Brian Wintonyk wants farmers to be able to identify herbicide resistant weeds in their fields and know what to do about them. Wintonyk, western crops agronomist with Dow AgroSciences Canada Inc., was on the agenda at the third annual Grain Expo, a crop production conference held in Regina in conjunction with Agribition in November. He […] Read more
Practical ways to fight herbicide resistance
Do you have herbicide resistant weeds growing in your field?
Barley varieties for 2015
The Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre has released its list of varieties for the next crop year
The Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre (CMBTC) is made up of members of the malting barley, malt and brewing industries, and partially funded by farmers. The CMBTC distributes an annual list of recommended malt barley varieties, based on input from grain companies, maltsters, brewers and other organizations. The CMBTC says in its press release, “The […] Read more
Ten-year goal aims for dramatic increase in canola yields
The Canola Council wants the average Prairie canola crop to yield 52 bushels per acre by 2025. Here’s how
The slogan is “52 by 2025. Keep it coming.” With increasing demand for canola oil and meal, the Canola Council of Canada would like to see higher Canadian production, mainly through increased canola yields. The Council’s target is to increase average Prairie canola yields to 52 bushels per acre by 2025. This would be a […] Read more
Claas combines
Claas’ Lexion combines were on display at the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa in August
Modifying Claas combines to meet Tier 4 Final requirements, said Jeff Gray, Claas’ product co-ordinator, “resulted in new engines.” The updated combines have new horsepower ratings, as well as a new cooling system introduced in 2014. “We call it a dynamic cooling system,” Gray said. “It’s one of the highly sought after features of the […] Read more
Putting your checkoff dollars to good use
Feeling tired? Maybe a little overwhelmed? I’m not surprised. You’re a member of so many associations and organizations, I don’t know how you have time to keep your truck filled with gas, what with all that driving to meetings. What’s that you say? Just the Elks? Count again. Through checkoffs deducted from your grain cheques, […] Read more
You’re funding crop research
If you’re selling grain in Western Canada, you’re an agricultural research funder
Winter is the time to finally read those association newsletters that have been coming in the mail. Or to make time to go to one of their AGMs. There are a lot of AGMs for you to attend. I’ve made a list of the major checkoff-funded organizations in the Prairies. A Saskatchewan farmer could conceivably be […] Read more
The wheat and barley checkoff
Well, this is new,” you might be saying, if you weren’t really paying attention last year, and suddenly notice there are two deductions instead of just one on the sales ticket for your durum. Well, yes it is. Sort of. You always paid levies to the Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF), to the Canadian International […] Read more
A new business model for precision ag data packages
Farmers Edge CEO Wade Barnes hopes to profit by bringing a bigger data package to more customers with a new full service, low price model
Farmers Edge has cut its per-acre pricing by more than 50 per cent for the 2015 growing season. Last year, farmers paid $8.95 per acre for a full-service package. This year, the price has fallen to $3.95 per acre, and that was lowered by a further 12 per cent for farmers who signed up before […] Read more
High fusarium levels in southeast Sask.
If your elevator agents tells you you’re seed has low fusarium level, take it to the lab anyway
Bonnie Ernst, owner and operator of Prairie Diagnostic Seed Lab at Weyburn, Sask., says she’s been seeing much higher levels of fusarium than usual this year. In wheat, “this year the total is averaging around 14 per cent. The per cent graminearum in that is averaging around 10 per cent.” This preliminary southeast Saskatchewan snapshot […] Read more
FP Genetics promises profits with certified CWRS seed
FP Genetics is offering you a guaranteed profit if you’ll put your bin run CWRS seed back in the bin
It’s folly that somebody uses bin run seed,” said Rod Merryweather, CEO of FP Genetics. “They’re just not using the newest technology.” Through FP Genetics’ new guarantee program, Merryweather hopes to persuade farmers to buy more certified seed. There may be room to increase the market for certified seed. Currently, 80 per cent of Western […] Read more
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