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New sea buckthorn variety

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Sea buckthorn berries are brimming with vitamins, along with high levels of beta carotene, omega-3 oils, and flavonoids. The fruit can be found in a range of food and skin care products in health food stores. The plant is drought hardy and resistant to diseases and pests, making it a tempting option for fruit growers […] Read more
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Weed control after a flood

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Many farmers saw flooded acres in 2011. Special care will be needed to control weeds and manage these fields this year

It may only occur every 300 years, but farmers in southeast Saskatchewan and southwest Manitoba spent 2011 dealing with the worst flood since the West was settled. An estimated six million acres in the two provinces went unseeded due to the flooding. Even though waterlogged fields could not be planted, they were anything but barren, and now […] Read more
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Crushed hopes for canola crop?

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Bill, a farmer who grows 3,000 acres of wheat, barley, oats and canola south of Melfort, Sask., had acquired another quarter in the spring of 2011. The new quarter had a history of canola-cereal rotations with canola yields in excess of 40 bushels per acre. Bill had high hopes for a great return on his […] Read more
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Careers in agriculture

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Agriculture is an industry that offers many diverse career opportunities both on and off the farm. Increasingly, agricultural employers, especially those in agri-business, are recruiting right off university and college campuses to try and snap up the tightening supply of qualified candidates. “Many of our students, whether it is for summer or permanent employment, are […] Read more
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Crop adviser’s solution

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Concerned about one of his malt barley fields, Jim — a Saskatoon-area farmer — asked me to visit his farm. It was the third week of June, and until that point Jim’s crop had progressed normally, despite the heavy rain that had fallen on his fields that spring. Now, quite unexpectedly, some of the plants […] Read more
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Plant density dilemma

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Perplexed by the low plant density of the canola stand in two of his fields, John, who farms 3,000 acres of peas, wheat and canola northwest of Saskatoon, asked me to visit his operation. He wanted some answers. It was the first week of June, and most of the 1,200 acres of canola John had […] Read more
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Avoid night spraying

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The belief that spraying at higher wind speeds causes more drift damage has prompted many farmers to spray at night, when wind speeds tend to be lighter. Although nights are often calmer, more damage can occur as spray drift is affected by temperature inversion, a process that has the potential to occur almost every night. […] Read more
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The value of conducting strip trials

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Making changes on the farm can be costly and risky. How do you get the maximum return for minimum risk? Simply put: You have to evaluate it to see if it works. At the Central Peace Conservation Society, we’ve been conducting unbiased trials since 1988. I often tell farmers that good, bad or otherwise, the […] Read more
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2012 rebate and reward programs

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This year, chemical companies are continuing to move away from rebate programs in favour of early purchase offers, but most are offering some type of reward to encourage farmers to use their products. Here is a list of programs available to farmers as of Jan. 20, 2012. Some of the early purchase offers will have […] Read more

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