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Stopping the spread of wild oats
There’s a fresh focus on the decades-old problem of herbicide-resistant wild oats

Crops and saline soils
Plant something, but choose carefully

Saskatchewan organic producer wins with chicken manure
Pelletized, cooked manure an organic fertilizer solution

Organic farming veteran offers some truth and tips
Thinking of going organic? Back up a little

Need for speed driving popularity of high-speed disks
HSDs help make tillage operations go faster in a world where time is of the essence

Seedbed-sensing system optimizes tillage tool operation
Case IH’s Soil Command brings remote-sensing tech to the world of tillage

How to get the best results from your tillage tools
Farm equipment leaders from Case IH, Lemken and Salford Group offer their top tips on diagnosing and removing compaction areas and tillage tool efficiency

Four steps for better seeding this spring
A study from Alberta’s AgTech Centre calculated the true cost of overlap. The conclusion is that you can’t afford to be without GPS guidance
Grainews is written for farmers and often by farmers. It is about putting theory into practice on the farm. Each issue also features Cattleman’s Corner for cow-calf producers and farmers with mixed cattle and grain operations.