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A field of canola being grown for hybrid seed, with orange shelters for leafcutter bees in the background.
Canola, Features

Hybrid seed doesn’t just happen

Aside from initial research and development to create a variety, a lot of detail goes into the annual production of hybrid seed

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With the cost of hybrid canola seed being the No. 1 expense in producing the oilseed crop, Prairie farmers can have confidence knowing each of the 4.25 million canola seeds in a 50-pound bag was produced with care and attention to quality control. That’s the commitment of long-time hybrid seed producers, HyTech Production Ltd., based […] Read more
Fresh basil still in the garden.
Columns, Farm Life

Harvest, part 1: Garnishing summer greens

First We Eat: In the dog days of summer, salads with protein can help dial down the heat needed for food prep

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We’ve been in deep summer heat for weeks now after a rainy spring, and every plant in my yard — including the quack grass and chickweed — is consumed with the green fuse of growth. The result is a cornucopia of everything. The scarlet runner beans and snow peas twining around their bamboo stakes tower […] Read more
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Crops, News

Saskatchewan crop report: Hot, dry conditions help harvest

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Saskatchewan’s harvest was more than halfway finished at 61 per cent complete, although not as much as the 68 per cent complete from one year ago. The figure was higher than the 42 per cent reported last week, the five-year average of 50 per cent and the 10-year average of 46 per cent. The southwest region was the nearest to completion at 85 per cent while the northeast region’s harvest was only at 34 per cent.
Hail in a yard west of Somerset, Manitoba, June 12, 2024. Photo: Alexis Stockford/File
Crops, News

Hail, strong winds damage Prairie crops

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A series of storms left a path of destruction in all three Prairie provinces from Aug. 19 to 25. More than one million acres were either damaged or destroyed by the storms bringing hail and strong winds, leading to more than 2,800 claims of crop damage, according to the Canadian Crop Hail Association (CCHA). “This […] Read more
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Crops

Saskatchewan crops advance rapidly: report

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Hot temperatures and a lack of moisture saw crops in Saskatchewan continue to advance rapidly during the week ended Aug. 5, according to the latest provincial crop report, with the conditions leading to a further decline in yield potential. While any moisture received would be too late for advanced crops, producers indicated precipitation would still […] Read more
File photo of stormy conditions over Alberta fields. (Larry Stickney/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops

Alberta crops holding their own for now

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Alberta reported its crops were still in good shape despite temperatures pushing above 30 degrees Celsius and a lack of rain as of July 16. The report put the overall rating for the province’s crops at 74 per cent good to excellent, seven points above the five-year average.

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