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Liquid versus granular

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Your crop will take up nutrients in either liquid or granular form. 
How you decide to provide those nutrients is up to you


History, routine and that’s the way it’s always been done. The smartest, most savvy farmers among us are susceptible to ruts, mentally and practically. The liquid versus granular fertilizer debate, if there is one, is, at its core, a question of science, finances, tradition and geography. Crops need specific nutrients during specific stages of growth. And those nutrients need […] Read more
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Enhanced efficiency fertilizer

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Enhanced efficiency fertilizer (EEF) is a blanket term referring to products that optimize nutrient uptake and prevent nutrient loss by controlling the speed of release or altering soil-fertilizer reactions. EEFs intended for agricultural production are commonly nitrogen products, although the technology has been applied to other nutrients such as phosphorous. While agricultural use of EEFs […] Read more
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Fusarium infected seed

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Many farmers are dealing with seed infected with fusarium head blight (FHB). This four-step management plan can help keep it under control


When farmers pick up their cereal seed this year, what’s on their mind will largely depend on where they live, especially when it comes to concerns about fusarium head blight (FHB). Fusarium on the Prairies In Alberta, farmers purchasing seed from retailers can be confident that seed is not infected with Fusarium graminearum, the species […] Read more
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Holding on to phosphorus

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Plants can’t always use the phosphorus in your soil. Here are six factors that determine available levels

Most soils on the Canadian prairies are phosphorus deficient — 80 per cent of the fields in Saskatchewan, according to Dr. Don Flaten, soil science professor at the University of Manitoba. In Manitoba, 60 per cent of fields were found to be lacking in phosphorus; 50 per cent in Alberta. There are two major causes […] Read more
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Phosphorus application methods

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Almost all soil phosphorus originates from the parent material, but much of this phosphorus remains unavailable to plants, so for a crop to have a sufficient supply of plant available phosphorus, some additional phosphorus needs to be put down. There are five main types of commercial phosphorus fertilizers: monoammonium phosphate (MAP), diammonium phosphate (DAP), triple […] Read more
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Calc-seed

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In the agricultural world, seeding technology is getting more precise every day. Calc-Seed is an app that can easily and efficiently help you do precise seed calculation so you know not only how many pounds per acre you need, but also total tons as well. The interface is clean allowing you to do your calculations in one of four […] Read more
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Eco-buffers increase profit

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Eco-buffers provide all the benefits of conventional shelter-belts with greater ecological paybacks. They supply better wildlife habitat, enhanced wild bee and beneficial insect refuge, and their compact design makes them a good fit for the small farm, says Laura Poppy, agroforestry specialist at the Agroforestry Development Centre at Indian Head, Saskatchewan. What are eco-buffers? “An […] Read more
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Field pea inputs

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Plateauing field pea yields have prompted researchers to study how inputs can help. You can’t use everything — get the best bank for your input buck

Researchers want to figure out which inputs, and combinations of inputs, produce the highest field pea yields in different areas of Saskatchewan, says Anne Kirk. Kirk is the research manager at the Western Applied Research Corporation (WARC). The research corporation is running a three-year study, funded by the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers, at Scott, Melfort, Swift […] Read more
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Pre-harvest intervals

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Understanding and following the rules for pre-harvest pesticide application can save you a lot of time and money

In a year of unusual conditions across much of the Prairies, some unusual problems arose. Pre-harvest interval, the time between the last application of pesticide and the safe harvesting of edible crops for immediate consumption, was a much bigger consideration than usual because of the need for late-season spray applications. With a strict tolerance approach to residuals […] Read more
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Beyond no-till

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When it comes to managing farming systems, too often the agriculture industry gets hung up on single components of the system at the expense of long-term thinking, says a researcher. “I liken this to driving down the highway, looking at the edge of the ditch to try to keep from going in the ditch. It works […] Read more

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