Out Standing in the Field: A Podcast by Perennia

This episode, Caitlin is joined by Dr. Aaron Mills, a research scientist at Agriculture and Agri-food Canada in Charlottetown, PEI, and Steve Howatt, coordinator of the Maritime Yield Enhancement Network with the Atlantic Grains Council. Aaron and Steve share some of the insights that have come out of the YEN over the last five years and talk about how producers can increase the yield of their crop through benchmarking and farmer to farmer learning.SHOW NOTES:Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.perennia.ca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Host: Caitlin Congdon, Field Crops SpecialistFollow us on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@nsperennia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with us on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@nsperennia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@nsperennia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music: City of Sun by Mark JulyLogo Created by: Perennia Food and Agriculture CorporationEmail us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠Links: ⁠https://atlanticgrainscouncil.ca/yen-application/

This episode, Caitlin is joined by Dr. Yunfei Jiang from Dalhousie’s Faculty of Agriculture and MSc student Baillie Lynds to talk about Baillie’s masters research. Baillie’s project looks at the impact of using enhanced efficiency nitrogen fertilizers on grain corn yield and quality, as well as environmental factors like greenhouse gas emissions. SHOW NOTES:Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.perennia.ca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Host: Caitlin Congdon, Field Crops SpecialistFollow us on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@nsperennia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with us on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@nsperennia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@nsperennia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music: City of Sun by Mark JulyLogo Created by: Perennia Food and Agriculture CorporationEmail us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠

This episode Caitlin and Perennia Forage Specialist Shane Wood discuss frost seeding legumes into forages – why it might be a fit for your forage fields, timing, and other considerations for this practice. SHOW NOTES:Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.perennia.ca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Host: Caitlin Congdon, Field Crops SpecialistFollow us on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@nsperennia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with us on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@nsperennia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@nsperennia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music: City of Sun by Mark JulyLogo Created by: Perennia Food and Agriculture CorporationEmail us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠

On this episode, Caitlin chats with Perennia’s Agri-Environmental Specialist, Mackenzie Rathgeber, about the importance of manure testing, considerations for application and storage, and updates to the provincial manure management guidelines. SHOW NOTES: How to Interpret a Manure Analysis Report Liquid Manure Sampling Factsheet Taking a Compost Sample and a Solid Manure Sample 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 Agriculture Corporation Email us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠

This episode, Caitlin is joined by Neil Campbell of the PEI Grain Elevator Corporation to chat about the 2024 season and some opportunities or challenges for grain production in the Maritimes. 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 Food and Agriculture Corporation Email us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