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Seed coat damage has occurred in this photo. After the seed was soaked for two minutes in room temperature water, the seed coat is coming off, or is in the process of coming off.

Dry pulse seed needs extra care

How to minimize losses from dry and damaged pulse seed this seeding season

By Melanie Epp May 3, 2018

In the fall of 2017, pea and soybean pedigreed seed came off the field on the drier side, which means that they’ll be going into the field drier this year. Manitoba pulse crop specialist Dennis Lange shares his expertise on how to make sure dry, damaged seed doesn’t impact your bottom line. Generally, seed quality […] Read more

Crops, News, Weather

Seeding starts after cool, late spring

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending April 30

By Saskatchewan Agriculture May 3, 2018

A cool and late spring has delayed field work across the province. However, seeding has just nicely started in the southern areas. Most other areas have some field activity with harrowing, pre seeding herbicide and fertilizer applications. Many producers will be seeding within the week. Field conditions vary greatly across the province. The southern regions […] Read more

One challenge for farmers when using concentrate products is that they may be unsure about treating a large volume of seed with what seems like a small amount of product.

Crops, News

Getting more seed treatment from less

More seed treatments are coming in concentrated,  ready-to-use, easy-to-handle formats

By Lisa Guenther April 24, 2018

Allan Anderson is a big fan of concentrated seed treatments. “I would love to see every single product as a concentrate because that allows so much flexibility with overall application,” says Anderson, senior seed growth specialist with Bayer. Anderson thinks that more concentrate products will enter the seed treatment market as formulations and active ingredients […] Read more

Crops

Four steps for better seeding this spring

By Jeff Melchior April 24, 2018

It’s an age-old conundrum: You need to expand so you acquire more acres of land to get more return, but then the rush to get a crop in means seeding some acres too early, too late, or too fast. “There’s a lot of potential for making a mistake when it comes to seeding,” said Harry […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Late winter underpins Prairie barley bids

By GFM Network News April 12, 2018

CNS Canada — Lingering winter weather across the Prairies means cattle are eating more grain, but the possibility of delayed seeding also means farmers with grain to sell are eyeing better prices. “As the winter continues to hang on, cattle producers are continuing to have to feed (grain) until they can get their cattle out […] Read more

Crops, Wheat & Chaff

Soil temperature and crop emergence

Q & A with CPS

By Brianna Lummerding April 3, 2018

Q: What’s the impact of soil temperature on crop emergence? A: Seeding into warm soils ensures the best start for the crop. Proper crop emergence is the fundamental start to reaching the crop’s yield potential. Seeding into cold soils may result in slower emergence. This places crops at risk of infection by soil pathogens. Pathogens […] Read more

Canola, Crops

Growing canola in a dry year

By Melanie Epp April 3, 2018

With last year’s dry weather and predictions that this year will be similar across much of the Prairies, there’s concern that this might not be the best year for canola. With moisture levels are already low, and coming out of a year where crops did well by using what was available in the soil profile, […] Read more

Darren Feitsma near Ponoka, Alta., seeding canola with precision planters.

Canola, Crops

Planter precision pays off for canola

Planters produce vigorous canola stands, and in some trials, higher economic returns

By Lee Hart March 27, 2018

Darren Feitsma says using a precision planter for canola is producing a very uniform, robust crop stand on his central Alberta farm. His seeding rate is about half of what he might use with an air seeding system, yet with higher seed emergence rates and good nutrient uptake, yields are comparable. He has found over […] Read more

Crops

Six factors to consider if your soil moisture level is low

By Angela Lovell March 27, 2018

To date, all indications are pointing to a dry spring, given the below-average precipitation received in many areas of the Prairies this winter. There are exceptions to every rule of course, but a lot of farmers had relatively dry soils going into winter, so we asked some agronomists and provincial crop experts what factors could […] Read more

Canola

Four things to consider in a new canola variety

By Melanie Epp March 20, 2018

Every year, some 43,000 western Canadian growers choose a canola seed variety. And every year they have more options to choose from. Here’s what you need to consider when choosing a variety for your farm.

GFM Network News

Prairie forecast: Mild start before winter pushes back in

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