by Breanne Baker | Apr 20, 2011 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
The low European tolerance for glyphosate residue on lentils could make marketing the crop more difficult if glyphosate has been used in a pre-harvest application. Saskatchewan Pulse Growers and Pulse Canada have put together a fact sheet to answer some of the most...
by Breanne Baker | Apr 19, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Many producers have geared up their equipment to take advantage of whatever seeding window is available this spring. In some cases, this has meant bigger tires, extra tires or even tracks for the tractor and drill to reduce the number of times the outfit will be stuck...
by Breanne Baker | Apr 18, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
in many parts of Saskatchewan and the worst may be yet to come. However, we’ve actually been lucky with the weather over the past couple months. Temperatures throughout March were much colder than normal, slowing the snow melt. That has continued into April with most...
by Breanne Baker | Apr 15, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
At the recent SARM convention, the provincial government announced $500,000 for a Beaver Control Program. It’s a one-year pilot program. SARM has now announced the program guidelines. The program will pay $15 for the removal of each adult beaver in participating RMs...
by Breanne Baker | Apr 14, 2011 | Agronomy, Articles, Crop Production
Going into the spring of 2011 some growers are concerned about trying to maximize their yields due to the great commodity prices. Coming out of 2010 with the extreme moisture, what did we learn that we can apply to this year? First thing is getting a complete soil...