Beres_Brian_2021-04-15_Wheat Agronomy.mp4

FESCH.TV INFORMIERT:

Global agriculture and farming systems in general face unique challenges and pressures in the 21st century. The necessity of crop intensification as well as erratic climate exacerbate abiotic and biotic stress that is often unpredictable but critical to address in a manner that appeases societal expectations around clean water, air and ‘safe’ food. Innovations addressing stress mitigation, as one example of many, can’t be offered in a piece-meal fashion that perpetuates the tendency of ‘silo-mentality’ or ‘magic bullet’ solutions. The reality of narrow profit margins, when there is one, demands creativity so that every component of a cropping system is thoughtfully interwoven with the many others to be included. Thus, our job as agrologists is to instill confidence to abandon the reliance on short-term, yield-driven decisions in favour of the longer view of practices and a system that stabilizes both crop yield and farm income over time and space. From the context of wheat-based agronomy, and the principle of genotype x management x environment (GxExM), we will explore how select concepts and practices lend themselves to not only yield enhancement, but more importantly yield stability in the face of increased on-farm financial pressure and a changing climate.