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Cleanfarms offers collection bags free of charge to producers across Canada so they can easily return their empty containers to a Cleanfarms collection point for recycling.
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The dos (and one don’t) of on-farm ag waste management

Cleanfarms offers tips to manage plastics and other farm waste

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Most farmers today recognize the necessity of managing agricultural waste such as empty containers, bags and baler twine — they don’t want to throw it in a ditch to deal with later because that time may never come. On the other hand, it’s one of many things that need to be dealt with on a […] Read more
Cleanfarms collects unused pesticides on a rotating basis, meaning every region is covered once every three years. For those with horses or livestock, the same program also collects livestock and equine medication.
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Bag it up, ship it out, move on

The programs available to farmers to safely — and easily — dispose of ag waste with Cleanfarms

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Keeping a clean farmyard is an easy sell for most producers. Even if it’s something individual farmers may struggle with, it’s still a goal for most growers wishing to be good neighbours and set an example for their industry. However, keeping a clean farm doesn’t stop at the farm gate. In recent years, recycling end-of-life […] Read more
At the podium, Jeremy Boychyn, co-ordinator of the Plot2Farm program, introduces three Alberta producers, who have participated in on-farm research trials, to delegates attending the Prairie Cereals Summit, organized by the Alberta Wheat and Barley Commissions in December. Producers seated from left to right include Devon Hartzler, who farms near Carstairs, Wade McAllister, who farms near Innisfail, and Gord Ellis, who farms near Olds. Hartzler was involved in projects looking at different barley and wheat seeding rates, McAllister’s project looked at row spacing for wheat, while the 2021 project for Ellis evaluated the effectiveness of a PGR on barley.
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A whole new approach to on-farm research

February deadline approaches for the next round of projects

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Gord Ellis and Wade McAllister are two Alberta producers who say properly designed, field-scale, on-farm research projects over the past couple of growing seasons have provided some valuable information relevant to their farms. Both producers were involved in the relatively new Plot2Farm program developed by the Alberta Wheat and Barley Commissions. In 2020, Ellis, of […] Read more
With dry conditions in southwest Manitoba in 2021, Bill Nicholson harvested a crop that was about a half to two-thirds of a normal yield. He’s expecting it to be another dry growing season in 2022.
Crops, Features

Growers tailor their farm plans for 2022

Farmer Panel: Most are gearing up for dry growing conditions with average yields

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After a dry 2021 growing season in most, but not all, parts of Western Canada, farmer panel members for our Jan. 18, 2022, issue of Grainews say they aren’t planning any crazy moves for the coming growing season. However, they will be making some adjustments in fertilizer application rates and crop rotations for 2022, while […] Read more
A combination of high temperatures and low humidity can cause coverage and efficacy issues due to rapid evaporation of spray drops.
Equipment, Features

Use Delta T values for successful spray operations in hot and dry weather

It’s a better indicator than relative humidity for gauging evaporation rate

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In many parts of the Prairies last summer it was hot and exceptionally dry as drought conditions persisted through the season. One of the consequences for farmers was spray operations with pest control applications may have been less effective than usual. Tom Wolf, a sprayer expert and scientist at Agrimetrix Research and Training in Saskatoon, […] Read more
In 2019, high levels of insensitivity of the anthracnose pathogen to Group 11 fungicides was confirmed in Saskatchewan lentil fields. Testing to confirm this insensitivity revealed a mutation (G143A) that enables the pathogen to have cross-resistance to all Group 11 fungicides.
Crops, Features, Pulses

Another tool to control anthracnose

New label registrations will help combat fungicide insensitivity

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Thanks to an expanded label registration, western Canadian lentil growers will have a new tool from Bayer Crop Science for effective disease control in the 2022 crop year. As of mid-2021, the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) expanded the label of a well-established fungicide — Proline Gold — to include anthracnose control in lentils. At […] Read more
Anhydrous ammonia is applied in a mid-row band.
Crops, Features

Increase fertilizer efficiency to reduce emissions

Soil nutrition experts discuss how to go about it

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In a bid to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the Trudeau government took steps in 2021 to lower emissions from on-farm fertilizer use. These measures included setting a voluntary emissions reduction target of 30 per cent from 2020 levels by 2030, which has some producers worried their farms may suffer if it means having to cut […] Read more
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Crop Production Show rolls out next week

More than 20,000 visitors expected to four-day event in Saskatoon

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After sitting out the 2020 tradeshow and conference season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Saskatchewan’s Crop Production Show is full steam ahead this January, with doors opening to a live tradeshow and conference schedule in Saskatoon next week. All systems are go for the Jan. 10-13, 2022, event, which was first launched nearly 40 years […] Read more
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How Hilton Ventures keeps a multi-generational farm operation running smoothly

Your Farming Neighbours: The extended family members that make up this farm team focus on communication, respect, freedom and trust

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What does it take to manage a large and growing, vertically integrated, multi-generation Prairie farm business alongside not one or two but seven adult family members? Passion, dedication, innovation and commitment to teamwork are just the start, says Alberta farmer, Lynne Hilton. “I don’t have words to describe how exciting it is to have our […] Read more
Ben Cavers scans one of the QR codes posted in the cab of a farm tractor. Whether it’s for Cavers, another member of the family farm or a hired worker, the code hosts a wide range of information including photos and short, homemade videos on how to operate a piece of equipment.
Equipment, Features

QR codes find a fit in daily farm operations

Those odd-looking, black markings can be the key to field details and equipment instructions

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You’ve seen them lots. QR codes. Those odd-looking squares with black markings that are applied to a lot of packaging. And in recent months, you may even now have a QR code image on your cellphone to show the world proof of vaccination against the COVID-19 virus. But do those codes have a fit in […] Read more

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