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New crops and climates drive crop insurance changes

Soybean coverage is expanded in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, Alberta adds more weather stations to monitor corn heat units and Manitoba curbs 
winter wheat re-seeding benefits

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As anyone who has ever bought insurance knows, it’s an exercise in “pay and pray” — that is, pray that you won’t need it. Crop insurance is certainly no different but, as climates change and localized weather patterns become predictably more unpredictable, few farmers these days can afford to be without it. That’s certainly true in Manitoba, where […] Read more
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Getting paid for the oil

Canola growers are talking about “component pricing”— getting paid 
for your canola based on the amount of oil in the seed


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Some canola growers have been considering the possibility of “component pricing” for their canola, that is, receiving payments based on the oil content of the canola they deliver. Oil is what the crushers want. Should they pay more for canola seed that contains more of it? Canola oil content Canola oil content varies from year […] Read more
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Herbicide resistant weeds and pulse crops

Researchers are providing options to control the most challenging 
Group 2 herbicide-resistant weeds in pea and lentil crops

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The use of Group 2 herbicides for controlling broadleaf weeds in pulse crops has been widespread across the Prairies primarily due to the limited number of in-crop herbicides registered for use on pulses. As a result of the pressure placed on the weed spectrum by this reliance on Group 2 herbicides, weeds have developed resistance to […] Read more
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Agronomists versus agrologists

All kinds of consultants are vying for the chance to sell 
advice to farmers. Know what you’re paying for

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The terms “agronomist” and “agrologist” are often confused in today’s ag industry. From chat forums to conferences, farmers are presented with a multiplicity of options for crop consulting, but even if they’re used every day, it’s not always clear which options will best suit an individual farmer’s needs. Mark Bratrud, a farmer with consulting experience […] Read more
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Understanding biofuels

In the first of a two-part series, Angela Lovell cuts through the biofuel business confusion

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Ethanol, biodiesel, cellulosic, second generation, next generation — even the terms associated with biofuels are confusing, so it’s hardly surprising that a lot of people aren’t too clear about what biofuels are, what they can be made from, how they are made and how likely it is that biofuels are going to end up in […] Read more
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Three ways to lose nitrogen

Nitrogen is essential, expensive and easy to lose. New nitrogen efficiency 
products are built to offset these causes of nitrogen loss

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Nitrogen is essential and expensive. But a good portion of the nitrogen farmers apply to the soil doesn’t get where it’s intended to go. Before the product can get to the plant in a form the plant can use, valuable nitrogen is lost through volatilization (released from the soil into the atmosphere as a gas), […] Read more
Cattle grazing their way through corn.
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Risk of poisoning in silage corn

High levels of nitrates in corn silage can be toxic to animals and humans


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Corn silage with high levels of nitrates can be toxic to animals and humans. Nitrates oxidize iron atoms in hemoglobin (in red blood cells), making it unable to carry oxygen. Along with the potential for increased nitrates comes an increased risk of silo gas, which can be fatal. Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is a dangerous chemical […] Read more
Red flour beetle.
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Identify pests with a new web tool

The Canadian Grain Commission is offering a new online tool 
to help farmers identify pests in stored grain

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A new web tool has recently been developed to help identify pests. Brent Elliot, program/infestation control and sanitation officer, industry services, Canadian Grain Commission, helped develop this new web tool for identifying insects in stored grain. “There are actually two tools — two identification keys,” said Elliot. One identification key is for stored product beetles […] Read more
Sclerotia, the overwintering bodies of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum germinate and produce mushroom-like structures called apothecia.
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Sclerotinia in Manitoba

Sclerotinia doesn’t just hit canola. Find out how to avoid this problem on your farm


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Sclerotinia is a fungal stem rot disease caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. It occurs throughout the Prairies, but its severity from year to year is variable as its development depends on the right environmental conditions occurring at its germination and infection phases. Not just canola Sclerotinia gets most of its attention as a disease in canola, […] Read more
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New fungicides for 2014

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Companies released several new fungicides in 2013, and have been seeking new uses for existing products. Bayer CropScience launched two new products in 2013. One fungicide, Serenade CPB, leans on microbes to control disease. Lipopeptides, which are molecules produced by bacteria, punch thousands of holes in the fungal cell membranes. This destroys the fungus. The […] Read more

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