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Eight tips for growing perfect oats

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High yields and good milling quality are what most oat producers strive for, and achieving these goals may depend on where they are grown and under what kind of production system. Soil and environmental conditions definitely have an impact on seeding rates and timing, which are all important factors in the quest for a perfect […] Read more
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Clubroot — You Don’t Want It

DISEASE MANAGEMENT While the clubroot disease in canola is still isolated to a relatively few counties in central Alberta, farmers across Western Canada are being warned to be vigilant in preventing the disease from appearing or worsening on their farm. Clubroot is one of those flypaper diseases in that, once it appears, it is extremely […] Read more
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Four Tips For Better Spray Application Timing

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Choosing the right application timing for crop protection products isn’t always a straightforward decision. The difference between getting it right or not can mean economic losses from wasted product, crop damage or poor control. One of the factors that complicates the decision making process is different timing recommendations for different pests. The following tips will […] Read more
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A Good Year For Poor Man’s Corn

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Called poor man’s corn for good reason, sorghum sudangrass is a warm season forage crop that looks like corn, grows like corn, but sure doesn’t cost what corn does. On trials on our farm, we’ve seen both extremes in production. In good years it was taller than our 4255 tractor, and in poor years it […] Read more
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Article Update

In the March 7 issue we featured an article created by our European friends atProfi magazine about their field trial of the new Claas Lexion 770 combine. In the article we told you some of the features on the preproduction model tested may not be available on North American combines. Claas of America asked us […] Read more
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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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