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Canola, Crops

Five reasons to hold off on swathing canola

When exactly is the right time to cut that swath? Here are the reasons to wait

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According to Angela Brackenreed, agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada, there’s been a real shift in the industry when it comes to canola swath timing. “I think there’s a much better understanding of the economics and yield benefit of waiting to swath,” she says. “My impression is that the early swathing that happens is done […] Read more
5 tips for fungicide application
Crops

5 tips for fungicide application

If you've decided to spray, make sure you get the most out of your investment

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If you’ve decided to invest in added fungicide protection this season, do everything you can to get your spray spot-on. And to help you get the most out of your investment, I’ve put together my top five fungicide spray tips.
Three steps to make your best grain grade deal
Cereals, Crops

Three steps to make your best grain grade deal

Here's how you can help maximize your profits when making your next grain sale

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Occasionally producers make sales agreements with grain companies, then find their grain downgraded when they deliver it to their buyer later in the year. This can happen for numerous reasons. Grain companies may have aggressively over-bought early in the year, causing them to lose money and readjust their grain grading later in the year. Producers […] Read more
Five Q and As on soil testing
Crops

Five Q and As on soil testing

Here’s what you need to know to make sure your plants have all the right nutrients

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Soil testing will help you give your crop the best possible start. Dr. Jeff Schoenau, soil fertility expert at the University of Saskatchewan, delivered a free webinar on soil earlier this winter. Schoenau had answers to five common questions about soil testing and fertility.
Six tips to successful land rental
Crops, Pasture

Six tips to successful land rental

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This title to the old Russian folk tale by Leo Tolstoy hasn’t lost any of its significance.* It’s a question farmers ponder today, as land and land rent prices continue to rise to levels never seen before. Despite lower commodity prices, the cost of land is still rising dramatically in the Westlock, Alta. area (about […] Read more
Top 10 weed management practices
Crops

Top 10 weed management practices

Herbicide resistant weeds are no longer a novelty, they’re the norm

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Hugh Beckie, a research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, said it’s a challenge to get farmers to implement herbicide-resistance best management practices (BMP) because growers are diverse, and one size doesn’t fit all. But Beckie has found that growers who use BMPs tend to have less herbicide resistance. So, in the spirit of David […] Read more
Eight tips to run your own crop trials
Crops

Eight tips to run your own crop trials

Do your own research instead of adapting other people's research to your farm

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Every acre can be a research acre, said Nicole Philp to farmers at this years CropSphere in Saskatoon. Farmers interested in testing new products and practices can create powerful data sets with a little co-ordination, said Philp, a Canola Council of Canada agronomist. But how can you make sure you get good data out of […] Read more
Eight tips for growing flax
Crops

Eight tips for growing flax

Agronomy researcher Chris Holzapfel shares what he’s learned about growing flax

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If you count each research plot as a crop, Chris Holzapfel – a research manager for the Indian Head Agricultural Research Foundation – has grown more crops in a few years than most farmers have a chance to grow in a lifetime. Holzapfel’s research includes several different crops, but at a recent Saskatchewan Oilseed Producer […] Read more
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Crops, Oats

Five tips for a successful oat crop

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Oats is a small-acre crop that has tended to fall behind in terms of agronomy research. That’s changing as more oat varieties become available and new niche markets continue to develop and offer premiums to growers meeting their specifications. For anyone trying oats for the first time, or considering adding oats to their rotation, soak […] Read more
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Crops, Livestock

Three traits of profitable farms

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“Recently, farm management expert Professor Eric A. DuVuyst of Oklahoma State University shared three traits common to all successful producers, drawing on observations and experience gained from working within five U.S. land grant universities,” said provincial farm management specialist Rick Dehod. “We definitely see these same three common traits in our successful Alberta producers.”

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