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Zero To “Great” Harvest Forecasts

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Farmers across Western Canada all have different stories to tell for the midsummer Farmer Panel as they talk about plans for harvest and crop storage this fall. All use “wet” to describe the situation at seeding, but details of their current circumstances go from one extreme to the other. An Alberta farmer was looking at […] Read more
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Winter Wheat For Wet Acres

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While many Prairie farmers are happy with how the crop looks, huge swaths of Manitoba and Saskatchewan are facing unprecedented flooding. For some, this is year two or even three of excessive water. Planting crops in the fall can help in these situations in a few ways. Crops seeded in August are up, growing and […] Read more
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Using 1,000 Kernel Weight To Calculate Seeding Rate

Once you choose a target plant density, use the actual 1,000 kernel weight and germination of the seedlot to calculate your seeding rate. 1) Choose a desired plant population range. For winter wheat, that’s 25 plants per square foot. 2) Count out 1,000 seeds and weigh them (in grams). This is a great activity for […] Read more
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Swathing Canola In Less Than Ideal Conditions

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One of the most common agronomic questions regarding canola is “When should I swath?” And the short answer is, “It depends.” It depends on the circumstances of the crop and of the growing season in which the crop is maturing. Sometimes you see farmers, fearful of crop loss due to shattering, swathing canola that is […] Read more
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Other Winter Crops

WINTER CANOLA While plot trials with newer winter canola varieties appear to be promising, McKenzie is very clear in advising farmers not to get anxious about sourcing seed and growing the crop in Alberta. The research is being led by Habibur Rahman, canola breeder at the University of Alberta. McKenzie says it appears some new […] Read more
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Stunted Peas Stump This Farmer

Dan’s curiosity about his first crop on a new parcel of land quickly turned to concern when he noticed some of the field peas he had planted that spring had stopped flowering. “A section of my field is ripening before the rest of it,” he told me one day in early July last year, “It […] Read more
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Winter Pulses Give Farmers Another Option

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Many farmers struggled to get a crop in this spring, and still others were happy to have had winter cereals in rotation to take some of the squeeze off a short seeding season. With wet weather persisting in some areas, the prospect of seeding a wider range of “winter” crops in late summer may have […] Read more
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Crop Advisor’s Casebook – for Jun. 6, 2011

Weed control is an essential part of all crop production systems, and at this time of year it plays a major role in growers’ schedules. Peter, a producer from Eden, Man., who farms 2,500 acres of wheat, canola and oats, called me late last June after he found some weeds growing in his wheat field […] Read more
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Turn Your Bins Into A Dryer

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Harvey Aberhart was impressed with how well a Fast Dry grain bin drying system worked last fall and winter on his eastern Saskatchewan farm and he’s even more anxious to see how new moisture-sensing cables now installed in those bins, will improve drying accuracy. He’s planning to add a third Fast Dry bin this fall. […] Read more
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Five Tips For Better Field Scouting

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Good farm managers know devoting time and allocating resources to field crop scouting during the growing season pays dividends. Effective field scouting is documented, accurate, regular, and thorough. Follow these tips to help you get the most out of the time you spend in the field. KEEP DETAILED RECORDS A good record keeping system of […] Read more

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