speak with experts and dive into production practices, pest management, equipment, and more.
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Managing for Corn Test Weight with Dan MacEachern
March 06, 2024 10:00 - 33 minutes - 46.3 MBIn this episode, Caitlin is joined by Dan MacEachern, a biologist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in Charlottetown, PE. Dan highlights some of the takeaways from his recent trial work on management practices that impact corn test weight including nitrogen source and fertilizer topdress timing. SHOW NOTES: Website: www.perennia.ca Host: Caitlin Congdon, Field Crops Specialist Follow us on Twitter: @nsperennia Connect with us on Instagram: ...
Caustic Treated Grain with Dan Mosley
February 07, 2024 10:00 - 26 minutes - 36.4 MBOn this episode, Caitlin and Perennia’s Dairy Specialist, Dan Mosley, discuss how to make the most of a dairy farm’s grain crop by exploring caustic-treated grain as a part of the diet. SHOW NOTES: Website: www.perennia.ca Host: Caitlin Congdon, Field Crops Specialist Follow us on Twitter: @nsperennia Connect with us on Instagram: @nsperennia Facebook: @nsperennia Music: City of Sun by Mark July Logo Created by: Perennia ...
Solar Corridor Cover Cropping with Caroline Halde
January 10, 2024 11:00 - 36 minutes - 50.8 MBOn this episode, Caitlin is joined by Dr. Caroline Halde, Professor of Sustainable Agriculture at Université Laval in Quebec. Caroline’s research team is doing some exciting work on cover crops, including working on solar corridor cropping systems, using 60” row spacing in corn to accommodate cover cropping in between the rows. The conversation explores the potential benefits of this system and some of the agronomic work that Caroline’s team and the local farmers they work with have done. ...
Decoding Bt-Corn Traits with Adam Pfeffer
December 06, 2023 11:00 - 39 minutes - 54.7 MBAbove vs below ground protection, pyramids, and stacked traits are common terms when it comes to marketing Bt-corn hybrids, but what exactly does it all mean?! Adam Pfeffer, Row Crop Market Development Manager for Bayer Crop Science, joins Caitlin to break down the relationship between individual Bt-proteins and the insects they target, resistance management and more. SHOW NOTES: Canadian Corn Pest Coalition - Transgenic Corn Website: www.perennia.ca Host: Caitlin Congdon, Fi...
Forage U-Pick Tool with Amy Higgins
November 08, 2023 10:00 - 29 minutes - 40.3 MBIn this episode, Caitlin speaks with Amy Higgins about the Eastern forage U-pick tool and how it can help producers decide which forages work best for the conditions on their farm. SHOW NOTES: Forage U-Pick Tool Website: www.perennia.ca Host: Caitlin Congdon, Field Crops Specialist Follow us on Twitter: @nsperennia Connect with us on Instagram: @nsperennia Facebook: @nsperennia Music: City of Sun by Mark July Logo Created by: Perennia Food and ...
Cover Crops Ask Us Anything with Perennia Specialists
October 18, 2023 09:00 - 51 minutes - 70.5 MBJoin Perennia specialists Caitlin Congdon, Sonny Murray, and Rosalie Gillis-Madden for an “ask us anything” style session on cover crops, recorded in December 2022. Funding for this project, in part, has been provided by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada through the Agricultural Climate Solutions – On-Farm Climate Action Fund. Show Notes: Frost Seeding Red Clover into Winter Wheat (Video) Intro to Cover Crop Grazing (Video) The Effect of Residual Herbicides on Cover Crop Establishment (...
Season 2, Episode 9: Harvest Weed Seed Control with Breanne Tidemann
July 05, 2023 10:00 - 34 minutes - 47.3 MBWeed control is one of the major management issues faced on the farm year after year, particularly with the potential for weeds to develop resistance to herbicides as well as the rising cost of those products. In this episode, Breanne Tidemann from AAFC in Alberta introduces some tools with the potential to be added to the integrated weed management toolbox in the form of harvest weed seed control. Show Notes: Breanne’s contact information – [email protected] Presentation on HWSC...
Season 2, Episode 8: Re-Release - Corn Pests with Tracey Baute
June 07, 2023 12:14 - 40 minutes - 55.1 MBThis month, Caitlin is rereleasing a timely and relevant episode. Take a look back on episode six from season one, Corn Pests with Tracey Baute (originally aired in February 2022). In this episode, Tracey Baute, Field Crops Entomologist with OMAFRA, joins me to discuss all things corn pests! We’ll tackle hard-hitting questions like “What’s going on with European corn borer?” “How will climate change affect corn pest populations?” “What’s the best strategy for selecting an effective Bt-trait...
Season 2, Episode 7: Prepping for Pesticide Application with Fred Whitford
May 03, 2023 10:00 - 49 minutes - 68.1 MBCaitlin and guest host Hugh Lyu, Perennia’s Wild Blueberry Specialist, chat with Dr. Fred Whitford, Professor and Pesticide Program Coordinator at Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service in Indiana. They talk about tips to help get the best performance from your pesticide application and avoid common but potentially costly errors such as measuring and proper tank cleaning. Show Notes: Getting into the Weeds – Best Practices for Effective and Efficient Pesticide Application Purdue...
