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As concerns over chemical usage and weed resistance increase, different technologies have been offered as alternatives to weed control. Recently, two| Grainews
As concerns over chemical usage and weed resistance increase, different technologies have been offered as alternatives to weed control. Recently, two| Grainews
As seen at Ag in Motion: Tools are available to monitor and manage moisture and temperature of stored grain, particularly helpful when weather at harvest can throw farmers a curveball. The post How to manage wet grains for storage appeared first on Grainews.| GrainewsCrops & Production Tips - Grainews
A U.S. propane industry group is touting the concept of injecting steam into soil to kill weed seeds, but other research shows difficulties in heating soil to a high enough temperature to kill weed seeds with a mobile implement.| Grainews
Speaking at Ag Days, Bryce Geisel digs down into nitrogen loss pathways and how applying the right practices can keep your N fertilizer where it belongs.| Grainews
Some days my job becomes a bit like codebreaking: I have to take the specialist language of science and translate it into something useful, not just readable.| Grainews
It seems there is confusion between the terms “sustainable” and “regenerative” as applied to agriculture. Both are even perceived, in some instances, as forms of organic farming.| Grainews
Boosting populations of natural enemies such as Bracon cephi gives farmers a low-cost, sustainable way to reduce wheat stem sawfly losses without relying on insecticides that rarely work.| Grainews
Antoine Bernet, country head of Canada for Bayer Crop Science, believes biofuels represent a massive opportunity for oilseed growers in Canada. One of those oilseed crops is camelina, as Bayer recently acquired a camelina company from Saskatoon. The post Head of Bayer Canada bullish on biofuel sector’s future appeared first on Grainews.| GrainewsCrops & Production Tips - Grainews
Farmers and agronomists are very aware that phosphorus (P) is an essential element needed for optimum crop production in Western Canada. Most soils used| Grainews
A system to spray pre-seed herbicide at the same time as swathing isn’t just a clever labour-saver, but could help overcome one of the biggest obstacles keeping Prairie farmers out of winter wheat: the timing.| Grainews
The key difference between crop plot seeding for Ag in Motion and other typical plots is the hard deadline, making them a priority for exhibitors — but Mother Nature remains uninterested in anyone’s deadlines.| Grainews
If you or your agronomist detect aster yellows in a canola crop, you’ll be sure to find it also in an adjacent wheat crop, Ieuan Evans warns.| Grainews
The idea under study here is simple: plant something even more attractive than faba beans along the field edge, draw lygus in and hit them with an insecticide before they move on.| Grainews
The U.S.-developed mapping platform has been available to Saskatchewan farmers and aerial applicators since 2012, and is now available in Manitoba and Alberta.| Grainews
Grainews provides farmers information about Forages and practical production tips that they use to get on with the day-to-day business of farming.| Grainews
Manitoba Agriculture entomologist John Gavloski highlights several key insect pests that can affect forage crops' production and shares strategies for managing them.| Grainews
Prairie scientists conducting research into field crop pests can always use more help from producers — whether it’s by granting access to farmland, or just by reporting what they see in the field.| Grainews
The potato is a member of the solanum or Solanaceae family, made up of thousands of wild and cultivated species that range from deadly nightshade to| Grainews
Information on how Canadian farmers can avoid penalties and market headaches by following labels and talking to their grain buyers.| Grainews
A combo of Group 4 and 2 actives is Corteva Agriscience’s latest entry for spring and winter wheat and barley growers in the Prairies’ Black and Grey soil zones to use against broadleaf weeds. Extinguish XL, launched in mid-March, is billed as a “pre-formulated, all-in-one application that delivers control of tough weeds like cleavers, dandelion, The post Broadleaf herbicide formulations set for cereal crops appeared first on Grainews.| GrainewsCereals Production Guide for Canadian Cereal Growers
Glacier FarmMedia — Seeding winter cereals “ultra-early” in the spring can hedge against drought by offering an alternative feed source, according to Alberta research results. The project’s origins can be traced to the extremely dry year of 2021, which left many producers in the province’s eastern Lakeland region in need of feed and water resources. The post Early-spring-seeded winter cereals can bring more, better forage appeared first on Grainews.| GrainewsGuides & Production Tips - Grainews
Glacier FarmMedia — It’s possible to make more money from oats by reducing fertilizer rates, according to research done at four sites in Saskatchewan. But like most things in farming, a lot depends on the weather. Less nitrogen equalled more profits in trials done in 2023 because it was a dry growing season. “When you The post Cutting N on oats can pay off, if it’s drier appeared first on Grainews.| GrainewsGuides & Production Tips - Grainews
Farmers don't have to go far to see and feel the effects of smoke in the atmosphere — but what this year's crops will experience is a more complicated matter.| Grainews
The green leaves of a winter wheat field may look encouraging to an untrained eye, but it’s not always the best measure of how well your cereal crop has| Grainews
At its home base in northeastern Saskatchewan, cultivator maker Bourgault is attempting to maximize yield by deep-banded phosphorus into typically untouched dirt.| Grainews
A company in Washington state is set to launch crop supplements in the Canadian market using an active ingredient sourced from “upcycled” seafood byproducts such as crab shells. The post Supplementing seed with seafood appeared first on Grainews.| GrainewsWheat & Chaff & Production Tips - Grainews
The sun creates more than twice as much heat gain on the south wall of a bin in spring as it does during the summer. That, in addition to the solar heat gain on the bin roof, can lead to grain spoilage, NDSU warns.| Grainews
Based on preliminary data from a recent Prairie-wide kochia survey, AAFC’s Charles Geddes suspects Group 14-resistant kochia is now present in multiple fields in Saskatchewan and expects it could soon be confirmed in other regions as well.| Grainews
Grainews provides farmers information about Canola and practical production tips that they use to get on with the day-to-day business of farming.| Grainews
Grainews provides farmers information about Pulses and practical production tips that they use to get on with the day-to-day business of farming.| Grainews
Learn how to prevent, choke, and balance herbicide-resistant weeds with integrated weed management (IWM) from Dr. Drew Lyon.| Grainews
Grainews provides farmers information about Cereals and practical production tips that they use to get on with the day-to-day business of farming.| Grainews
Farmers who grow malting barley in their rotation say there is a lot to like about the crop. It’s an early-maturing, drought-resistant crop that competes| Grainews
Looking for a new canola hybrid to plant? Nineteen are hitting the market next year, many of them featuring strong disease protection packages and| Grainews
Western Canadian farmers have more pulses to choose from next year. There are seven new pea varieties from Canterra Seeds, FP Genetics, Pitura Seeds and| Grainews
Les Henry is a former professor and extension specialist for the University of Saskatchewan, a farmer, and a regular contributor of print and online| Grainews
