Last week GJ Chemical had plot tours in Altona and Arnaud, showing growers several trials and varieties. The Arnaud tour on took place on Friday had about 30 soybean and a dozen corn trials.
Brent Manning, manager of the Arnaud location, says the plots had a challenging year in terms of weather, but varieties have still done well.
"We kind of [thought] the plot was ruined because there was a drain running through it, but actually, when you look at the aerial photo, guys looking at it will see it coming through in the yield," he says. "There's quite a few — I would say a handful — of varieties that really show in that drain, that didn't die off. They still managed to produce some beans, and I still think yield they'll fairly decently."
He also says they had some seed treatment trials this year, planting some varieties into cooler soils.
Source : PortageOnline