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New Canola Needs A Name

Got any great names to suggest for an early-maturing, higher-yielding Polish canola variety? Central Alberta farmer Bob Mastin is asking growers from across Western Canada to send in any name suggestions they have for ACS-C18, a new Polish variety developed by Agriculture Canada, that he will be marketing this fall. Mastin would like to register […] Read more
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Polish Canola Still Has A Fit

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If it would have helped this year — or any year — to have a decent-yielding, 90-day canola variety that could have been seeded as late as June 1, then keep your eye on a new Polish canola variety which will be available to western Canadian farmers in 2011. Mastin Seeds of Sundre, Alta., ( […] Read more
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Five Steps To Useful Soil Test Results

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If you’re like many this year and have unseeded acres, drowned-out areas, had excessive moisture or yes, even too little rain, soil testing and analysis is even more critical when planning next year’s crop. Excess moisture can cause nitrogen losses through leaching or denitrification, and the amount of mineralization that occurred during the growing season […] Read more
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Getting A Jump On Crop Consulting

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Hendrik Feenstra may be too young to hang out a shingle as a crop consultant, but the southern Alberta teenager certainly knows his lygus bugs from a flea beetle. Feenstra, who is just 13, is the youngest person in Canada, and perhaps North America, to have completed and passed an intensive examination process to become […] Read more
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How To Choose The Best N Form

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Getting the full bang for every buck spent on nitrogen (N) fertilizer can be difficult. Under some conditions, losses from volatilization (off gassing) can exceed 50 per cent, according to a Quebec study. With the current cost of fertilizer, no operation can afford that. However, two N treatments, ESN and Agrotain, can significantly decrease those […] Read more
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Veris Soil EC Maps Soil Variability

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At just six feet wide, the Veris doesn’t look like much of a mighty machine, but don’t be fooled. This implement, when fitted with sensors and a GPS receiver, is a powerful field-mapping tool. Don’t fret if you’ve never seen one — it’s likely because there are only three in the Prairie Provinces. Terry Aberhart, […] Read more
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Pound It Loose

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Having trouble loosening a stubborn drain plug that uses a compressible metal gasket? Before you damage it, get a hammer. Yes, a hammer. A few firm hits will loosen a drain plug and allow you to put a wrench on it and easily turn it out. The hits should be firm, and it might take […] Read more
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Consider Elemental S For The Long Term

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If the sheer volume of product running through the seeder is bogging you down, it might be time to give an old product a fresh look. Elemental sulphur (S) is bulky, sure, but when put down in sufficient quantities it can provide enough S for three or four growing seasons. The key element to making […] Read more
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Eight Tips For Buying At Auction

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I recently went to an auction sale looking for some grain trucks to part out, however when I got there the trucks weren’t selling yet. As I walked up to the crowd I saw that they were selling an auger. A nice 37-foot, severn-inch auger with a 16-hp Kohler engine. It looked better than any […] Read more
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“T” Word Creeping Into Fall Plans

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You know it’s a crappy harvest season when I can phone farmers, almost anywhere in Western Canada at 8 a. m. on a weekday morning in mid-September and still find them fairly close to their home phone. Some farmers in Manitoba were midway through or wrapping up harvest, while many in Saskatchewan and Alberta were […] Read more

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