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The injured soybean plants were more prevalent on the headlands, low-lying areas and in the sprayer tracks.

Crop advisor casebook: Soybeans wilt and die off after emergence

A Crop Advisor's Solution from the March 26, 2019 issue of Grainews

By Sam Ross March 27, 2019

Adrian called me in early July 2017 about the poor plant stand in his soybean field. The soybean plants were wilting and dying off after emergence. “I’ve got plants turning brown and dying off in my soybean field,” he said. That afternoon I set off for Adrian’s 3,500-acre grain farm located just outside of Dauphin, […] Read more

Crops

Richardson buys Peace-region input retailer

By Glacier FarmMedia staff, GFM Network News February 21, 2019

Grain handler Richardson Pioneer has moved to shore up its presence in northern Alberta’s crop input market with a deal for a Peace-region dealership. Winnipeg-based Richardson announced Wednesday it has bought Agland Seed and Chemical at La Crete, Alta., about 320 km north of Peace River. The deal, which closed Tuesday, will see all of […] Read more

This UAV (drone) photo shows the extent of the damage due to necrosis and poor growth caused by a pest outbreak in Nick’s timothy crop.

Crops, Features

Crop advisor casebook: Winter kill woes. Did this timothy crop suffer from the cold winter and cool, dry spring?

A Crop Advisor's Solution from the January 21, 2019 issue of Grainews

By Corey Pearse January 23, 2019

Following an abnormally cold winter and cool, dry spring, Nick thought his timothy crop was suffering from winter kill. Large, random areas within the field were exhibiting plant necrosis as well as poor and unusual growth and vigour. Nick — who farms about 6,000 acres of mixed cereals, pulses, oilseeds, alfalfa and timothy near Picture […] Read more

Some areas of the chickpea field had adequate plant stand densities with healthy chickpea plants at the three- to six-node stage. However, some patches of the field were bare, with zero seedling emergence.

Crops, Features, Pulses

Crop advisor’s casebook: What’s chewing on these chickpea roots?

A Crop Advisor's Solution from the December 4, 2018 issue of Grainews

By Logan Skinner December 4, 2018

Late May last spring, I received a call from Warren who had some questions about chickpea emergence. Warren owns a mixed grain farm near Big Beaver, Sask., where he grows Kabuli chickpeas, red lentils, canola and durum. He was concerned about his chickpea crop — some areas were not emerging as well as others a […] Read more

Plant density was low in some areas. The plants in these patchy regions were also much smaller than those in the rest of the field.

Canola, Crops, Features

Crop advisor casebook: Patchy problems in a canola field

A Crop Advisor's Solution from the September 25, 2018 issue of Grainews

By Samantha Marcino September 24, 2018

On June 11, while spraying his canola plants with an in-crop herbicide, Wade noticed regions of the crop had uneven emergence, causing some patchy areas. Wade farms 10,000 acres of canola, wheat and barley near Yorkton, Sask. He thought he might have an insect problem in his canola crop. “My guess is it’s flea beetles or cutworms,” he said. […] Read more

When we dug into the soil in the affected areas, we found pea seeds that had tried to sprout from one to five times (see 2nd photo further down). Healthy peas usually sprout only once.  These shoots also looked like they’d been pinched off at the top.

Crops, Features, Peas

Crop advisor casebook: What stalled Mark’s pea sprouts?

A Crop Advisor's Solution from the August 28, 2018 issue of Grainews

By Karly Treleaven August 24, 2018

In the third week of May last year, I received a call from Mark, who farms 6,000 acres in the Forestburg, Alta., area. Mark was concerned about his pea crop after he discovered some areas in one of the two fields he seeded had no plants coming up. In addition to peas, Mark also grows […] Read more

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

By Allison Attema July 25, 2018

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

The seedling leaf tips were notched in this Alberta producer’s wheat crop.  In addition, the leaves had holes, giving them a shredded appearance.

Cereals, Crops, Features

Crop advisor casebook: What’s taking a bite out of this producer’s wheat crop?

A Crop Advisor's Solution from the April 24, 2018 issue of Grainews

By Brianne Birch April 25, 2018

While scouting his wheat crop at the end of May last year, Alex noticed some seedling leaf tips were notched. Also, the leaves had holes, giving them a shredded appearance. Alex farms 3,000 acres of barley, wheat, canola and peas near Manning, Alta. Alex thought the damage he found in his wheat crop was caused […] Read more

Crops

Richardson moves further into eastern Alberta retail

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News April 16, 2018

Grain firm Richardson Pioneer’s crop input retail business is expanding into an area of eastern Alberta its network hasn’t yet reached. The company, an arm of Winnipeg-based agrifood firm Richardson International, closed a deal April 4 to buy Eagle Agro Services, an inputs dealer at Veteran, Alta., about 200 km east of Red Deer. The […] Read more

From the road, the crop had a purplish tinge to it. Although they appeared consistently throughout the field, the symptoms were more pronounced in drier areas, such as hilltops.

Crops, Features, Spring Wheat

Crop advisor casebook: What’s causing extreme stem discolouration in this wheat crop?

A Crop Advisor's Solution from the March 13, 2018 issue of Grainews

By Alaina Stoesz March 14, 2018

While checking some crops, Ron, a Saskatchewan producer, was alarmed to find his wheat crop’s plant stems had turned a vivid reddish-purple colour within a very short period of time. It was August 9 when Ron asked me to investigate the cause of the stems’ colour change. Ron farms 3,000 acres of wheat, canola, barley […] Read more

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle hit contract highs on tight supply

U.S. grains: Soybeans tumble on doubts over U.S.-China trade progress

Alberta harvest wrapping up: report

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