Features & Production Tips

Three Ways To File Your Paperwork

April 4, 2011

The process to sign a Clearfield commitment form is fairly easy and simple. Often these little details slip your mind as you get busy making more concrete decisions, such as crop planing prior to heading into the field. Once seeding begins lots of these small administrative tasks take the back seat until a rainy day. […] Read more

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The Top Four Weeds Most Likely To Develop Glyphosate Resistance

By Bill Strautman April 4, 2011

With the widespread use of glyphosate in North America, it was only a matter of time before glyphosateresistant weeds appeared. At the Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Association conference in 2007, Hugh Beckie said that, “When glyphosate resistance occurs (in Canada), it will likely be first reported in Ontario.” True to form, glyphosate-resistant giant ragweed was confirmed […] Read more

The youngest leaves were most affected and were severely yellowed in this barley crop.

Barley, Crops, Features

Crop Advisor’s Casebook: Yellowed sixth and seventh barley leaves tell a tale

A Crop Advisor's Solution from the April 18, 2011 issue of Grainews

By Stephanie Richards April 4, 2011

As Rodney drove by his field mid-June last year, he got a nasty shock. His barley crop — progressing well up until that point —was turning yellow. “I’ve never seen this in my 20 years of farming,” Rodney told me. “My barley crop is under a lot of stress,” he said. Rodney farms 1,000 acres […] Read more

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Crop Advisor’s Solution – for Apr. 4, 2011

April 4, 2011

Tim’s cattle won’t be dining on corn any time soon. Last November, while fencing off a field of grazing corn, previously badly damaged by hail, this Saskatchewan producer noticed a distinctly musty smell coming from the crop. Concerned his corn was rotting due to the damage caused by the hail, Tim called me right away […] Read more

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Two Seeding Season Strategies

By Lee Hart April 4, 2011

Two relatively large Saskatchewan farmers reflect different approaches to getting the 2011 crop seeded under potentially wet field conditions this spring. Brad Hanmer who runs an extensive cropping operation with family members at Govan, and Gerrid Gust, who is part of a family farming operation at Davidson — both farms are about an hour north […] Read more

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2010 Weather Affecting 2011 Decisions

By Lee Hart March 21, 2011

Last year’s weather is still one of the big factors as prairie farmers make decisions about 2011 cropping plans. With many areas of Western Canada heading into winter with plenty of — and in some cases too much — moisture, farmers contacted for this Farmer Panel are switching acres to crops that appear to have […] Read more

Features

When To Re-Seed Hybrid Canola

By Andrea Hilderman March 21, 2011

Farmers can draw on four decades’ worth of research when making decisions about re-seeding open pollinated canola, but there isn’t much information out there when it comes to hybrid canola. “Hybrid canola can grow to be a monstrous plant,” says Sherrilyn Phelps, regional crop specialist with Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture at North Battleford. “They are […] Read more

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Start With Nutritionally Complete Seed

By Angela Lovell March 21, 2011

Performing a germination test on a seed lot is relatively common prior to seeding season, and vigour tests are gaining popularity. But what about a nutrition test for seed? Seed quality sets up a crop for the entire season; using seed deficient in one or several nutrients could lead to poor emergence and vigour. “With […] Read more

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Tips For Improved Grain Bag Storage

By Jason Casselman March 21, 2011

CROP STORAGE Judging from the number of bags sold each year, it’s estimated about 50 million bushels of grain are stored in grain bags in Western Canada each year. The amount is increasing as more farmers see the benefits from using this system. Industry reps say the big reason is improved harvesting efficiency, as grain […] Read more

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Low Copper Tied To Ergot

By Lee Hart March 21, 2011

The 2010 cool, wet growing season was a contributing factor to a dramatic increase in ergot in wheat and barley last year, but the real cause is likely due to a nutrient deficiency, says an Alberta-based plant pathologist. If plants are low in copper, pollen can be sterile, says Ieuan Evans, plant pathologist and senior […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

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U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

Features

Three Ways To File Your Paperwork

The Top Four Weeds Most Likely To Develop Glyphosate Resistance

Crop Advisor’s Casebook: Yellowed sixth and seventh barley leaves tell a tale

Crop Advisor’s Solution – for Apr. 4, 2011

Two Seeding Season Strategies

2010 Weather Affecting 2011 Decisions

When To Re-Seed Hybrid Canola

Start With Nutritionally Complete Seed

Tips For Improved Grain Bag Storage

Low Copper Tied To Ergot

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