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A fundraiser, a harvest for people in need, and a chance to share their agricultural heritage with young people in the community
Organizers of Olde Tyme Harvest for Hunger hope to raise money for a good cause, put the spotlight on agriculture, and set a world record for antique farm equipment, all at the same time. Last fall Terry Aberhart seeded 120 winter wheat acres, which will be donated to the Canadian Food Grains Bank. On August […] Read moreSeed treatments reduce the threat from flea beetles, but if you had a high flea beetle population at harvest, be on the lookout this spring
With its ability to mai-ntain large overwintering populations, the flea beetle is a perennial spring headache for Prairie farmers. Their huge appetite for anything cruciferous poses a huge threat for mustard, canola and rapeseed. Eight species of flea beetles are known to attack these crops, but the real damage comes from the crucifer flea beetle […] Read moreAt CanoLAB 3D, Jack Braun demonstrated some items that farmers will find handy in the field this summer
The Canola Council of Canada held one of its annual CanoLAB 3D workshops in Brandon, Man. on February 28. These workshops give farmers a chance to take a hands-on look at bugs, new seeding equipment, and canola diseases and deficiencies. There were several speakers on hand. One was Jack Braun, an instructor at the Assiniboine […] Read moreAgronomists in northeast Saskatchewan hope to find ways for local farmers to change rotations from the current two-year norm
The reality of crop rotations in northeast Saskatchewan today is a two-year canola/cereal rotation. The gradual transition to this rotation over the last 10 years has been driven primarily by economics and now weather considerations. “Over the last three years we have seen pea acres decline and they are almost non-existent now as excessive and […] Read more
Here is our guide to making sure air seeders are properly set up and ready to go to work
Farmers who need more and more applications of herbicide and fungicide might want to put a local aerial applicator on speed dial
People used to think that hiring an airplane was the most expensive option, but that’s no longer the case,” says Brennan Jardine, a commercial aerial sprayer at Nipawin, Sask. “Farmers now know if they hire a ground rig or drive over it themselves it will cost as much or more than an airplane.” There are […] Read more
