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This Isn’t Australia: A Critical Look At CTF

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A recent story on the cover ofGrainewsgot a lot of people’s attention, and maybe not in a good way. The story “The case for controlled traffic farming” presented several reasons why CTF works in Australia and New Zealand, but many asked if there’s any proven benefits for farmers on the Canadian Prairies. To date there […] Read more
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LibertyLink Soybeans Impress In 2010

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Carl Willis has a serious weed problem on his land, which is why he was one of the first farmers in Canada to try LibertyLink soybeans. The giant ragweed on 130 acres of Willis’s farm near Windsor, Ont., has become resistant to glyphosate and poses a real problem. As well, because this particular field is […] Read more
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Young Farmer Bucks The Trends

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Like most Saskatchewan farmers, Dan Bonkowski was hit with wet weather this fall. It’s mid September and he’s waiting patiently for his land near Wapella to dry up so he can get his combine back in the field. In spite of the rain, he’s managed to stay positive, confident that he’ll get his crop off […] Read more
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Three Tips For Choosing Pulse Fields

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Once you’ve decided on your canola acres and booked your seed, it’s time to consider which fields are suitable for pulses. Even if you have a set rotation, you may be adding some new land, combining smaller fields into a larger one, or reacting to market prospects. In our area, we’ve seen a gradual decline […] Read more
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Are You Fertilizing Correctly?

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Farmers are wasting serious dollars by put the wrong amount of fertilizer on their fields, according to Wade Barnes of Farmers Edge Consulting. “In one-third of the field you’re over-fertilizing, one-third you’re under-fertilizing and on one-third you’re about right,” Barnes told the Seedmaster’s Master Seeder Conference at Regina in November, citing a University of Utah […] Read more
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How To Extract More Value From Feed Wheat

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Last year’s difficult growing conditions in Western Canada have resulted in large quantities of wheat that have been downgraded to feed because of sprout damage, fusarium or frost. Whatever the reason, many grain producers are now faced with the sometimes difficult task of getting top value for their feed wheat.Grainews looked into some of the […] Read more
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Unintended Mustard/Lentil Intercrop Surprises

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After sowing large green lentils on 180 acres of oriental mustard stubble this spring, Kevin Hursh was surprised by the amount of volunteer mustard that emerged. He’d expected a few volunteers from last year’s crop, but not the number of plants that established. “That field looked awfully yellow by July,” says Hursh, who farms at […] Read more
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AgTech Studies Lance Fungicide Use On Dry Beans

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White mould is a common disease in dry bean production in Southern Alberta. The Alberta Pulse Growers Commission, along with other stakeholders and researchers, asked the AgTech Centre of Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development to provide information on spraying technologies to use when applying foliar fungicides for controlling sclerotinia white mould in dry bean crops. […] Read more
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Ascochyta Scorecard Makes Fungicide Decisions Easier

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Deciding when to spray fungicides can be stressful, especially when it comes to pulse crops such as peas. How do you know you’ll get your money’s worth? One way is to use a simple but effective score sheet developed by pulse research agronomist Ken Lopetinsky. “I think it’s a real helpful tool — it gives […] Read more

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