NBSCIA

Enhancing Soil & Crop
Sustainability in New Brunswick

New Brunswick Soil & Crop Improvement Association

The soil and crop movement in New Brunswick began in 1977 through the formation of several local associations. The number of locals grew, and a provincial board comprised of two directors from each local was established -- New Brunswick Soil and Crop Improvement Association.

We have eight active locals: Northeast (CCNE), Northshore (Bathurst), Moncton, Chignecto (Sackville), Kings County, Central (Fredericton), Northwest (Edmundston) and Carleton County. Directors at both the local and provincial levels are volunteers. Annual membership fees are set by the provincial board with a portion remitted to the locals.

Updates

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Please see our weather maps for the province as of September 30, 2026 for Corn Heat Units (CHU), Precipitation and Growing Degree Days (GDD). You can view past weather maps, including soil temperature and frost data, at our website: www.nbscia.ca/weather-maps/
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Veuillez consulter nos cartes météorologiques de la province au 30 septembre 2026 pour les unités de chaleur du maïs (CHU), les précipitations et les degrés-jours de croissance (GDD). Vous pouvez consulter les cartes météorologiques passées, compris les données relatives à la température du sol et au gel, sur notre site web : www.nbscia.ca/fr/cartes-meteorologiques/
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October 15th, 10:37 am
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Our drone seeded cover crop plots are starting to take off as the corn crop comes off! This field in Sussex, demoed at the Kings County field day last week, shows some well established oats between rows of corn and corn stubble. Fall rye, tillage radish, and hairy vetch were also tested in this trial. We will have a report on the preliminary results of this project at our AGM this winter, happening March 11th and 12th in Fredericton!

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Nos parcelles de cultures de couverture semées par drone commencent à pousser rapidement à la suite de la récolte du maïs ! Ce champ situé à Sussex, présenté lors de la journée champêtre du comté de Kings la semaine dernière, montre de l'avoine bien implantée entre les rangs de maïs et les résidus de maïs. Le seigle d'automne, le radis fourrager et la vesce velue ont aussi été testés dans cet projet. Nous présenterons un rapport sur les résultats préliminaires de ce projet lors de notre assemblée générale annuelle cet hiver, qui se tiendra les 11 et 12 mars à Fredericton !
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October 13th, 3:26 pm
Potash, or potassium

Potash, or potassium, is an essential nutrient in maintaining the health and longevity of an alfalfa stand. Alfalfa removes around 50-60 kg of K per DM tonne of forage removed. In a 3-cut system, this works out to about 233kg/ha, or 208lb/ac of potash. Fall is a great time to apply potash as the plant is hardening off for winter, and potassium helps reduce winter kill, and maintain the population of the stand. The field in the photo above is at the end of its third year of production, and has already had three cuts taken off it this year, and has also had at least 200lb/ac of K applied each year. Check out the following Field Crop News article for more info on Fertility in Alfalfa: fieldcropnews.com/2024/03/fertility-in-alfalfa/

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La potasse, ou potassium, est un nutriment essentiel au maintien de la santé et de la longévité d’une culture de luzerne. La luzerne enlève environ 50 à 60 kg de potassium par tonne de matière sèche de fourrage récoltée. Dans un système à trois coupes, cela représente environ 233 kg/ha, soit 208 lb/ac de potasse. L'automne est une période idéale pour l'application de potasse, car la plante se prépare à affronter l'hiver ; le potassium contribue à réduire les pertes hivernales et à maintenir la densité de la culture. Le champ visible sur la photo ci-dessus arrive au fini de sa troisième année de production et a déjà fait l'objet de trois coupes cette année. Consultez l'article suivant de Field Crop News pour plus d'informations sur la fertilité de la luzerne : fieldcropnews.com/2024/03/fertility-in-alfalfa/
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October 2nd, 1:25 pm

Services We Provide

GPS Mapping

Soil Sampling and Interpretation

Intensive Crop Management

Environmental Farm Plans

Crop Scouting

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2025 NBSCIA Farm of the Year

We are pleased to announce the 2025 New Brunswick Soil and Crop Improvement Association Farm of the Year was awarded to Intervale Farms from the Moncton region. We want to congratulate Ryan, Albert, and Arlene Wesselius for their amazing efforts in improving sustainability on their farm. Once again we'd like to thank our sponsor for this award, Pioneer Corteva.

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