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Cleavers can be tricky because they are both a spring and winter annual.
Crops, Features

Timing is key to whipping weeds

It’s easiest to kill weeds when they’re actively growing. Make sure you know when that is

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Whether you’re telling a joke or treating a weed, timing is critical. And as anyone who has failed at weed control will confirm, it’s no laughing matter. Once you let weeds gain a foothold they can soon get out of hand, so it’s crucial to identify the life cycle of the weeds in your field […] Read more
Two new rye varieties, Bono and Guttino, were recently released by German seed company KWS — the world’s leading rye breeder.
Cereals, Crops, Features

Breeding aims high with hybrid rye

Two recently-released rye varieties are bringing higher yields to the Prairies

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Hybrid cars may be all the rage these days for their lower gas consumption, but it’s hybrid rye that’s fuelling excitement for producers and seed growers. Two varieties that were recently released by German seed company KWS, the world’s leading rye breeder, are Bono and Guttino. Bullish on Bono As CEO of Regina-based FP Genetics, […] Read more
A heifer calf leaves the squeeze with flair after being tagged and vaccinated.
Features, Livestock

Antimicrobial myths and facts

Drug-resistant bacteria a “wicked problem.” Get to know the facts on this file

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Antimicrobial resistance is a “wicked problem,” says Dr. John Campbell, requiring cooperation from many stakeholders. The livestock industry’s contribution to antimicrobial resistance is hard to pin down, but hospitals and care centres for seniors are a much more common source of resistance, Campbell said during the Canadian Farm Writers’ Federation conference in Saskatoon in October. […] Read more
Crop diversity, rotational diversity and, if possible, getting animals on the land, are the ways to start building soil health.
Crops, Features

Cover crops for better soil health

Cover crops can help build the “livestock” that lives in the soil and improves productivity

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It appears that the idea of farmers improving the soil is starting to take hold. The Western Canadian Soil Health Conference was held in Edmonton, Alberta, the first part of December 2015. Nora Paulovich and Tom Fromme, co-chairs on the organizing committee, did a wonderful job pulling speakers together and organizing it. It started at […] Read more
leafy spurge
Features, Livestock

Training cattle to eat leafy spurge

With leafy spurge acres spreading, it’s time to bring on some new tactics

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There’s a reason why “spurge” rhymes with “scourge.” The last economic impact analysis of the noxious weed in Manitoba, which came out in 2010, concluded that leafy spurge costs the province $40.2 million every year due to lost grazing capacity, costs of chemical controls on roadsides and indirect costs. In 2010, there were roughly 1.2 […] Read more
goss's wilt
Crops, Features

Goss’s wilt: An up-and-coming corn disease

It might be time to consider seeding corn varieties with resistance to Goss’s wilt

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With plenty of summer storms bringing high winds and hail to the Prairies this summer, there has been more Goss’s wilt showing up in Manitoba fields. A visual survey of 142 corn fields across Manitoba in August and September identified Goss’s wilt in 56 of them. The inoculum for Goss’s wilt is present most years […] Read more
By weight, flax fibres are stronger than steel.
Crops, Features

The future of managing flax fibre

A non-GMO flax variety with reduced stem fibre content is coming down the pipeline

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Dealing with flax straw residue has long been a source of headaches for many Prairie flax producers. “While many producers continue to burn it — costing them valuable organic matter, money, and time — producers would prefer to see their flax straw left on the field,” says Wayne Thompson, executive director of the Saskatchewan Flax […] Read more
cornfield at sunset
Corn, Features

New corn varieties for 2017

With more than 20 new corn varieties, farmers have some research to do

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If you’re farming in a corn-growing area in Western Canada, you’ll have more than 20 new varieties to consider for your 2017 rotations. New genetics bring higher yields and better disease packages, while shorter-season varieties may expand the corn-growing regions to new areas. BrettYoung BrettYoung E50P52 R: E50P52 R is a new VT Double PRO […] Read more
New cereal varieties for 2017
Cereals, Crops, Features

New cereal varieties for 2017

New spring wheat, barley, durum and special wheat varieties to add to next year’s plans

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While lists of new corn, canola and soybean varieties have been very long, there are only a handful of new cereal varieties on the market for 2017. Canterra Spring wheat: AAC Cameron VB is a very high yielding CWRS wheat with resistance to the orange blossom wheat midge. It has medium maturity and very good lodging resistance. AAC […] Read more
Leo Millard horses around with his granddaughter, Julianna, while Wanda Millard unpacks harvest supper and hired man Myron Lipteck looks on.
Crops, Features

Feeding the harvest crew

Harvest meals are more than just food

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The harvest meal in the field is a tradition that’s still alive on western Canadian farms. But fuelling the harvest crew isn’t an easy task, especially when a person is also wrangling kids and running for parts. Wanda Millard is a veteran when it comes to harvest meals. 2016 marked her 11th harvest with her […] Read more

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