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Introducing a new crop into a rotation begins with research, planning, and testing to make sure it not only makes economic sense, but “feels” right, too

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Being able to grow a new crop is one thing, being able to market it is another. Those are probably the two most important points producers need to remember when looking at “new crop” options, say two western Canadian crop production specialists. A new crop is one of two things. It could be a brand […] Read more
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What Are Carbon Credits Worth?

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Like many Prairie farmers, Bob Burns of Oxbow, Sask., has not yet sold any of the carbon credits he has earned by direct seeding. Bill Kemp of Craig, Sask., also direct seeds and contracted his credits to an aggregator two years ago. He has yet to receive a payment. Both growers are wondering how much […] Read more
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Make Technology Earn Its Keep

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Technological capability of new farm equipment is astounding, sure, but for the most part GPS is currently used for straight-as-an-arrow rows and yield monitors are used for record-keeping. One Alberta project is looking for ways to make autosteer and yield mapping do so much more for you. Ken Coles, general manager of the Southern Applied […] Read more
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Iron Deficiency Strikes Early

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Iron is essential for all plants, but the Prairie crops most susceptible to iron deficiency are alfalfa, barley, rye and turf. Iron helps in the development and function of chlorophyll. It contributes to the process through which the crop fixes nitrogen from the soil. Plant respiration and metabolism require iron. And iron, like most micronutrients, […] Read more
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Perennial Wheat Saves Spring Costs

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The Land Institute, a non-profit organization in Salina, Kansas (www.landinstitute.org),has been working on perennial wheat and sorghum crops since 2002. Research is being carried out at their facility in Salina along with joint efforts at some U. S. universities and a partner in Australia. Jerry Glover, an agro-ecologist from The Land Institute, says plant breeders […] Read more
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Peas And Canola Make Good Team

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We didn’t want to throw any canola over the sieves, so we had to set the combine to canola first with its maximum wind speed possible. The peas seem to be cooperative with the canola setting, despite the lower wind cleaning speed and narrow sieve level.” — SCOTT CHALMERS High cost of fertilizer and other […] Read more
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Pea-Alfalfa Mix Revives Pasture

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John Burden of Lougheed, Alta., says peas perform very well as a take-out crop for depleted pastures. He direct-seeds peas into the sod and then broadcasts alfalfa seed immediately afterward. He gets a pea crop the first year, meanwhile creating a good foundation for the new alfalfa to get established. Ultimately his goal is to […] Read more
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Setting The Combine For Corn

1. Open up concave gap to widest setting 2. Slow down crop accelerator 3. Open top sieve wide 4. Increase fan-generated air to maximum 5. Remove bottom sieve 6. Slow down chaff spreaders 7. Slow down straw choppers
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Soybeans In Southern Alberta

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Over the past four years we have been raising soybeans on our farm in Tilley, Alta. This article chronicles our experiences along the way and where we see the crop going for our area in the future. In 2006, we started experimenting with soybeans to see if they would work in our climate. Our farm […] Read more
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The experts say it’s not just catastrophic events –like lightning strikes –that put modern electrical components at risk. There are ongoing daily power events around the house and farm that can wear out equipment and appliances

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It took a bolt of lightning to convince Mark and Curt McNaughton it was time they did something to protect the power supply to their central Alberta farming operation. In fact they had two separate, fairly recent lightning strikes that hit farm buildings and a power pole in the yard. There was no significant damage […] Read more

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