Back in early June, I was out scouting fields near Main Centre, Sask., when I came across a problem on one grower’s farm. A field containing lentils had several large bare patches, so I called John, the farm owner, to let him know what I’d found. John, who also grows durum wheat and canola on […] Read more
Crop advisor casebook: Bare patches in lentil crop puzzles Sask. grower
A Crop Advisor's Solution from the April 7, 2020 issue of Grainews
Crop Advisor’s Casebook: Why are these yellow peas in a twist?
A Crop Advisor's Solution from the July 18, 2017 issue of Grainews
On June 6 of last year, I visited Mike’s 3,000-acre farm, near Morse, Sask., where he grows green lentils, yellow peas, mustard and durum. Mike was concerned about some yellowing, unhealthy-looking plants in an area of his pea crop. Two days before he noticed the damaged plants, the crop had been sprayed by a custom applicator […] Read more
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