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Canola, Features

On-farm storage and canola grain quality

Control what you can, and take steps to manage the rest

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When it comes to your on-farm storage and maintaining canola grain quality, there are some elements you can control — and others you can’t. One area you can influence is the original condition of the canola seed going into your bins. Swathing at the correct stage or straight-cutting will help minimize many of the quality […] Read more
A view of the Northgate facility from the fertilizer shed.
Features

Moving grain south of the border

The Ceres Northgate Terminal works with BNSF to move grain into the U.S.

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If you had a good arm, you might be able to stand outside the Ceres Northgate Terminal and wing a baseball from Saskatchewan into North Dakota. While the terminal and most of Ceres’ twin-loop track is in Canada, part of the track is south of the border. The facility’s border-straddling location, southeast of Estevan, is […] Read more
Features, News

Ray Dowbenko changing hats

Retirement came earlier than respected, but he still plans to contribute

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Western Canadian farmers aren’t losing a valuable resource, but a long-time soil fertility specialists and agronomist will be heading off in a new direction this fall, as Ray Dowbenko wraps up a 30-year career with a major fertilizer company. Dowbenko, who spent more than 20 years often recognized as the frontline man who figured out […] Read more
Jason Craig and his wife Jenn with their two children, Jayden and Jemma.
Crops, Features

Meet your farming neighbours: The Craigs

This is the story of Jason Craig and 
his family farm, near Delburne, Alta.

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Every farm has its own story. No two farms (or farmers) are exactly alike. Everyone got started in a different way, and every farm has a different combination of family and hired staff who make the decisions and keep things running. But, in general, even after you consider all of the details, farmers are more […] Read more
This aphid parasitoid died trying to emerge from the aphid mummy.
Crops, Features

New Cereal Aphid Manager app

Take this app on scouting and let it help you decide if you need to spray

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Aphids can be a big problem in cereal crops, and populations can build quickly. Knowing if and when to spray can be tricky. Decisions are driven by estimated aphid populations and factors can impact them — weather and natural predators. The new Cereal Aphid Manager app can help. This app uses considers these factors to […] Read more
Dallas and Danita Leduc and their daughter, Hope, like to travel when they’re not on their farm near Glentworth, Sask.
Crops, Features

Meet your farming neighbours: Dallas and Danita Leduc

This is the story of Dallas Leduc, Venture Ridge Farms, near Glentworth, Sask.

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Every farm has its own story. No two farms (or farmers) are exactly alike. Everyone got started in a different way, and every farm has a different combination of family and hired staff who make the decisions and keep things running. But, in general, even after you consider all of the details, Prairie farmers are […] Read more
Crop advisor casebook: What’s causing these wheat heads to curl?
Cereals, Crops, Features

Crop advisor casebook: What’s causing these wheat heads to curl?

A Crop Advisor's Solution from the July 17, 2018 issue of Grainews

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John, who owns a mixed grain farm near Lacombe, Alta., called me last July after he discovered curled and deformed wheat heads in his crop. He said the affected plants were scattered throughout the field, and approximately 10 per cent of the crop was affected. At the field, examination of the plants revealed healthy and […] Read more
Kathlyn Hossack at Ag in Motion.
Features, News

VIDEO: ‘Fit to Farm’ comes to Ag in Motion

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Certified athletic therapist, kinesiologist and Grainews columnist, Kathlyn Hossack, came to Ag in Motion this year offering free assessments and to talk with farmers about how they can avoid farm-related injuries. At the show, which ran July 17-19, Hossack also spoke about the “culture of toughness” in the farm community and how injuries not only […] Read more
Get the most from your grain bags
Crops, Features

Get the most from your grain bags

Try these three tips to get the most from your grain bag storage this harvest season

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Many Western Canadian producers are turning to grain bags either as a backup to bin storage or a logistical solution during the busy harvest season. According to Dave Nelson, senior vice-president of sales for Loftness, there are a host of reasons why producers might want to consider grain bagging. “When all of the bins on […] Read more

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