Season 2, Episode 6: Cover Cropping in the Soybean Year with Heather Darby
April 05, 2023 10:54 - 34 minutes - 48 MBIn this episode, Heather Darby joins Caitlin for a conversation on cover cropping opportunities in soybeans. Heather is a professor and agronomic and soils specialist for the University of Vermont Extension, where she is involved with implementing many research and outreach programs in the areas of fuel, forage and grain production systems in New England. They discuss where the producers she works with have found opportunities for cover cropping in the soybean year and how to make the most o...
Season 2, Episode 5: Maritime Yield Enhancement Network Producer Panel
March 15, 2023 11:03 - 38 minutes - 53.4 MBCaitlin is joined by three Nova Scotian producers who participated and won awards in the 2022 Maritime Yield Enhancement Network. They discuss some of the takeaways from participating in the YEN so far and share insights into their winter wheat management practices. Show Notes: 2022 YEN Panel – Atlantic Grains Council Atlantic Grains Council Website Website: www.perennia.ca Host: Caitlin Congdon, Field Crops Specialist Follow us on Twitter: @nsperennia Connect with us on Instagram: @n...
Season 2, Episode 4: Adjusting Fertility for Strip-Till Corn with Ben Rosser
February 01, 2023 11:00 - 27 minutes - 37.7 MBIn this episode, Caitlin is joined by Ben Rosser, corn specialist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs, to discuss adjusting fertility practices for strip-tilled corn, including fertilizer placement options and some work that’s being done in Ontario on safe rates for strip-placed fertility. Show Notes: Field Crop News - Investigating Fertilizer Placement and Safe Fertilizer Rates in Strip Till Website: www.perennia.ca Host: Caitlin Congdon, Field Crops Specia...
Season 2, Episode 3: Intercropping with Yunfei Jiang
January 11, 2023 11:00 - 37 minutes - 51.6 MBIn this episode, Caitlin welcomes Dr. Yunfei Jiang, Assistant Professor of Agronomy at Dalhousie’s Faculty of Agriculture. Yunfei explains some of the benefits and challenges of intercropping and discusses some of the research work that she is currently involved in with the Eastern Canadian Oilseeds Development Alliance and some of what she hopes to do in the future with both ECODA and the Atlantic Grains Council. Show Notes: Website: www.perennia.ca Host: Caitlin Congdon, Field Crops Spe...
Season 2, Episode 2: Intro to Living Labs with Katherine Rutherford and Carolyn Marshall
December 07, 2022 11:00 - 27 minutes - 37.6 MBIn this episode, Caitlin is joined by Katherine Rutherford, Living Labs Coordinator, and Carolyn Marshall, Environment and Climate Change Manager, both with the Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture. They talk about the Living Labs initiative that has been rolled out across the country by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and discuss the planned projects taking place in Nova Scotia. Show Notes: Website: www.perennia.ca Host: Caitlin Congdon, Field Crops Specialist Follow us on Twitter: @n...
Season 2, Episode 1: European Corn Borer and More! with Dr. Jocelyn Smith
November 02, 2022 13:57 - 32 minutes - 44.7 MBCorn pests were abundant in Nova Scotia during the 2022 growing season. Dr. Jocelyn Smith from the University of Guelph – Ridgetown Campus has been leading the charge on monitoring for Bt-resistant European corn borer in the Maritimes, Ontario, and beyond. On this episode of the podcast we listen in on a presentation on ECB given in late August 2022 in New Brunswick and then Jocelyn joins me in the field to chat about other pest pressures including Western bean cutworm and corn rootworm. Sh...
Episode 12: Feed Quality of Cereals and Corn with Katie Trottier
August 11, 2022 17:28 - 20 minutes - 28.3 MBIt’s harvest season, and this month’s episode of the podcast is keeping with that theme as Caitlin and Perennia’s Ruminant Livestock Specialist, Katie Trottier, chat about the effect of in-field disease on livestock feed quality. We highlight the importance of feed testing and how to make the most out of an infected crop.
Episode 11: White Mould Management in Soybeans with Horst Bohner
July 06, 2022 16:00 - 36 minutes - 49.6 MBMy guest today is Horst Bohner, soybean specialist at the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs where his work focuses on production techniques for soybeans including variety, tillage, disease and fertility management. We discuss the impact of fungicide timing and a variety of integrated pest management techniques to help minimize the impact of white mould now and in future years.
Episode 10: Corn Kernel Weight with Tony Vyn
June 01, 2022 12:48 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MBThis episode’s guest is Dr. Tony Vyn, Professor and Cropping Systems Extension Agronomist at Purdue University in Indiana. We explore the factors that contribute to increasing corn kernel weights and how that impacts overall yield, kernel number, and test weight.
