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Deep brown colored wheat straw like this can have as much as one per cent nitrogen and a total of 25 to 50 pounds of nitrogen per acre.
Columns, Crops

The value of wheat straw

It can be tempting to burn wheat straw, but that nitrogen is valuable

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With five irrigation years in a row and with current adequate nitrogen and other fertilizer nutrients we have grown some big wheat crops with big straw left over. In 2014 some folks had problems with proper canola seed placement through the straw load on the surface. We might even hear the odd whisper about looking […] Read more
The CTF system makes it easier to do inter-row seeding.
Features

What you need to know about controlled traffic farming

CTF enthusiasts are drawing lots of interest, and starting to collect 
long-term data. For some, the benefits will outweigh the costs


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When you think about compaction, you might think an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure. Controlled traffic farming is a system that may be both cure and prevention. Controlled traffic farming separates crop from traffic zones. “Wheel tracks are confined to specific lanes or tramlines,” Peter Gamache told delegates at Crop […] Read more
photo: lisa guenther
Crops, Features

Carbon in your soil

Carbon levels vary across the Prairies. The ideal amount 
depends on yield expectations and the local climate

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Great civilizations, including the Mayans and Mesopotamians, have been built on productive agricultural systems, underpinned by fertile soil. And as soil quality eroded, so did these civilizations. But when it comes to soil organic matter, it seems Western Canadian farmers have learned from the past. People have known for centuries that dark soil is generally more […] Read more
swede midge in different stages of development
Crops, Features

Swede midge life cycle

Understanding the swede midge’s life cycle is the first 
step on the way to controlling this new pest

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Swede midge adults emerge from mid-May to mid-June from pupae that have overwintered in the soil in cocoons. At least, this is the experience in Ontario — a great deal of research is still required to understand the insect and its life cycle nuances in Saskatchewan. The adult is a very small, delicate, light- brown/grey […] Read more
Features

Three ways to lose nitrogen

Nitrogen is essential, expensive and easy to lose. New nitrogen efficiency 
products are built to offset these causes of nitrogen loss

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Nitrogen is essential and expensive. But a good portion of the nitrogen farmers apply to the soil doesn’t get where it’s intended to go. Before the product can get to the plant in a form the plant can use, valuable nitrogen is lost through volatilization (released from the soil into the atmosphere as a gas), […] Read more

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