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Four ways to manage lodging in wheat

By Angela Lovell February 13, 2020

When it comes to lodging in spring wheat, there aren’t a lot of current resources or guidelines available to western Canadian producers, but researchers are hoping to provide some good recommendations over the next couple of years.A lot of the research into wheat lodging to date has been done in the United Kingdom, where lodging[...]
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File photo of a snow-topped field in Alberta. (Don White/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Reuters, Weather

Snow to stall harvests for western Prairies, Montana

By Julie Ingwersen September 27, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — A weekend storm is poised to bring more than a foot (30.5 cm) of snow to parts of Montana and the Canadian Prairies, putting portions of the region’s spring wheat and canola crops at risk, a meteorologist said. Excessively wet conditions in the region this month have already slowed fieldwork and[...]
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Cereals, Crops

Plant growth regulators are picky about staging — and varieties

Research is underway to find which cereal cultivars respond to plant growth regulators

By Jennifer Blair July 26, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Lodging is a serious issue for crop growers — but plant growth regulators may not be the cure-all producers are hoping for, depending on the variety that’s being grown. “What we really need to do is find a solution for standability, and plant growth regulators may be one of those agronomic tools that we can[...]
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Crops, Weather

Soggy conditions stress Saskatchewan’s crops

By Dave Sims July 14, 2016

CNS Canada –– Crops were hit hard by rain in many parts of the province during the period of July 5-11, according to a report from the Saskatchewan government. Lloydminster, Estevan and Carrot River were just a few of the communities hit hardest by the precipitation. In some cases, areas in eastern and southern regions[...]
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Crops

Plant growth regulators aren’t for everyone, says researcher

Producers need to choose a responsive variety and get their staging right  when using plant growth regulators on wheat

By Jennifer Blair June 1, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes Do plant growth regulators offer a good bang for your buck? Sure — if the conditions are right. If not, you’re wasting your money. “Plant growth regulators aren’t to be used on every acre, like a herbicide or nitrogen fertilizer,” said Sheri Strydhorst, a research scientist with Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development. “Producers need to[...]
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U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs firm as market-ready supplies remain soft

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on improved crop outlook, forecast

Dominican Republic to kill thousands of pigs over swine fever outbreak

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U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs firm as market-ready supplies remain soft

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on improved crop outlook, forecast

Dominican Republic to kill thousands of pigs over swine fever outbreak

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Four ways to manage lodging in wheat

Snow to stall harvests for western Prairies, Montana

Plant growth regulators are picky about staging — and varieties

Soggy conditions stress Saskatchewan’s crops

Plant growth regulators aren’t for everyone, says researcher

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