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Watch What The Joneses Do

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Lorne Christopherson, a mixed farmer from Weldon, Sask., considers three main points when it comes to new technology… Is this new technology going to improve my bottom line? Will it make my life easier? And…will this new technology benefit the environment, or at least not be a negative? With the prospect that crop prices will […] Read more
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Inoculant Boosts Soil Mycorrhizae

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Let’s call it the agronomic final frontier — the root zone. Soil isn’t just what you stick seed in. It’s a living biosphere complete with good guys, bad guys, free loaders and blue-collar workers. As farmers, your job is to encourage the good guys and allow those workers to do their jobs. Next generation inoculants […] Read more
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How To Import Chemical From The U. S.

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If the strong Canadian dollar has you eyeing chemical prices across the border, you’ll need to fill out some paper work and make some phone calls before shopping. The Grower Requested Own Use (GROU) import program, which replaced the Own Use Import program of a few years ago, lays out the rules. There are times […] Read more
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The Grou 18

Here are the 18 products on the GROU list as of early February. You’ll notice not all are for grain crops in Western Canada. A-Rest Solution (Pest Control Product (PCP) #16393) Sumagic plant growth regulator (PCP #25781) Bonzi plant growth regulator (PCP #25453 Prowl 400 EC herbicide (PCP #23439) Nufarm MCPA Ester 600 Liquid herbicide […] Read more
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More Canola Fields Need Sulphur

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Most farmers concentrate their fertilizer formulations on nitrogen and phosphorus needs. But as soils get depleted in other essential nutrients, you need to add these to your fertilizer mix A successful cropping program means that plant essential nutrients are absorbed at adequate amounts so that crop yields are not limited by any nutrient deficiency. In […] Read more
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Farm King

When selecting a personal pick-up you can be forgiven for adding a few bells and whistles that don’t provide a direct economic benefit. But good farm managers can’t afford to carry that idea too far when making business decisions. Every dollar invested in grain production equipment needs to pay a dividend. Choosing farm machinery that […] Read more
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Farm King Makes An Auger For Any Job

A decade ago, grain bin manufacturers were reporting 3,500-bushel, hopper-bottom bins as the most common on-farm storage units demanded by farmers. Today, however, things are very different; bins with capacities of 10,000 bushels or more have become hot sellers. Filling these giants at harvest requires big augers with performance to match. Buyers also want augers […] Read more
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Always Trying New Ideas

continued from previous story days in the north produce seed potatoes with more energy and vigour, which carries over through several generations of seed.” Not only do they produce more, but the website also claims these northern Alberta potatoes are healthier, with less bacteria, virus and pest diseases, due to the cold winter temperatures. Growing […] Read more
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No Till Pays Dividends, Despite 2009

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I understand the heartache of crop failure when stakes are high. I realize the pressures of farming around the weather. But it makes no sense to abandon the good sense of no-till after a bad year. I sincerely hope what I overheard during a farm meeting last summer was just talk without thought. Farmers were […] Read more
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Good Soil Moisture East, Dry West

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2 TABLE. CROP YIELDS FOR 2010 BASED ON SOIL MOISTURE AND RAIN Soil moisture (from map) Dry Moist Moist Water in soil in spring (inches) 4 4 Crop/Soil zone Wheat/Brown Barley/ Dark Brown Canola/Black Rain from May 1 to July 31 (inches) 4 8 Yield (bu./ac.) 11 32 17 26 58 31 12 30 89 […] Read more

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