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Editor’s Rant: Cinquante!

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I can’t help it. I’ve watched enough French-language beer commercials that anytime I see the number 50 out in the wild, my first thought is to exclaim “Cinquante!” in an outside voice. My second thought is to not do that, because that would just make the birthday or anniversary party weird. With that earworm now […] Read more
proven seed corn plot
Biologicals, Crops, Wheat & Chaff

New biological aims to boost row crops’ yield

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A new biostimulant that Syngenta says will boost yield for row crops is slated for release in time for the 2025 growing season. “YieldON amplifies the grain-filling processes that crops naturally do when they transition from the vegetative stage to the reproductive stage of their life cycle,” Chris Dumigan, biologicals technical lead with Syngenta Canada, […] Read more
Field peas.
Pulses, Wheat & Chaff

Lentil fungicide gets expanded label

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Corteva this summer picked up an expanded label for its Zetigo PRM fungicide — a Group 21 product which, you may recall, had a soft launch last summer for use against diseases such as ascochyta blight and anthracnose, but in lentils only. The product had its full launch this year and Health Canada’s Pest Management […] Read more
News, Wheat & Chaff

Ted Allen, 1941-2024

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A memorial service is expected to be held in the late spring or early summer of the new year for Ted Allen, who passed away Sept. 9 at age 83. Longtime readers of Grainews will remember Ted as the last president and chair of United Grain Growers (UGG), a position he held from 1990 until […] Read more
Every farmer’s mechanical skill set, particularly at busy times of the year, should include knowing when he or she needs to call in the professional.
Equipment, Machinery, Wheat & Chaff

Repairing farm equipment safely

Ag Safety: Maintenance and repair requirements are laid out with the machine operator's safety in mind

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Maintenance and repairs are routine tasks on farms. Equipment breaks down, and machinery requires regular upkeep; it’s just a regular part of farming. Proper knowledge, information and tools are crucial for carrying out maintenance and repairs effectively and safely. Bill C-244, an amendment to the federal Copyright Act, allows Canadians access to vehicle, machinery and […] Read more
Using a life-sized mannequin and actual grain, CASA shows how a person amounts to just a few bushels relative to the weight of the grain flowing around them.
Wheat & Chaff

Successful grain rescue shows value of training, awareness

Program demonstrates ‘reality and severity’ of grain entrapment

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Grain entrapments don’t often have happy endings. Fortunately, that wasn’t the case for a grain entrapment on Feb. 9 in east-central Alberta. Chris Krushel, fire chief for the Edgerton Emergency Services Department, says a man had entered a grain bin to clean it when he became caught in the grain. Thankfully, another person was present […] Read more
farm kids gathering sheaves from swath in field
Wheat & Chaff

Farm kids not immune to farm stressors

CASA on Farm Safety: New study shows risks for youths on the farm go beyond just physical well-being

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They say it takes a village to raise a child. And a new study is highlighting that notion when it comes to mental in farm youth, revealing that children aren’t immune to stressors on the family farm The study, from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, explores how economic stressors affect the mental health of farmers […] Read more
Children and youth need to be involved in conversations about farm safety —and that means being honest with them about the potential dangers on the farm.
Wheat & Chaff

“One decision changed my life”

A farm accident survivor on the need to keep farm kids safe

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Bailey Kemery knows how quickly a farm accident can happen and change a life forever. It was April 1994, and Kemery, who was four years old, was playing on a parked tractor-driven rototiller that was still running on her family’s grain farm near Major, Sask. Her parents were standing not too far away. When the […] Read more

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