Soybeans 2013

June 6, 2013Rainfall since seeding: 2.79"
Emerging TH33003R2Y

June 13, 2013Rainfall since seeding: 2.79"

June 13, 2013Rainfall since seeding: 2.79"
Last field of 29002 seeded (June 1st). Same treatment as the other field.

June 13, 2013Rainfall since seeding: 2.79"
TH33003R2Y seeded May 22nd with Bourgault airseeder. Optimize, CruiserMax Vibrant, 10 # N Row granular inoculant.

June 19, 2013Rainfall since seeding: 3.01"
Couple of 27°C days makes a big difference

June 25, 2013Rainfall since seeding: 124.7 mm (4.9")
plants are nodulating

June 25, 2013some purpling. need more sun! 2 l Alpine/acre is scheduled when it dries up.

July 3, 2013Rainfall since seeding: 5.01"
Went from 4" to 7" in 7 days.

July 3, 2013Rainfall since seeding: 5.01"
Good nodules started. Late V1/early V2

July 10, 2013Rainfall since seeding: 6.51"
Starting to see some flowers. 2nd pass of glyphosate was applied. Trial with Proline was also done on this field

July 18, 2013Rainfall since seeding: 8.71" (221 mm)
pods starting to form at lower nodes

July 22, 2013Rainfall since seeding: 9.11" (231 mm)
podding at 4 nodes. Lots of secondary nodules.

August 4, 2013Rainfall since seeding: 9.64" (245 mm)
Cumulative Corn Heat Units (CHU): 1878
5% of field is yellow. Well on our way to maturity. Averaging 17 pods per plant (4 plants per sq ft.)

August 7, 2013Rainfall since seeding: 9.42"
early R4 staging (podding at top of plant)

August 14, 2013Rainfall since seeding: 9.48"
Cumulative Corn Heat Units (CHU): 1297
bottom pods are starting to fill

August 24, 2013Rainfall since seeding: 9.53" (242 mm)
Cumulative Corn Heat Units (CHU): 1576
bottom pods are plumping up nicely. Hot and humid for the next couple days.

August 28, 2013Rainfall since seeding: 9.53" (242 mm)
Cumulative Corn Heat Units (CHU): 1741
late R5

September 4, 2013Rainfall since seeding: 9.64" (245 mm)

September 10, 2013Rainfall since seeding: 9.64" (245 mm)
Almost there......

September 21, 2013

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SALTCOATS, SK

Cover Crops Canada

Elmy’s Friendly Acres

Box 477 Saltcoats, Saskatchewan,
CANADA S0A 3R0

Phone: 306-744-2779 / 306-744-2332
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We now grow seed soybeans, spring and winter triticale, perennial ryegrass, and sainfoin, have short term alfalfa in rotation, and grow cover crops and grazing corn.