Reading Time: 3 minutes A Canola Council of Canada has surveyed growers on their production practices and found rotation and nutrient management key to increasing yields.
One change to improve Prairie canola yield
Crop rotation and nutrition topped the list for both Canadian farmers and agronomists
Shot of lime worth the price for acidic soil
Liming may be an expensive option, but it is the only proven method to raise soil pH
Reading Time: 5 minutes Learn how liming can be the key to unlocking your field’s potential. Discover expert advice on application rates, cost-effective strategies, and maximizing crop production in acidic conditions.
How to get the most out of canola crops when moisture is scarce
Is it possible to obtain more yield with less available moisture? You have a number of variables within your control
Reading Time: 4 minutes Trevor Hadwen says recent snowfall in many parts of the Prairies is welcome, but is a “drop in the bucket” when it comes to rebuilding soil moisture reserves. The agroclimate specialist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s National Agroclimate Information Service in Regina says a lot of the winter precipitation to date has been lost to […] Read more
The benefits of multiple soil tests
Selecting test sites for the least common denominator could waste opportunities
Reading Time: 4 minutes Most farms don’t do even one yearly soil nutrient test per field, but maybe they should be doing three. Three tests would enhance farmer understanding of in-field variability in a way that one test cannot. Soil tests that demonstrate the variability of field conditions might prompt producers to adopt a three-test approach. According to Fertilizer […] Read more
The great weed control robbery
Calcium, magnesium, sodium, and other cations in water bond with herbicide molecules, making them ineffective
Reading Time: 5 minutes Clint Jurke had never, not once, tested the quality of his sprayer water until a colleague said it would make a good topic for an article. “I like to think I’m pretty good at agronomy,” said Jurke, agronomy director for the Canola Council of Canada and farmer from Lloydminster, Sask. “I scout, follow labels’ rates, […] Read more
Yellow Peas Hard Pressed To Reach $7
Reading Time: < 1 minute Saskatchewan farm journalist Kevin Hursh, moderator of the pea market outlook panel at the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers’ meeting at Crop Week here last month, put panelists on the spot asking for their pea price predictions for 2010. Greg Kostal, president of Kostal Ag Consulting in Winnipeg, said, “sometime in the next 12 months the price […] Read more
Jay’s U.S. Tour, Day 9: Atlanta
Below is Monday’s blog entry from Grainews editor Jay Whetter on his three-week tour of the United States at the invitation of the U.S. Department of State, as part of its International Visitor Leadership Program. Starting today, Jay’s travelogue moves from our Daily News service to the Grainews site, where past and future entries can […] Read more
Jay’s U.S. Tour, Day 8: Atlanta
This blog follows Grainews editor Jay Whetter on a three-week tour of the United States at the invitation of the U.S. Department of State, as part of its International Visitor Leadership Program. The blog now appears on our Daily News service but will move within the next few days to its own page on the […] Read more
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