From the Ground Up


Inspiring views on the evolution of soil and agriculture.

The Importance of Soil Temperature at Seeding Time

  Hello everyone.  With most of the snow melted across the province and the temperature going up it’s hard not to get excited about the upcoming seeding season.  Early planting has its advantages including reduced risk of fall frost, taking advantage of early season moisture, etc.  However, it’s important to remember that soil temperature plays …

Wheat ready for straight cutting

Pedigreed Seed Achieves Results

Seed Strategy The ultimate goal of crop production is to get the highest yield possible while preserving the best grade attainable. Producers deploy fertility programs, chemical strategies, and other technology and management decisions to achieve this.  However, when it comes to maximizing the genetic yield potential of a crop; or the highest attainable yield in …

The Fenix III has Landed in Oxbow, Saskatchewan

Lab testing of the Fenix III Meter was just the start.   We also wanted to make sure that the Fenix III Meter was up to the demands of real life, so we tested it in grower fields with similar conditions to that of most of our customers.  This way we knew you would know that …

Tough Tests Prove Fenix III is Simple, Precise and Reliable

Harvest had just begun in South Eastern Saskatchewan when I packed my bags for a trip to Sweden to learn more about the new Fenix III Seed Meter. Trips to Sweden are bittersweet because I would like to see more of the country, but the timing of my trips always seems to coincide with seeding and harvest …