For many farmers conservations agriculture is like old hat. Many of us would never consider going back to recreational tillage. In many areas of the world conservation agriculture is in it’s infancy. In fact many Canadian farmers are just beginning to scratch the surface of no-till and other conservation methods. With increased focus on environmental [...]
Dr. Theodor Friedrich – The Science of Conservation Agriculture
February 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Catherine Folkersen, SaskCanola on New Markets for Canola Meal
February 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The amount of canola acres in Western Canada has steadily rose over the past decade. Apart of the growth of a crop not only depends on the primary use of the crop but also the by products. Catherine Folkersen is with SaskCanola and she believes that there is a much larger potential for canola meal. [...]
David Bergen, GEN Manufacturing Discusses the Impact of Row Spacing on Opener Selection
February 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
There is a movement afoot in cereal growing world to push farmers to wider row spacing. Some researchers say that this is a great way to prevent a covered canopy which will naturally minimize crop leaf disease while others are more skeptical. One of the skeptics is David Bergen from GEN Manufacturing. GEN engineers openers [...]
Vertical Tillage Helps Manage Moisture Levels Within the Soil
January 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
When I go to Farm shows and do booth interviews, one of my content decisions is looking at the booths that are gaining attention. At CropWeek 2011 in Saskatoon one of the booths that was really busy was the Salford booth. Many of our Eastern Canadian viewers will be very familiar with Salford while they [...]
Bruce Burnett, CWB Gives His 2011 Wheat and Durum Outlook
January 21, 2011 By 1 Comment
Much of the attention is being paid to corn, soybean and lentil pricing this winter. The forgotten sister has been wheat. In many cases wheat is not as sexy or doesn’t get people as crazy with market anticipation. The fact is that wheat is still an incredibly important component of Western Canadian rotations. Not just [...]
Deciphering the Canola Market with Mike Jubinville, ProFarmer Canada
January 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
All fall and winter, canola has been the talk of the farming community. With speculation at one point that the acreage in Western Canada could balloon to as high as 22 million acres, farmers are eager to price the 2010 and 2011 crop properly. With the realities of how wet eastern saskatchewan is going to [...]
Lyndsey Smith & Shaun Haney Recap CropWeek 2011
January 19, 2011 By 1 Comment
CropWeek in Saskatoon is always a very informative week long trip. There were some definite themes and highlights that everyone could pull from the event. With the farm show and all the grower meetings happening in one city in one week, there is plenty to discuss and talk about. Whether its the good the bad [...]
Chuck Penner Talks About Lentil Pricing
January 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Its not only a struggle to decide what to grow but also how to price the crop in this volatile pricing market. With special crops price discovery is an even bigger challenge fro many producers. With the poor growing conditions last year, lentil growers that got the crop off in a timely fashion and got [...]
The Benefits of Flexxifinger Crop Lifters
January 19, 2011 By 1 Comment
When farmers choose varieties one of the most common used criteria is stand ability. Sometimes crops lodge no matte what variety you choose due to late moisture, wind or above average weight of the crop. One of the tools that farmers are including on their combine headers is Flexxifinger crop lifters. At CropWeek 2011 in [...]
