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A view of the grassland at Calgary’s Nose Hill Park. Preliminary results of recent research suggest Alberta’s grasslands have fared better than other such regions in weathering the effect of drought.
Features, Weather

Research looks into drought’s lingering effects on grasslands

A global project will provide valuable insights as droughts increase, an Alberta scientist says

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Glacier FarmMedia — A global study is examining the surprising ways short-term droughts can affect grasslands. “It’s not surprising that less water is going to lead to less plant growth. We’re all very familiar with that,” said Cameron Carlyle, associate professor of rangeland ecology in the Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences at the […] Read more
Canadian breeding programs have developed sainfoin varieties such as AAC Mountainview and AAC Glenview.
Features, Forages

Pastures, hayland get a leg up with legumes

Climate program funds allow Canadian-bred non-bloating legumes such as sainfoin to gain ground

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A former Alberta provincial forage and livestock business specialist, now working with seed supplier Union Forage, Grant Lastiwka has studied forages in grazing systems for a long time. Over that time, he’s found certain legumes can bring net benefits to pastures and forage stands — significant enough to outweigh the potential drawbacks. Eleven years ago, […] Read more
Planting perennial forages in ditches is recommended to help keep kochia from getting a toehold.
Crops, Features

Weed alerts on the southern front

A North Dakota weed expert cautions Prairie farmers about kochia, waterhemp and Palmer amaranth and their evolving herbicide tolerances

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Of all the things shared by Prairie farmers on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border, an abiding love of their land, fretting over the weather and a no-nonsense, ‘get ‘er done’ attitude are among those that come to mind. Unfortunately, this also includes weed problems. Weeds know no borders, of course, so when weed trouble […] Read more
Crucifer flea beetles, shown here on cabbage, are considered by growers to be among the greatest economic risks to canola crops.
Canola, Crops, Features

Canola’s least wanted

Experts discuss pests and pathogens canola growers will want to watch for in 2024

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Flea beetles pose one of the greatest risks to yields for canola growers in Western Canada. A 2022 survey conducted on behalf of the Canola Council of Canada bore that out. Some 91 per cent of growers who participated in the survey identified flea beetles as the greatest economic risk to their crops. That’s likely […] Read more
An artist's rendition of a Landsat satellite in Earth orbit.
Crops, Features

Checking crops from orbit may be underused option

The available satellite imagery of our crops may be an underused tool for field analysis

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Glacier FarmMedia — Last fall on her farm near Holland, Man., Anastasia Kubinec was struggling with a decision about a canola field. In one part of the of the field, it seemed like the crop was ready to combine. But other areas were possibly too wet and too green. One option was going in with […] Read more
Cattle take shelter in the stalks of Brett McRae’s intercropped corn grazing system.
Features

Corn-soybean intercrop goes to a taste test

The novel crop combination is getting an even more novel test of its utility

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Glacier FarmMedia — Brett McRae is spicing up his corn grazing system this year. He’s got more than one variety growing — a grazing-oriented option and the typical silage corn — but the real experiment is happening beneath the canopy. This year, the corn shared space with forage soybean and hairy vetch. The beans were […] Read more
Water lines are trenched in on the field to feed drip lines placed at the root level.
Features

Subsurface irrigation called way of the future

Early adopters in southern Alberta are using drip lines to run water directly to crop roots

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Glacier FarmMedia — Subsurface drip irrigation is a relatively new system to the Prairies, but one of southern Alberta’s early adopters is confident it’s an effective way to grow crops with water efficiency rates second to none. Subsurface irrigation systems deliver water directly to roots using drip lines and is commonly designed to be spaced […] Read more
Manitoba’s canola growers have elected a new president and set up a new executive position of past president.
Crops, Features

Manitoba crop organizations name new brass

Groups announce new board members and executives for 2024-25

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Manitoba’s crop organizations have come out of meeting season with a number of new leaders and directors. The Manitoba Canola Growers Association has elected Warren Ellis of Wawanesa as its president for 2024-25, with Jackie Dudgeon-MacDonald of Darlingford acclaimed as vice-president and Nicolea Dow of Portage la Prairie acclaimed as secretary and named treasurer. “The […] Read more
A concept robot participates in the Field Robot Event at DLG Feldtage in Germany.
Equipment, Features, Machinery

Ag shows boost focus on farm robotics

At farm equipment showcases, autonomy has joined the mainstream

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Although we’re barely on the eve of widespread adoption of full autonomy in farm machinery, it is slowly becoming mainstream thinking across the equipment industry — and farm machinery shows are starting to tailor events to better showcase it, even in concept and prototype machines. To do exactly that, German agricultural society DLG — the […] Read more
Staff of SB Quantum at work. The Sherbrooke, Que. company was chosen to be part of John Deere’s annual Startup Collaborator program for 2024. It has developed technology based on a novel quantum magnetometer that can more accurately measure fluctuations in the Earth’s magnetic field.
Equipment, Features

A quantum-sensing startup gets Deere backing

John Deere's Startup Collaborator program helps new companies develop, explore innovative tech

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Glacier FarmMedia — A Canadian firm that uses quantum sensing to improve navigation for autonomous vehicles is among six start-up companies from around the world that will be collaborating with John Deere. “This is a perfect opportunity to find a technology that’s really interesting that may have a large application to solving customer problems that […] Read more

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