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Fenugreek (shown) is used as both a culinary and medicinal herb and is a common ingredient in Indian food.

Should I grow the latest new crop?

Angela Lovell asks the experts whether or not getting in on a hot new trend is a good idea

By Angela Lovell April 25, 2016

Niger, quinoa, fenugreek. These are just a few of the new crops starting to appear on a very small number of acres across Western Canada, but the biggest question farmers should be asking about them is — who’s going to buy them? “With any new crop, farmers should make sure they’re not listening to marketing […] Read more

Cereals, Crops

Perennial wheat more than a pipedream

It's still years from commercialization, but early perennial wheat research is promising

By Julienne Isaacs April 11, 2016

Doug Cattani is working on a long-term investment that will pay dividends down the road. The University of Manitoba plant sciences professor is currently in year five of a now much-publicized 15- to 20-year perennial wheatgrass breeding project. Perennial grain is something of a holy grail in plant breeding: a cereal crop that delivers high […] Read more

Crops, Features

Controlling seeds post-harvest

Can pulverizing weed seeds after harvest control weeds in Western Canada?

By Lisa Guenther April 11, 2016

As buzz builds about Australia’s Harrington Seed Destructor, researchers are looking at whether pulverizing seeds after harvest will work on the Prairies. But preliminary research shows post-harvest seed control is unlikely to work for all of Western Canada’s weeds. Breanne Tidemann presented new research at the Herbicide Resistance Summit in Saskatoon this March. Tidemann, who is […] Read more

Crops

Eight tips for growing flax

Agronomy researcher Chris Holzapfel shares what he’s learned about growing flax

By Leeann Minogue April 11, 2016

If you count each research plot as a crop, Chris Holzapfel – a research manager for the Indian Head Agricultural Research Foundation – has grown more crops in a few years than most farmers have a chance to grow in a lifetime. Holzapfel’s research includes several different crops, but at a recent Saskatchewan Oilseed Producer […] Read more

Crops, Features

Making precision ag work for you

Software and technologies are evolving fast. Find the combination that works for you

By Lilian Schaer March 28, 2016

The software and technologies of precision agriculture have changed immensely since early yield monitors were first introduced. More and more tools are now available to cash crop growers to form data sets that help break fields into zones that allow for targeting of inputs and crop varieties specifically to those zones, says Doug Aspinall, a […] Read more

Crops, Features

Watching the plants all season

The new way to scout: photos of your crop's progress through the growing season

By Leeann Minogue March 21, 2016

I’m working on a new project,” Franck Groeneweg says. “I’ve been working with aerial imagery. There’s a lot of drone excitement out there, but to get it done, I am using a regular fixed wing plane on my farm.” Groeneweg is flying his plane over farmland and using attached cameras to take aerial pictures of […] Read more

Features

8 tips to running your own crop trials

Tired of adapting other people's research to your farm? Get your own

By Lisa Guenther March 8, 2016

Every acre can be a research acre, Nicole Philp told farmers at Saskatoon’s CropSphere in January. Farmers interested in testing new products and practices can create powerful data sets with a little co-ordination, said Philp, a Canola Council of Canada agronomist. But how can you make sure you get good data out of your on-farm […] Read more

Chickpea is one pulse crop seeing renewed interest from growers.

Crops, Features, Pulses

Pulse acres on the rise this spring

High prices are driving higher interest in planting peas and lentils this season

By Angela Lovell March 4, 2016

The Saskatchewan Pulse Growers Association (SPGA) predicts, in its January 2016 pulse outlook, that there will be a significant increase in pulse acres again this year, with lentils leading the charge. At least 4.46 million acres of lentils are expected to go in the ground this spring, with some market experts predicting it may go over […] Read more

Columns, Crops

Respectable research reporting

It’s harder than you might expect to report accurately on the latest agronomy research

By Lisa Guenther March 4, 2016

I’m a fan of ag research. When I’m reporting on new ag research, I do my best to figure out how the study was set up and whether there are any major flaws. I try to communicate this to readers. I have one of Les Henry’s columns on farm research taped next to my computer, […] Read more

Crops, Features

New crops, new learning curve

Include corn and soybeans the right way, and reap the rewards

By Glenda Clezy March 4, 2016

There are more corn and soybean varieties designed for Prairie growing conditions than ever before. That’s good news for growers looking to diversify, but it’s important to make sure they’re incorporated in the right way to maximize benefits and yields. Corn and soybeans are easily included in most crop rotations, providing the opportunity to expand […] Read more

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Tag Archives agronomy

Should I grow the latest new crop?

Perennial wheat more than a pipedream

Controlling seeds post-harvest

Eight tips for growing flax

Making precision ag work for you

Watching the plants all season

8 tips to running your own crop trials

Pulse acres on the rise this spring

Respectable research reporting

New crops, new learning curve

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