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Crops, Features

Growing demand means more hemp acres

As the hemp industry grows and matures, quality and consistency is critical for sales

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As the Canadian hemp industry continues to expand and mature, the demand for hemp foods, not just in North America, but worldwide, is fueling more hemp acres across Manitoba and other areas of Western Canada, and is providing good economic returns for growers. “The returns per acre on hemp are better than just about any […] Read more
Bags Of Money On A Farm Field
Crops, Features

The 2017 crop input rebate roundup

Different input companies offer widely different rebate programs. Use the one that suits your needs

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Some of the companies Grainews contacted for our annual “rebate roundup” feature say they don’t offer rebates — they prefer to stick to simple prices. Other farm input suppliers have plans so elaborate you’ll need a calculator to figure out how much cash you’re getting back. Whether you prefer simple up-front pricing or that “just […] Read more
Concept of making money agriculture
Crops, Features

Farmers like grower rebate programs

Everyone likes a little free cash from those input rebates. But is it really free?

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Grower programs offer cash rebates or other rewards against purchases of crop inputs such as seed and chemicals. How much producers receive back usually depends on how much product and, in some cases, the combination of products they buy from a specific company. Some could argue that in essence, the farmer has already paid for […] Read more
New advances in chickpea breeding
Crops, Features, Pulses

New advances in chickpea breeding

Chickpea breeder Bunyamin Tar’an explains what breeders’ goals in variety development


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Farming is all about colours: staying in the black and avoiding the red to keep your business in the pink of health. That’s no small feat, which is why genetic improvement and variety development in chickpeas is needed to keep farmers on the cutting edge and keep those greenbacks coming in. “For any crop you […] Read more
CDC Greenwater was first released in 2014 and is showing strong yield potential.
Crops, Features, Pulses

The newest in pulses

Varieties to watch for in coming years

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Pulse breeders at the University of Saskatchewan’s Crop Development Centre (CDC) are constantly working on developing new varieties with improved yield, disease and weed resistance and tolerance, and other desirable attributes. They are also constantly working on getting these new varieties tested and into the hands of Saskatchewan growers as soon as they are ready. […] Read more
Scout fields before seeding, to see if the canola residue has pseudothecia — tiny black dots that release spores.
Canola, Crops, Features

Slowing blackleg resistance with rotation

Labelling canola seed could help farmers slow the development of genetic resistance

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As blackleg resurges in Western Canada, canola growers and agronomists have been calling for seed companies to label the blackleg resistance genes on their varieties. Those labels would allow farmers to rotate resistance genes when one resistant variety breaks, the thinking goes. “We’ve been engaged with the industry over the last few years to see […] Read more
Look for cankers at swathing time. Farmers who scout regularly and don’t find blackleg might want to stick with similar canola varieties.
Canola, Crops, Features

Managing blackleg on the farm

Clint Jurke of the Canola Council of Canada offers producers three tips

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Clint Jurke, agronomy director for the Canola Council of Canada says the industry is “losing millions of dollars in terms of canola yields every year due to blackleg.” The disease is also a trade issue, and we need to improve control as much as possible, he adds. “We really want growers to look at what […] Read more
Canada’s 2016 Outstanding Young Farmers with sponsors, from left, Komie Hossini, Bayer CropScience; Teresa Garside, John Deere; 

Features, News

Eastern farmers honoured by OYF win

Tough decision to select only two winners from a field of outstanding nominees

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Two eastern Canadian farm couples have been named Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers (CYOF) for 2016. Andrew and Jennifer Lovell of Keswick Ridge, NB and Dominic Drapeau and Célia Neault of Ste-Françoise-de-Lotbinière, Que., were named to receive the national honours at the CYOF annual awards program held in Niagara Falls, Ont. in early December. The two […] Read more
Soybeans
Crops, Features

On the farm: the 2016 crop year in review

Every year is different on Kevin Elmy's farm. This year: cover crops, soybeans and rain

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The good thing about farming is two years are rarely alike. 2016 started out a bit on the dry side, with close to ideal subsoil moisture. The occasional May shower did not delay seeding much. About 20 per cent of our acres were seeded in the fall of 2015 to Luoma winter triticale, which helped reduce the spring […] Read more
Mike Nelson of Westaskiwin, Alta., had the highest canola yield among contest participants, but the challenge continues to hit the 100 bushel target.
Canola, Features

Canola 100 Challenge still waiting for a winner

Canola 100: The top yield was 81.4 bushels per acre in 2016. Will we have a winner next year?

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Fortunately there’s next year. While there was no 100 bushel canola yield winner in the first-ever 2016 Canola 100 challenge, organizers say that isn’t necessarily all bad, as the interest, excitement and momentum will carry on in 2017. None of the 21 western Canadian farmer finalists who registered for the high yield contest produced a […] Read more

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