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A CN train near the Scott Research arm in Sask.
Cereals, Features

Is it time we scrapped that cap?

Prepare for the debate by reading the details about the Maximum Revenue Entitlement

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If you’ve been following the transportation debates, you’ve heard about the maximum revenue entitlement, or revenue cap. And that means you’ve probably heard a lot of contradictory, confusing, and outright false information about how the revenue cap works and how it affects rail service. While it’s a complex issue, there are facts to be found. […] Read more
This plot of DuPont Pioneer’s new variety P7005AM was on display at the Ag In Motion outdoor farmshow, near Saskatoon last summer.
Corn, Features

New corn varieties ready for 2016

Get ready to research. Twenty new grain and silage corn varieties are hitting the market

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Seed companies have reported a total of 13 new corn varieties on the market for the first time in 2016. These are only the new varieties available for the next crop year — this list doesn’t include other varieties that have been released in recent years. Dow Seeds 4085 grain corn 4085 has Herculex Xtra […] Read more
The major Great Lakes ports serving farmers are Hamilton, Windsor, Sarnia, Goderich, Owen Sound, Johnstown, Port Colborne and Oshawa.
Crops, Features

Shipping grain through the Seaway

Investments and changing regulations are key to the future of the St. Lawrence Seaway

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Since 1679, commercial ships have plied the waters of the St. Lawrence moving goods from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic. Today, 165 million metric tonnes (MT) of cargo is shipped through these waterways within North America every year. “The farming community is extremely important to our business and to the Great Lakes St. Lawrence […] Read more
It’s important to use the right sieves when figuring out dockage in wheat or canola.
Crops, Features

Digging into the details of dockage

Dockage can be an expensive issue on your farm. Learn what it is and how it’s measured

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Your grain is in the bin but your job is far from over. Now it’s time to sell that crop. But how do you know you’re getting a fair shake at the local elevator? A little knowledge can go a long way, and so we took a look at the dockage procedures for wheat and […] Read more
Research plots at Southern Farming System’s Inverleigh location.
Crops, Features

Herbicide resistance rampant in Australia

In Australia, herbicide resistance is an industry-wide problem that needs solutions

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Western Australia’s farmers are fighting herbicide resistant weeds by doing everything from burning windrows to using chaff carts. But what works in one state doesn’t necessarily translate to another. In the state of Victoria, the longer growing season means much of the annual ryegrass has fallen into the base of the crop by harvest, says […] Read more
Rethinking the natural water cycle
Crops, Features

Rethinking the natural water cycle

The natural systems we rely on and think of as simple are actually very complicated

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Groundbreaking water research out of the University of Saskatchewan has just been published in the international science journal Nature. Researchers Jaivime Evaristo and Dr. Jeffrey McDonnell of from the U. of S. and Scott Jasechko of the University of Calgary have taken a new look at the hydrological cycle, something that’s been pretty well established […] Read more
Seeding near the Goyder Line, Peterborough, South Australia.

Crops, Features

Australians resilient to herbicide resistance

After the Millennium Drought, Australian farmers handle herbicide resistance with confidence

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To understand how Australian farmers handle herbicide resistance, it’s useful to know about the Millennium Drought. The drought stretched over a decade and tested farmers’ mettle. But they emerged from those dry years with heightened confidence, says Brad Collis, editor of Ground Cover. “The industry’s come through it in very resilient frame.” Collis credits agriculture’s […] Read more
young farmer
Features, Practical Tips

Six tips for hiring and keeping your farm employees

Farm Management: Thinking of hiring more staff to make sure next season runs more smoothly? Try these hiring tips

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One of the advantages of family farming (and family-owned businesses in general) is working with people who naturally love and trust each other. While there are common frictions and unique difficulties in working with family, it is usually more fulfilling than working with the relative strangers. Unfortunately, as farms get larger and tasks get more […] Read more
For the past 10 years we have been growing fababeans on irrigation in southern Alberta and have found them to be an asset to our rotation and crop diversity.
Crops, Features

See if fababeans fit on your farm

Greg Stamp shares his per acre costs to help you decide if fabas might work for you

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As you crunch the numbers on the net returns on each of your crops brought to your farm this season take a look at the benefits of growing fababeans on your farm. For the past 10 years we have been growing fababeans on irrigation in Southern Alberta and have found them to be an asset […] Read more
On the land.
Crops, Features

Plant breeder’s rights info online

The new CSTA database will create transparency for new variety information

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In August, the Canadian Seed Trade Association (CSTA) launched a new web database to help everyone in the seed sector easily access information about plant breeders’ rights protection for new crop varieties. The database is a joint initiative of CSTA, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s Variety Registration Office (VRO) and the Plant Breeders Rights Office […] Read more

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