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Canola, Features

Insecticide rotation for canola growers

The need to rotate herbicides gets lots of attention. It’s also necessary to rotate insecticides

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Insecticide rotation is common practice for horticultural growers, particularly potato growers, as a management tool in combatting insecticide resistance. But according to John Gavloski, an entomologist for Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, based at Carman, Man., insecticide rotation is important for canola and other field crops as well. “Insecticide rotations are recommended for field […] Read more
herbicide-sprayed flax field
Crops, Features

Control the pasmo in your flax

Left untreated, the pasmo fungus can take five to seven bushels per acre from 
your flax yields. Luckily, farmers have effective fungicide options


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Flax is an increasingly popular crop. With growing demand from Europe, the U.S. and China, flax is likely to stay in high demand (with attendant high prices) for the foreseeable future. It also produces a high profit per acre compared with grains and works well in crop rotations to break disease and pest cycles. While […] Read more
fababean crop
Features, Pulses

Three things to know about fababeans

Fababeans are making a comeback in Alberta. Here's what you need to think about before you grow them

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Clubroot is driving a renewed interest in fababeans among Alberta farmers, says Harvey Brink, a farmer in the Bentley, Alberta, area. Farmers need another crop to add to the rotation, he says, “because having a short rotation with canola, that just doesn’t work because of the clubroot.” Carol Holt, a business agronomist with Parkland Fertilizer […] Read more
Fababeans in northeastern Sask.
Features, Pulses

Fababeans in northeastern Sask.

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The fababeans pictured above belong to Brett Casavant, who farms near Tisdale in north-eastern Saskatchewan. 2014 was Casavant’s first year growing fababeans. He grew a low-tannin variety called taboar. Casavant says they yielded around 70 bushels per acre, including dockage. He says they might wash out to the low to mid 60s once dockage is accounted […] Read more
cattle grazing corn
Features, Livestock

Grazing corn a good option

Many farmers have found grazing corn to be a good way to maintain cattle health and saving money

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Ranchers looking to save costs associated with traditional drylot feeding systems are making the switch to grazing corn to keep beef herds healthy in winter months. There are many different winter grazing systems available to producers, including grazing standing whole plant corn. And, studies show producers won’t be sacrificing herd health for cost savings. Assessing […] Read more
hemp crop
Crops, Features

New special crops round-up

Hemp, quinoa, fababeans, camelina, hairy vetch, carinata and guar bean. Get the inside scoop

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Some farmers love growing the latest “new” crop. Others drive by them in their neighbours’ fields and wonder what they are. There is no definitive list of “special” crops. Many crops we think of as “new” are actually very old. Some that are “special” in one area are standard in another. This is not an […] Read more
bee in a sunflower
Crops, Features

Viable substitutes for neonicotinoids

Some groups are calling for bans on neonic pesticides. Get the scoop on alternatives for your farm

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In September Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne mandated Ontario’s Minister of Agriculture Jeff Leal to start working to reduce the use of neonicotinoid (also known as neonic) pesticides in the province after 2016. The reduction may include bans or severe restrictions on approved uses. Several countries across the European Union have suspended use of several common […] Read more
Perennial ryegrass
Crops, Features

Grass seed industry has solid niche

Not everyone seeds forage, but moving into grass seed production may be beneficial for some

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At least 8,000 years have passed since humans first started harvesting grasses. In that time, cereal grains have become quite different from their grassy ancestors. They still have enough similarities though, that farmers can incorporate grass seed into their cereal and oilseed operations fairly easily. For instance, there’s no need for specialized equipment. They still […] Read more
combine harvesting
Features, Forages

Getting into growing grass seed crops

Growing grass seed can fit well into a rotation. Here are seven tips for beginning grass growers

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Terry Andersen seeds about 25 per cent of his 2,700 acres at Anderseed Farms near Bon Accord, Alta., to grass primarily for reclamation. He first planted grass seed in 1992 because he was told that he could make more money with it than with grain. While prices haven’t always been good, Kowalchuk confirms that they’ve […] Read more
Five tips to get your seed off to the right start
Crops, Features

Five tips to get your seed off to the right start

Seed growth specialist Nick Petruic has 5 tips for getting your seed off to the right start

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Nick Petruic is a seed growth specialist for Bayer, based at Avonlea, Sask. He likes to remind his customers that it doesn’t matter how much nitrogen you’ve put on or how weed-free your field is if your seed doesn’t get out of the ground. Petruic has five tips for getting your seed off to the […] Read more

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