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Naked oats undress the market

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AC Gehl is the only truly naked (or bald) oat currently available in Canada, and should not be confused with other hulless oat varieties, which still have fine hairs (trichomes) that can cause skin, respiratory and eye irritation during harvesting, handling and processing. AC Gehl does not require de-hulling and sorting as do traditional oats, […] Read more
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Using GPS technology to reduce waste and minimize stress

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When John Elias embraced GPS tech-nology in early 2000 on their farm near Morden, Manitoba, it was a decision, John did not take lightly. Today his two sons, Jonathan (32) and Tim (21), embrace this technology along with their father and apply it to every aspect of farming their 3,400 acres of corn, canola, soybeans, wheat and […] Read more
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Choosing the right forage seed

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Cows eat grass and grass is grass, right? If the blend you used before worked, so you might as well just keep using it. Or is there something better? Annual crops are tested for yield and maturity, averaged over many sites and years. You can talk to neighbours to see how their varieties worked, and […] Read more
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Use kernel weight to set rates

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To calculate an accurate seeding rate, it helps to know the weight of 1,000 kernels of seed, the germination rate and estimated seedling mortality. “That is what farmers are after,” says Walter Enns, agronomy manager, Keystone Groups, Cargill Ltd. “When farmers try to optimize their yields on the farm it all starts with their desired […] Read more
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6 tips for straight combining canola

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Most Western Canadian farmers consider swa-thing canola to be the tried and true harvest management strategy. But straight combining could allow farmers to reduce a field operation and gain extra yield from producing larger seed size nurtured by a fully matured plant. Straight combining canola can be risky because of shatter losses if timing is […] Read more
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Understanding clubroot

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Clubroot is a relatively new disease that has affected parts of the canola growing area of Western Canada. In canola, it was initially found in a couple of fields in the St. Albert area of Alberta in 2003, but since then it has spread to many municipalities in central Alberta surrounding Edmonton, a couple of […] Read more
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7 strategies to prevent clubroot

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The following clubroot prevention strategies have been adapted from Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development’s Agri-Facts: Clubroot Disease of Canola and Mustard, March 2011. 1. Use long rotations — do not grow canola more frequently than once every four years in the same field. Although this practice will not prevent the introduction of clubroot to clean fields, it […] Read more
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3 steps to being a good farm guest

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If you’re like most farmers, you like to help out when you visit friend or neighbour’s farm. Helping is great, and often truly appreciated. It can also be dangerous and potentially deadly. If you’re helping, being a good farm guest requires setting aside what you know of your own farm and listening to your host’s […] Read more
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9 ways to make your farm fire safe

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How fire ready is your farm? A google search for “farm fire preparedness” will turn up at least 3 million hits. There are many publications and websites. But how many farmers actually put that information to use? Here are some very basic things you can do to ensure that you’re ready for the worst. Field […] Read more
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Keep kids safe on the farm

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I’m a rancher, raising cows and riding horses. My husband manages a crop-based farm. We are also parents. Our first and most important job is keeping our son safe. Each year in Canada an average of 115 people are killed and another 1,500 are hospitalized due to farm-related incidents. From 1990 to 2005, 217 children […] Read more

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