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Soybeans, Wheat & Chaff

Who’s representing your soybeans?

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“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” This opening line of Jane Austen’s 1813 novel, Pride and Prejudice is still relevant today if we replace “single man” with “up-and-coming crop,” and “wife” with “industry association.” As soybean acreage grows, […] Read more
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Pulses, Wheat & Chaff

Seed treatments maximize potential

Agronomy tips... from the field

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Seed treatments can’t walk on water, but they’ll help to enhance the existing seed quality that you have. That’s why it’s very important to select the highest-quality seed you can possibly get. A good start to the year will put you in the best position to maximize the genetic potential of your pulse crop. If […] Read more
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Crops, Wheat & Chaff

Take a stand against Rhizoctonia

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No matter what you’re planning to grow this season — be it soybeans, canola or pulses — protecting that crop from Rhizoctonia and ensuring a good, strong stand establishment should be your first priority. I’ve seen many situations where Rhizoctonia infections in fields have caused seed rot and decay, pre and post emergence damping off, […] Read more
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Canola, Wheat & Chaff

Navigating canola organizations

A quick summary of provincial and national organizations

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In past columns I’ve written about research levies and wheat industry associations. Today: canola. You might be asking, “Why are there so many organizations with ‘canola’ in their name?” Here’s a quick summary. Provincial canola organizations If you want to get involved in canola research and policy, start by paying attention to your local provincial […] Read more
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Cereals, Wheat & Chaff

Making sense of seed tests

Agronomy tips... from the field

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When you’re looking to get your crop off to the best possible start this season, the last thing you need is to be saddled with poor quality seed. That’s why I always recommend you take the time now to get your seed tested at an accredited laboratory. Knowledge is power and having a clear idea […] Read more
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Crops, Wheat & Chaff

Taking research inventory

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Last month the Western Grains Research Foundation released a new report. “Fertile Ground: Agronomic Research Capacity in Western Canada” is the result of a lot of surveys conducted by the Edmonton-based consulting firm, Toma and Bouma Management Consultants. The WGRF funded this study to take a snapshot of the current state of Prairie agronomic research. […] Read more
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Wheat & Chaff

The new wheat lobby

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I’ve been using this space to write about the farm organizations we’re funding. In this issue: wheat. I’ve already written about the Western Grains Research Foundation, which uses a checkoff of $0.30 per tonne on wheat to fund wheat research. But there are also six new wheat-related groups that have sprung up across the Prairies […] Read more
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Cereals, Wheat & Chaff

Look beyond your yield

Agronomy tips... from the field

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When it comes to cereal seed selection, it’s easy to default to the variety with the highest provincial average yield. But what’s good province-wide might not be best for your farm. Instead, decide are what the most important attributes to you. Besides yield, is it protein, fusarium head blight (FHB) tolerance, rust tolerance, lodging, maturity […] Read more
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Wheat & Chaff

Farm policy associations

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In the past couple of issues of Grainews, I’ve used this space to write about farm research organizations and how they’re spending your checkoff dollars. This time, I’m taking a break from all that research to focus on farm policy organizations. For now, I’m only including “general” farm organizations — those groups that work for […] Read more

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