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A selection of Proven Seed corn varieties — including PV 60474RIB, due out for the 2025 growing season, at right — at Nutrien Ag Solutions' plot at Ag in Motion in July.
Corn, Corn Production Guide, Guides

Select the right corn hybrids for your fields

Consider a hybrid that has the most genetic potential to meet yield goals while managing production stressors

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Glacier FarmMedia — Corn seed is arguably one of a farmer’s greatest input investments each year, making the selection of the right hybrid mix an increasingly important task. “The most yield potential a crop has is when the seed goes into the ground,” says Paul Sullivan, CCA with Sullivan Agro Inc. “After that, stresses like […] Read more
Slow moving vechicle — SMV — on the road. Notice the triangular sign on the back left.
Wheat & Chaff

Move harvest equipment safely

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Every harvest, collisions between farm equipment and passenger vehicles result in expensive repairs, injuries and sadly even deaths. However, by taking time to discuss how to safely transport agricultural equipment, farmers and equipment operators can minimize the risk of a collision. Glen Blahey is a Health and Safety Specialist with CASA. “There are three common […] Read more
Love is learning how to say ‘sorry’ at harvest
FarmLife

Love is learning how to say ‘sorry’ at harvest

Stress is high at harvest time so knowing how to apologize is important

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Sometimes I wish I didn’t have real-life examples of how I make mistakes, but my mishaps make good fodder for this column. Last harvest I was the combine driver who backed into the fuel truck while I was unloading my auger for cleanout to move to the next field. I have a bad habit of […] Read more
Man sitting beside red tractor and combine.
Farm Life

The beauty of the harvest

Finally, “next year” came for Prairie farmers in the form of a fantastic harvest

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The 2013 crop was “next year” for the majority of Canadian Prairie farmers. Almost all farmers reported pleasant surprises when the combines started to roll. Saskatchewan alone produced 38.8 million tonnes of products that go through a grain auger — exceeding the government target for 2020 of 36.6 million tonnes. Bureaucrats like to pretend they […] Read more
Crops, Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Harvest widows

The editor's column

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In the December issue of Grainews we ran a story by freelance writer Marianne Stamm about “harvest widows” — women coping with the strain of having their husbands out of the house for long hours, day after day during the harvest season. When Marianne submitted this story, I was excited. Everything in the article rang […] Read more

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