Episode 9: Plant Growth Regulators in Cereals with Eric Richter
May 04, 2022 16:00 - 29 minutes - 40 MBThis month I’m joined by Eric Richter, Syngenta Territory Rep for Nova Scotia and PEI. We’ll chat about the shift to a more intensive management system in cereals and the role that plant growth regulators can play in that, as well as considerations for application timing and crop conditions.
Episode 8: Nutrient Use Efficiency with Caitlin McCavour
April 06, 2022 11:54 - 33 minutes - 46.1 MBOn this episode of the podcast, I’m joined by my colleague Caitlin McCavour, Soil Specialist at Perennia. We look at the effect of things like soil pH on nutrient availability, and discuss strategies to make the most out of your nutrient application, especially when input prices are high.
Episode 7: Underseeding Red Clover into Winter Wheat with Peter Johnson
March 02, 2022 15:20 - 32 minutes - 44.4 MBSpring is coming and now is the time to think about underseeding red clover into your winter wheat. “Wheat Pete” Peter Johnson joins me this month to chat about how red clover can benefit the next year’s crop, whether to use single or double cut types, and when is the best time to terminate the cover.
Episode 6: Corn Pests with Tracey Baute
February 02, 2022 20:00 - 40 minutes - 55.3 MBIn this episode, Tracey Baute, Field Crops Entomologist with OMAFRA, joins me to discuss all things corn pests! We’ll tackle the hard hitting questions like “What’s going on with European corn borer?” “How will climate change affect corn pest populations?” “What’s the best strategy for selecting an effective Bt-trait package?” and more. Handy Bt Trait Table - https://cornpest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Modified-Bt-Table-for-April-2021-English.pdf Canadian Corn Pest Coalition - https://c...
Episode 5: Planting Soybeans Green with Heidi Reed
January 05, 2022 12:54 - 39 minutes - 54.7 MBThis month I’m joined by Dr. Heidi Reed, Agronomy Educator at Penn State University Extension to discuss planting soybeans into green cover crops. We cover why soybeans are a great choice for planting green, some of the potential benefits and challenges to the practice, equipment considerations for success, and more. Pennsylvania State University Extension: https://extension.psu.edu/catalogsearch/result/?q=planting+green
Episode Four: Maritime Variety Trials with Doug MacDonald and Dan MacEachern
December 01, 2021 12:50 - 46 minutes - 63.3 MBIn this episode, Doug MacDonald, coordinator of the Maritime Soybean Variety Trials, and Dan MacEachern, coordinator for the Maritime Cereal Cultivar Trials, join the podcast to discuss why local variety research is important and how the annually produced guides can help you select the best fit for your farm.
Episode 4: Maritime Variety Trials with Doug MacDonald and Dan MacEachern
December 01, 2021 12:50 - 46 minutes - 63.3 MBIn this episode, Doug MacDonald, coordinator of the Maritime Soybean Variety Trials, and Dan MacEachern, coordinator for the Maritime Cereal Cultivar Trials, join the podcast to discuss why local variety research is important and how the annually produced guides can help you select the best fit for your farm.
Episode 3: Malting Barley Production with Aaron Mills
November 03, 2021 11:49 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBIn this episode, I talk to Aaron Mills, a research scientist at AAFC in Charlottetown, PEI, about malting barley production in the Maritimes. We discuss some of the challenges presented by our Maritime climate, as well as the unique quality parameters looked for in malting barley in comparison to the feed barley we’re more familiar with growing.
Episode 2: Strip Tilling Corn with Keith Martin
October 06, 2021 12:00 - 32 minutes - 45.1 MBIn this episode we discuss the do’s and don't's of strip tillage with guest Keith Martin of M.K. Martin Enterprises, manufacturers of strip tillage equipment in Ontario. We will dig into how strip tillage fits with different systems as well as equipment requirements and maintenance.
Weed Management in Winter Wheat with Mike Cowborough
September 08, 2021 13:22 - 34 minutes - 47.3 MBIn this episode, we dive into weed management in winter wheat with our guest Mike Cowborough, Weed Management Specialist in Field Crops at OMAFRA. We will explore why weed control in winter wheat is important, how understanding which weeds are present in your field affects application timing and play a quick fire round of “Kill that Weed”, matching effective products to common problem weeds in the province. Website: www.perennia.ca Host: Caitlin Congdon, Field Crops Specialist Follow us o...
Out Standing in the Field: A Podcast by Perennia
August 11, 2021 18:27 - 44 seconds - 1.03 MBOut Standing in the Field is a podcast by Perennia directed at producers of field crops in Nova Scotia and aims to provide information that will help to grow and support the industry. Each month, Perennia’s Field Crops Specialist, Caitlin Congdon, will speak with experts and dive into production practices, pest management, equipment, and more. Website: www.perennia.ca Host: Caitlin Congdon, Field Crops Specialist Follow us on Twitter: @nsperennia Connect with us on Instagram: @nsperenni...