Wheat & Chaff & Production Tips

Tips when selecting a new seed variety

Q & A with an expert

By Gary Topham December 15, 2022

Q: What should I consider when I’m choosing a new variety? A: When choosing a new variety with a grower, I look at many factors including maturities, past crop rotations, herbicides used and specific weed issues as well as any disease or insect concerns the grower may have in their fields. And, of course, how […] Read more

Crops, Wheat & Chaff

Surface contact pressure and axle load compaction

Q & A with an expert

By Nathan Trowell November 24, 2022

Q: How does compaction affect soil? A: Soil compaction is the removal of the pore spaces in soil. In our agricultural fields, soil compaction is categorized under two types — surface contact pressure and axle load. Surface contact pressure compaction occurs in the top 12 inches of the soil. It occurs whenever there is contact […] Read more

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Two new book releases by Prairie authors

Just in time for the holiday season

By Jim Timlick November 18, 2022

Two members of the Grainews family have recently released books that are sure to be of interest to readers in Western Canada. Former Grainews editor Larry Gompf is the author of A Slimmer You: A Natural Way to Lose Weight, released this past June by publisher FriesenPress. Meanwhile, First We Eat columnist, dee Hobsbawn-Smith, is […] Read more

This photo shows my grandmother, then Joan
Hay, (standing up, second from right) at one of
the first VE (Victory in Europe) Day celebrations
in 1945. The street party was in front of my
grandmother’s house in Greenford, London,
England. Joan was one of the millions of children
evacuated in Operation Pied Piper.

Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Column: November: a month for remembrances

By Kari Belanger November 15, 2022

As I sit down to write this column in late October, my thoughts turn to the month ahead. I usually enjoy November, as it is the time I plan the winter issues of Grainews. As you are winding down your busy production period, we’re beginning ours. It’s good to take a step back and reflect […] Read more

Crops, Equipment, Wheat & Chaff

When wheels cause soil damage

Q & A with an expert

By Lyle Cowell November 1, 2022

Q: Can we fix compaction? A: As equipment becomes bigger and total loaded weight becomes heavier, our soils are often subjected to compaction. When equipment was lighter, this compaction tended not to extend very deep into the soil, and the effect was often resolved by frost cycles that fractured and turned the surface soil. Now, […] Read more

Lee plans on taking a few more of these
whenever and wherever he likes after Oct. 20,
2022.

Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Column: Winds of change

By Kari Belanger October 11, 2022

There is a lot happening at Grainews this fall. Change can feel uncomfortable, but it can also feel exhilarating. I am feeling both at the moment, but the balance is tipped toward the latter at the time of writing. There is exciting stuff happening at Grainews, new stuff. I imagine it’s a similar feeling to […] Read more

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Truth telling — and truth hearing — takes time

By Mark Halsall September 29, 2022

Friday, Sept. 30, is the second annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The date was declared a federal statutory day of commemoration in June 2021 by the Trudeau government, and it’s meant to honour First Nations, Inuit and Métis survivors of Canada’s Indian Residential Schools, their families and their communities. Residential schools for Indigenous […] Read more

When aphanomyces is confirmed in pea or lentil fields, a break of six to eight years is recommended to allow spore levels to decrease in the soil.

Crops, Wheat & Chaff

Management strategies for long-term sustainability

Q & A with an expert

By Tom Zatorski September 29, 2022

Q: Do current commodity prices affect decisions with your field operations? A: As one navigates the supply and demand factors of commodity economics, the act of grain marketing seems to be one of the more challenging components of the modern-day farming operation. However, the more significant challenge you should be tackling is the management of […] Read more

Master trainer Donna Noble
instructs BeGrainSafe trainees on
performing a grain entrapment
rescue during a training exercise.

News, Wheat & Chaff

Passionate trainer helps spread awareness about grain safety

By Erin Kelly September 28, 2022

Donna Noble knows all too well how life can change in an instant. In April 2008, her 17-year-old daughter, Jenny, was killed in a school bus accident outside of Rimbey, Alta. But a month after Jenny’s death, Noble, a volunteer firefighter, was back on the trucks. “I went back with the belief that I couldn’t […] Read more

In June, Grainews Soils and Crops columnist, Les Henry, was awarded the honorary doctor of laws degree from the University of Saskatchewan in appreciation of his lifetime achievements. From left to right: U of S president Peter Stoicheff, Les Henry and U of S chancellor Grit McCreath.

Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Column: Les Henry has a message

By Kari Belanger September 12, 2022

I think we are very fortunate to have the columnists we do at Grainews. Each has a unique perspective and voice in the industry, is an expert in their field and provides information that directly or indirectly affects the profitability of your farms in an engaging and accessible way. If you’re not familiar with the […] Read more

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Wheat & Chaff

Tips when selecting a new seed variety

Surface contact pressure and axle load compaction

Two new book releases by Prairie authors

Editor’s Column: November: a month for remembrances

When wheels cause soil damage

Editor’s Column: Winds of change

Truth telling — and truth hearing — takes time

Management strategies for long-term sustainability

Passionate trainer helps spread awareness about grain safety

Editor’s Column: Les Henry has a message

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