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Look Back To Get Ahead Of Fusarium

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Fusarium was a prevalent disease on the Prairies last year, showing up in areas where it’s not normally seen, such as west central Saskatchewan, due to the excessive moisture in those areas. “What’s critical now for farmers is to understand what happened on their farms,” says Mike Grenier, agronomist with the Canadian Wheat Board. “They […] Read more
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Six Steps For Hiring Immigrant Farm Workers

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Hiring temporary foreign workers can be a solution for farms struggling to find good employees, but be prepared to encounter red tape in abundance. Federal and provincial legislation designed to protect temporary foreign workers, their employers and the nation’s border makes for a complex process. For those farmers who have navigated this process, it has […] Read more
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Consider Camelina As A Short-Season Option

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Camelina is relatively new to Western Canada, but this short-season oilseed could prove a wise option for those facing a late seeding season. While camelina does well when seeded early, it can go in in late June and still produce a decent crop. Distributed by Camelina Canada based at Lethbridge, Alta., camelina is very versatile, […] Read more
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Bare Patches And Missing Rows Point To A Pest

Tom, a producer who farms 5,500 acres of canola, barley and wheat south of Carseland, Alta., called me at the end of May last year about his poor wheat stand. “My crop’s coming in well, but I’ve got some bare patches in my field, and a couple of rows are gone,” he said. I headed […] Read more
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Ill-Timed Herbicide Set Back This Crop

Timing is everything and had everything to do with the yellowing of a barley crop near Clanwilliam, Man., last June. “I’ve never seen this in my 20 years of farming,” said Rodney, an experienced producer who farms 1,000 acres of barley and canola. Rodney called me for some advice and recommendations after he discovered his […] Read more
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Scout Early For Stripe Rust

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Stripe rust, which can affect both wheat and barley crops, generally arrives in Canada on wind currents from the southern U.S. states and the Pacific Northwest. Some research out of Alberta is also showing that inoculum from the disease is able to overwinter and may be contributing to more severe outbreaks in that region. Also […] Read more
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Managing Stripe Rust

issues regular cereal rust bulletins so producers can monitor the situation in areas where stripe and other rust diseases originate and most Canadian provinces also issue regular disease bulletins through their websites or other media (see list below). Vigilance, as always, is the best defence against stripe rust in both wheat and barley crops. CEREAL […] Read more
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VRT Seeding Targets Low Producing Sites

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Wilf Pennell is a Saskatchewan farmer looking at whether variable rate seeding can increase yield on less productive sites in a field. After only a couple years of trying the new treatment on part of his Kamsack-area farm in east-central Saskatchewan, Pennell isn’t ready to draw any firm conclusions. But increasing the seeding rate of […] Read more
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Am I Set Up For Variable-Rate Spraying?

Q: I’m thinking of trying variable rate fungicide applications this season. How do I know if my sprayer is capable of varying rates? A:The first call I would make would be to the GPS specialist from the dealership you bought your sprayer. Have ready the year and model number and GPS equipment it is geared […] Read more
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Outback Targets The Majority

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“ Our price is low and we sell volume,” says Darren Pritchard, Can-adian sales manager for Outback Guidance when talking about the company’s product line. In addition, he adds the company believes the majority of Prairie farmers are looking for guidance products that offer simple-to-use, economical and mid-range features; so many of Outback’s products were […] Read more

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