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Wheat &Chaff – for Jul. 25, 2011

By Lyndsey Smith July 25, 2011

CROPS — NOSE HIGH TO NOT THERE Summer is my chance to get out and actually spend time with the farmers I write for. After we have the discussion about there not being enough jokes in the magazine, we typically head to the field to see how the year is shaping up. Recently, I spent […] Read more

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Close The Gate And Keep Kids Safe

July 25, 2011

Sometimes even those eyes in the back of your head aren’t enough to keep kids safe on the farm. You’re standing right beside them, watching, and then in what seems to be slow motion, they fall, they cut a hand or worse. And you were supervising! We have to face it — supervision alone cannot […] Read more

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Pass On Your Best Management Advice Through STEP UP

July 25, 2011

The Canadian Farm Business Management Council, Canadian 4-H Council, Canadian Young Farmers’ Forum, and Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers’ Program have joined forces to unveil the all-new STEP UP mentorship program. STEP UP is an on-farm learning placement that matches those planning or considering a farming career with an experienced farm manager so that they can […] Read more

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Edgeley-Area Grain Farmers Named Saskatchewan’s Outstanding Young Farmers For 2011

July 25, 2011

Big dreams, international connections and business planning all contribute to the success of Franck and Kari Groeneweg’s farm business, and are behind the Edgeley couple’s recognition as Saskatchewan’s Outstanding Young Farmers (OYF) for 2011. As a boy growing up on a farm in France, Franck Groeneweg dreamed of owning his own large farm someday. After […] Read more

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Watch For And Control Japanese Brome This Fall

July 25, 2011

Don’t underestimate Japanese brome, says Lethbridge-area producer Alex Russell. It is a much more aggressive weed than downy brome and it can germinate almost any time of the year. Russell says Japanese brome was already germinating in the stubble of his winter wheat fields in September of last year. “My advice is for producers to […] Read more

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An Easier Way To Handle Concaves

July 25, 2011

A few months ago,Grainews asked its readers to let the Motor Safety Association know if you had any clever ideas for safely removing combine concaves. Thanks to your great responses from across the three Prairie provinces, MSA put together a nifty, back-saving solution to this tough job. Some of the comments received were, “the concaves […] Read more

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When To Re-Seed Hybrid Canola – for Jul. 25, 2011

By Andrea Hilderman July 25, 2011

Farmers can draw on four decades’ worth of research when making decisions about re-seeding open pollinated canola, but there isn’t much information out there when it comes to hybrid canola. “Hybrid canola can grow to be a monstrous plant,” says Sherrilyn Phelps, regional crop specialist with Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture at North Battleford. “They are […] Read more

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10 Tips To Get Your Air Seeder Ready For Spring – for Jul. 25, 2011

By Scott Garvey July 25, 2011

It’ll be spring before we know it, and air seeders will soon be hitting the fields. Now is the time for a last good look at them before their wheels start turning. Whether the machine is brand new or new-to-you, focusing on fine tuning product delivery mechanisms will pay dividends through good, even germination and […] Read more

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Tips For Picking The Right Tractor Tire – for Jul. 25, 2011

By Scott Garvey July 25, 2011

A few years ago, all you needed to know was a tractor’s rim size when you went to a tire shop to order replacement rubber. Today, things are considerably different. Tire technology has progressed far beyond the days when you only had three ag tire choices: bias ply, bias ply or bias ply. Now, radials […] Read more

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Top Four Production Tips For Soybeans – for Jul. 25, 2011

By Brunel Sabourin July 25, 2011

Welcome to part two of a two part series on soybean production in Western Canada (part one ran on the cover of the January 10 issue ofGrainews).This article delves further into a few of what I consider important production issues you may run across in growing soybeans, and will help you fine tune your production […] Read more

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Wheat &Chaff – for Jul. 25, 2011

Close The Gate And Keep Kids Safe

Pass On Your Best Management Advice Through STEP UP

Edgeley-Area Grain Farmers Named Saskatchewan’s Outstanding Young Farmers For 2011

Watch For And Control Japanese Brome This Fall

An Easier Way To Handle Concaves

When To Re-Seed Hybrid Canola – for Jul. 25, 2011

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Top Four Production Tips For Soybeans – for Jul. 25, 2011

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