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Lentil fungicide gets expanded label
Corteva this summer picked up an expanded label for its Zetigo PRM fungicide — a Group 21 product which, you may recall, had a soft launch last summer for use against diseases such as ascochyta blight and anthracnose, but in lentils only. The product had its full launch this year and Health Canada’s Pest Management […] Read more
Find your ag news during the mail strike
Glacier FarmMedia making digital editions readily available to readers
With the arrival of a national mail strike, Grainews wants to ensure our readers continue to have access to the information they want and need. “We are doing everything we can to make sure Canadian farmers can continue to access their agricultural news and production information during the mail service disruption,” said Laura Rance-Unger, Glacier […] Read more
Saskatchewan gets new ag minister in cabinet overhaul
Moe shrinks and completely shuffles post-election cabinet
A rancher from the southeastern corner of Saskatchewan is the province’s new minister of agriculture, as part of a complete cabinet shuffle following last month’s election. Premier Scott Moe on Thursday named Daryl Harrison, MLA for the riding of Cannington since 2020, as minister of agriculture, replacing David Marit. The shuffle cuts Moe’s cabinet to […] Read more
Schoenau receives inaugural Les Henry Award
The late Les Henry announced the award’s first recipient earlier this year
Jeff Schoenau, a University of Saskatchewan professor and Ministry of Agriculture Strategic Research Program Chair in soil nutrient management, is the first recipient of the Les Henry Award. Henry, a renowned Grainews columnist, Saskatchewan soil scientist and professor emeritus at the university, died earlier this summer. He selected Schoenau to receive the award in April. […] Read more
VIDEO: Herbicide alternatives to glyphosate studied
With glyphosate coming up against weed resistance – and outright bans as a herbicide in some countries – there’s likely a time on the horizon where it won’t be a crop grower’s ‘go-to’ herbicide for weed control. So, what other herbicide options are on the market that could help fill the gap? At this year’s […] Read more
VIDEO: Bringing new pod-shatter resistant canola to market
Pod-shatter tolerance in canola is a valuable trait to have if you want as much of your harvest as possible to reach the bin – it also can help with less volunteer canola plants alongside your next crop as well. At this year’s Carman Field Tour at the Ian N. Morrison Research Farm in Carman, […] Read more
Former federal ag minister Chuck Strahl dies at 67
A memorial service is planned for Aug. 23 in Chilliwack, B.C. for Chuck Strahl, the logger turned politician who served about a year and a half as federal agriculture minister in Stephen Harper’s government, helping carry several of its policy plans through to completion. Strahl died Tuesday in Chilliwack at age 67, ending “a courageous […] Read more
VIDEO: Garvey takes on Booker in equipment operator challenge
Bragging rights were on the line as Scott Garvey and Robin Booker take skills challenge at Ag in Motion
In an editorial meeting earlier this year, Western Producer editor Robin Booker challenged the Glacier FarmMedia editorial team to an equipment competition. Machinery editor Scott Garvey took him up on the challenge and the terms were made: bragging rights and a beer. The equipment? A skid steer and an excavator provided by the folks from […] Read more
VIDEO: Chewing the fat on corn-intercrop grazing
A common practice for some cattle producers is to let loose cows onto a ripe corn field and graze to their heart’s content for fall/winter grazing – trouble is the herd may not be getting the crude protein they need from that meal. In order to help meet a beef cow’s nutritional needs while grazing […] Read more
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