Dow AgroSciences does have improved chemistry for weed control in wheat and barley, but along with that it is also introducing a whole new weed control system that includes ramped up genetics in corn and soybeans to improve weed control options in those crops. Along with that, DAS is introducing new-to-Canada nitrogen stabilizers that will […] Read more
New nitrogen stabilizer and herbicide system for crops
Dow AgroSciences is bringing products to market this fall that are more than just “new and improved”
Brassica may be a forage crop for all reasons
Ten-acre trial last winter, ‘made an excellent forage for swath grazing’
Several Alberta beef producers are paying attention this summer and winter to determine how a popular New Zealand crop, known as forage brassica, fits in with a range of grazing options here in Western Canada. This is all a spinoff from a 10-acre trial last winter, using the forage brassica (also known as rape or […] Read more
Northgate project really opens U.S. market
There is an interesting grain handling and export project about to begin shipping wheat and canola from Saskatchewan and Manitoba into the U.S. this fall. At the community of Northgate in southeast Sask., a Canadian company with U.S. interests is developing a rail terminal to buy and transport grain and oilseeds south into U.S. markets […] Read more
Great developments on the grain and forage crop front
There are some great things happening out there with crops and crop protection products these days. And here’s a sampling. Dow AgroSciences is bringing three products to the market place this fall that are far more than just “new and improved” herbicides, you can find more details on these in an upcoming issue of Grainews. […] Read more
Harmony Beef opening January – you won’t know the place
The family that is launching a new beef packing plant in Alberta, likely targeting some specialty or niche markets, says they are on track to have the facility just north of Calgary processing cattle by January 1, 2015. In a newsletter released this week, Rich Vesta who along with his son Jeremy are principals behind […] Read more
Agrifac sprayers testing Canadian waters
Lars Stadman came all the way from Holland to Regina, Sask. this week to tell Western Canadian farmers his company makes an excellent high clearance field sprayer. Stadman, is sort of a soloist hoping to standout amid a symphony of product pitches and well staged machinery displays at the Canadian Farm Progress Show. He manned […] Read more
Pea leaf weevil cuts into nitrogen fixing
The pea leaf weevil, which has become fairly common in southern Alberta and southwest Saskatchewan over the past 15 years, doesn’t necessarily have a direct impact on pulse crop yields, but it can affect the ability of the crop to fix nitrogen. While the adults feed on the leaves of the plant and cause distinctive […] Read more
Carrier tillage tool and Tempo planter introduced
Vaderstad, the Swedish machinery manufacturer that partnered with Saskatchewan’s Seed Hawk seeding systems a few years ago, is making its own mark on Western Canada with a well established line of vertical tillage and specialty seeding equipment. While the Carrier vertical tillage equipment and Tempo precision planter are well known in markets around the world, […] Read more
Early indications of Ultimate Canola Challenge
Take one year of field research work for what it is worth, but results of the first year of the Ultimate Canola Challenge across Western Canada shows that a deluxe, gold-lined production package doesn’t appear to do anymore for canola yield than a good meat and potatoes program. Research groups in all prairie provinces are […] Read more
Cover crop buffet feeds microbes
Peace farmer Bill Gaugler is adding a cover crop to his farm’s rotation, in hopes of increasing yields with less fertilizer
Bill Gaugler hopes including a multi-species plant cover crop year in his rotation will improve soil health on his Alberta Peace River region farm. That could lead to several benefits — Gaugler hopes it could help improve his overall crop yields, or allow him to maintain yields with less or even no fertilizer. It isn’t […] Read more
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