by Breanne Baker | May 5, 2011 | Agronomy, Articles, Crop Production
From Canola Council While checking fields: —Monitor soil temperature. Crop residue, shelterbelts and slope will make some soils cooler than others. Warmer fields may be ready to seed first. Use a soil thermometer to compare soil temperatures at seeding depth. Because...
by Breanne Baker | May 4, 2011 | Agronomy, Articles, Crop Production
From Canola Council Seeding is delayed across the Prairies due to excess moisture and cooler temperatures. Performing the following jobs now will help growers complete their seeding operation efficiently as soon as the fields are ready. Canola seeded early usually has...
by Breanne Baker | May 3, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles
In response to the excess moisture in Western Canada this winter and spring, DynAgra has modified their soil testing truck with tracks in place of wheels! Always trying to meet the needs of their customers in new and innovative ways, the tracks allow soil testing to...
by Breanne Baker | May 2, 2011 | Agronomy, Articles, Crop Production
Looks like things are set to get underway for seeding in the Peace area of Alberta. I am hearing many fields in Southern Alberta are starting to dry up with growers looking to hit the field by the end of this week in certain areas. If you have an update from your...
by Breanne Baker | Apr 29, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
It has been many years since I first started doing a daily radio commentary. Some of you who read this report on the website or receive the report by email may not realize that this is the text version of a report than runs on various Saskatchewan radio stations....