From the Ground Up


Inspiring views on the evolution of soil and agriculture.

Employee Profile – Louis Dumangas

As a Line Cook in the cafeteria at Seed Hawk, I am the one who is in charge of monitoring all kinds of activities in the cafeteria; sales, employees, food inventory, and operations. I ensure that all the services and food is maintained orderly, and I ensure good quality of service and setting high standards …

Grain Sampling for Quality Analysis

Throughout the course of the growing season it was discussed how Seed Hawk technology leads to a crop known for its high quality and yields, in all soil types and conditions. It is during this time of the year, with harvest in full swing, that the full results of utilizing the right tool for the …

Seed Hawk: Superior Performance in Dry Conditions

  Over the course of the last number of months we have discussed how using Seed Hawk technology during seeding can assist other areas of a farming operation. The common theme among these topics is that the results would be most recognizable during harvest time, in terms of crop yield and quality. This year, a …

Winning Combination: Winter Wheat and Seed Hawk

It’s an exciting time on the prairies as harvest is getting underway.  The satisfaction of bringing in a year’s worth of planning and hard work is one of the biggest reasons growers love what they do.  For some producers, it also means the beginning of the 2018 crop year with the planting of winter wheat.  …

Wheat ready for straight cutting

Pre-Harvest Burndown: Why Uneven Emergence Matters

As a grain producer, it’s always a satisfying feeling moving into August to see crops beginning to ripen. Of course, this means that harvest is just around the corner, which also means that it will soon be time for pre-harvest burndown (desiccation). The application of a herbicide before harvest (typically glyphosate) has become an important …