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Striped flea beetles on canola.
Crops, News

Fair weather ups seeding efforts in Sask.

But "ferocious" flea beetles seen feasting on canola

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A stretch of good weather has allowed most farmers in the Turtleford area to wrap up seeding, say local agronomists. Ian Weber, sales manager with Warrington AgroDynamic, estimates 90 per cent of farmers in the Turtleford area are done, or very close to done, seeding. Farmers in the St. Walburg area, about 30 km north […] Read more
Crops, News, Weather

Seeding in Sask. at 81 per cent complete, wet conditions persist for some farmers

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending May 29, 2017

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Saskatchewan producers now have 81 per cent of the 2017 crop in the ground, right in line with the five-year (2012-2016) seeding average for this time of year of 82 per cent. Wet field conditions and frequent rainfall in many northern areas have delayed progress, and producers there will need a couple more weeks of […] Read more
Soybean Field
Crops, News

Beneficial bacteria getting close

New products may promote plant growth and protect crops from disease

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Nitrogen-fixing bacteria are present in the root nodules of the majority of legumes, like soybeans and alfalfa. Other “beneficial bacteria” can be found in symbiotic relationships with crop plants that promote growth, increase stress or pest resistance, or increase nutrient solubility. Only in recent years have scientists been able to point to specific bacteria that […] Read more
AGI’s new Storm Pro is highway-towable and complies with 
Agrichemical Warehousing Standards Association guidelines.
Machinery

Seed treatment equipment for large operations

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Company representatives showing their farm-scale seed treatment equipment during Bayer’s SeedGrowth Solutions Expo in Saskatoon this spring also had information and treatment systems on display for operations treating larger volumes. AGI launched its Storm Pro, a new commercial applicator, in 2017. “It’s fast. It’s designed to go from bin to bin, yard to yard, quickly, […] Read more
Can-Seed featured the USC LPV seed treater at Bayer’s SeedGrowth Solutions Expo. The mobile seed treater comes with an auto-tilting drum to ease clean out.
Machinery

On-farm seed treatment systems

Farm- and commercial-scale treatment systems on display at Saskatoon show

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When should farmers consider buying their own seed treaters? It’s a question growers were likely pondering during Bayer’s SeedGrowth Solutions Expo in Saskatoon in late March. Brian Ellis, a pedigreed seed grower from Olds, Alberta, said farmers who buy certified seed each year can likely get treated seed from a seed grower. But those who […] Read more
Pea leaf weevil is a common pest in field peas and faba beans, primarily affecting crops grown in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Crops, Features, Pulses

Pea leaf weevil moves into new territory

Pea leaf weevils are on the move. Know what you can do about them

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Pea leaf weevil numbers are on the rise. In fact, according to Scott Meers, an entomologist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, they’re moving into areas where producers have no experience with them at all. “We’ve seen a major expansion in the past several years of pea leaf weevil, especially up the west side of central […] Read more
Keith Coble, of Mississippi State University, says there may be overexuberance in the agriculture technology market. (John Greig photo)
Crops, Machinery, Weather

Greig: Farmer trust key to big data’s future

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The marketplace for precision agriculture technology is sorting itself out, but it still has a way to go before it will be mature and have predictable uses for farmers, says a U.S. agriculture economist. Dr. Keith Coble, chair of the Mississippi State University’s department of agricultural economics, says we’re in the “overexuberance” phase of technology […] Read more
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Crops, Machinery

Deal reached to avert CN strike, union head says

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Montreal/Ottawa | Reuters — Canadian National Railway and a union representing 3,000 conductors on Monday reached an agreement in principle ahead of a looming strike deadline at Canada’s largest railroad, said a top union official. The union had set a strike deadline of Tuesday at 4 a.m. ET after the railroad announced new work rules […] Read more
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Crops, Machinery

CN’s conductors serve strike notice

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The unit of the Teamsters representing Canadian National Railway’s (CN) conductors and yard operations staff has served notice that its members may be walking the line come Tuesday morning. Montreal-based CN said Saturday it had received 72-hour strike notice from the conductors’ unit of the Teamsters Canadian Rail Conference (TCRC), putting the unit in strike […] Read more

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