Cereal growers in Western Canada looking for control of Group 2-resistant weeds including kochia, chickweed and cleavers, have a new weed resistance management tool at their disposal. Optica Trio is a Group 4 herbicide combining three active ingredients in one package to control broadleaf weeds in wheat (spring, durum and winter), barley and oats. “Optica […] Read more
Three-active herbicide aimed against Group 2 resistance
Wheat &Chaff – for Jan. 10, 2011
YOUR FRIENDS BELOW GROUND Way back in my university days (I’d like to think it wasn’tthatlong ago), the soil science classes were not the popular ones. For me, however, my first glimpse into what lies beneath sucked me in and hasn’t failed to fascinate me since. While fellow students’ eyes glazed over in regards to […] Read more
What’s Ahead For 2011 Cattle Market?
Alberta fed-cattle prices have been trending higher throughout the fall period due to stronger domestic and export demand. Slaughter prices reached up to $97/ cwt in mid December, which is the highest price level in the past two years. At the same time, fed prices in the U.S. Southern Plains touched $104/cwt on a live […] Read more
Pulses Need More Than Inoculant
Western Canadian crop production is all about nitrogen, right? Well, yes and no. Nitrogen is largely the most limiting nutrient for crop production here and is applied in the greatest amounts, yes, but a farmer would be very unwise to under-value a plant’s access to the proper levels of other macro and micronutrients. That, for […] Read more
Cow-Calf Outlook Good For 2011
U.S. feedlot inventories reached three-year highs in November while cattle on feed 120 days or longer remain relatively tight. Stronger demand has resulted in Kansas fed cattle prices trading in the range of $98/cwt to $100/cwt in November while Alberta steers hover between $94/ cwt and $97/cwt. On-feed numbers in Alberta and Saskatchewan are at […] Read more
The Goods On Marketing Grain
Now that the crop is in the bin, I’m sure you’re all pleased to call time of death on this growing season. This, of course, doesn’t mean the work for this year is done; in fact, now that you know what you have, it’s time to turn crop into cash. All the production in the […] Read more
Top Four Grain-Marketing Tips
Farmers are masters of coaxing extra bushels out of every acre they have, and most would like to do the same with coaxing extra dollars and cents out of that production. The fact remains that marketing is part knowledge, part startegy and part luck. Unfortunately, it seems many rely too heavily on the luck aspect […] Read more
Demand Increases For CDN Beef
Fed cattle in Southern Alberta were trading in the range of $89 to $91 in mid-October, up nearly $4/cwt from a month earlier. At the same time, Nebraska cattle were trading at $98 on a live basis and $155 on a dressed basis, steady with September prices. Beef production in the fourth quarter will likely […] Read more
23 New Canola Varieties For 2011
It never ceases to amaze me — each year the seed companies roll out the next big star in their canola lineup. When I receive the new variety listing each year, I always think I’m going to see something ridiculous like 155 per cent of check or something equally amazing. I haven’t seen it yet, […] Read more
Next For Nexera: Hybrids
Mark Woloshyn, marketing specialist with Dow AgroSciences, is excited about what January 2011 may bring for Nexera canola growers. “The seed has already been produced. We just need registration and the seed will be there for 2011,” he says. Woloshyn is referring to Dow’s move to hybrid, high omega-9 specialty Nexera canola varieties. Dow has […] Read more
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