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Seed decisions rely on location

By Andrea Moffatt November 25, 2014

So you’re about to make one of the most important purchases of next season — your seed. Seed companies work hard to deliver stronger, better products to savvy growers, but what do you really need to know before you make the call? Determining the best-performing genetics for an individual farm is the most important piece […] Read more

Crops, Features

Cleaning to prevent clubroot

Clubroot can spread from farm to farm, or come in from other sources

By Lisa Guenther May 19, 2014

Sometimes energy companies are prime suspects when it comes to clubroot contamination in western Canadian farmland. But Encana has developed strict cleaning procedures to minimize that risk, one company leader told FarmTech delegates in Edmonton. Many of Encana’s Alberta sites tap into farmland in south central Alberta. These coalbed methane wells produce sweet gas and […] Read more

Columns

Getting to the root of the rot

Late season root rot is creeping into pea fields. Sarah Weigum  investigates the symptoms, and the situation

By Sarah Weigum March 4, 2014

It sounds a bit dramatic, but the late season root rot that is creeping into Prairie producers’ pea fields feels like a betrayal. Besides being a profitable to grow, peas seemed like the “right thing to do.” I tend to feel smug when I hear of clubroot in a distant county, because I assume growers […] Read more

Paul Muyres believes clubroot resistant seed is the future of successful canola crops.

Canola, Features

Cleaning for clubroot

Researchers agree that the most effective way to control the spread of clubroot is to sanitize machinery. This is effective, but time consuming

By Leeann Minogue October 8, 2013

While there is no foolproof way to prevent clubroot from getting into your fields, sanitizing equipment is one way to prevent its spread. Dr. Stephen Srelkov, plant pathologist at the University of Alberta told delegates at the 2013 International Clubroot Workshop in Edmonton that “the largest risk comes from the movement of equipment.” Moving dust […] Read more

U.S. grains: Corn rebounds from contract lows on short covering, bargain buying

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures come down from highs

Entomologist tests trap crops and marigolds to repel flea beetles at an Ag in Motion

GFM Network News

U.S. grains: Corn rebounds from contract lows on short covering, bargain buying

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures come down from highs

Entomologist tests trap crops and marigolds to repel flea beetles at an Ag in Motion

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