Practical Production Tips & Agricultural News - Grainews
Stories from our other publications. Grainews, written for farmers, and often by farmers, provides practical production tips that farmers use to get on with the day-to-day business of farming.
Canola Production Guide & Production Tips - Grainews
Sep 14, 2023 · Disease testing uptake low despite benefits. Canola disease tests help growers better manage their fields. Grainews provides farmers information about Canola Production Guide and practical production tips that they use to get on with the day-to-day business of farming.
Canola outlook: farmers face disruption, uncertainty and great ...
Jan 18, 2022 · The 2021 drought tested almost all Prairie farmers. And disruptions to trade and the supply chain have also been obstacles for farmers to overcome — and may still pose difficulties in 2022. However, the 2021 growing season aside, the future of canola production in Canada looks great. “This is a time of significant disruption and uncertainty ...
Planter precision pays off for canola - Grainews
Mar 27, 2018 · Darren Feitsma says using a precision planter for canola is producing a very uniform, robust crop stand on his central Alberta farm. His seeding rate is about half of what he might use with an air seeding system, yet with higher seed emergence rates and good nutrient uptake, yields are comparable. He has found over the past 10 years a planter ...
Manitoba company offers biomass grain drying system
Sep 15, 2021 · One Manitoba company thinks it can offer producers a better, cheaper method of drying grain. Triple Green Products of Morris, Man., has introduced its BioDryAir system, which is designed to supply heat for grain drying from a variety of biomass products, such a straw, wood pellets or corn stover. Read Also.
Markets & Production Tips - Grainews
Oct 29, 2024 · Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar rose yet again on Tuesday. The loonie was at US$0.7218 or US$1=C$1.3854, compared to US$0.7197 or US$1=C$1.3894 on Monday. The United States Dollar Index was down 0.45 of a point at 103.44 on Election Day. Crude oil increased after Chinese Premier Li Qiang said he had confidence […]
It's showtime for Crop Production Show in Saskatoon - Grainews
Jan 6, 2023 · In addition, 10 exhibitors will receive special commemorative plaques to recognize four decades of participation in the show. The 2023 Crop Production Show will be open Jan. 9 from noon until 6 p.m. On Jan. 10 and 11, it will be open both days from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. It wraps up Jan. 12 and will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. that day.
Eight tips for growing perfect oats - Grainews
May 2, 2011 · MAFRI recommends starting with a soil test. “A soil test is vital,” says deRocquigny, “so farmers can accurately calculate how much N they need to apply.”. “In Manitoba the nitrogen recommendation for oats is: N fertilizer required (lb./ac.) = 100 lb. of N/acre minus soil nitrate (lb./ac.) in the first two feet,” she says.
Livestock & Production Tips - Grainews
Outstanding Young Farmers 2024: Efficiency, sustainability and resilience are priorities when ranching during a long dry spell. Cyle and Erika Stewart say developing an efficient beef herd and managing pastures to optimize use of available forage during consecutive years of drought conditions has been the priority for their family-run ranching ...
ESN fertilizer: it’s all about the blend - Grainews
Jan 16, 2023 · ESN or Environmentally Smart Nitrogen is a controlled-release nitrogen fertilizer product first introduced by Agrium (now Nutrien) about 20 years ago. ESN is 44 per cent nitrogen urea contained within a flexible polymer coating. The breakdown of the coating, which is activated by soil temperature, releases nitrogen over 50 to 80 days.