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Managing fertilizer’s salt effect in drought

While the forecast shouldn’t entirely dictate how you manage your farm, understanding and performing the best farming practices when adding seed-placed nutrients can help save your yields when the rain fails to fall.

Managing fertilizer’s salt effect in drought

Rolling Hills Area Crop Update

With hot windy temperatures the last couple of days the stress that was in the fields is now very visible. Partly flooded areas are turning from...

Crop and Weather Update

From Canola Council of Canada Peace Region (B.C. and Alberta): Welcome rains of 2” to 5” fell across most of the region early this week. Rains...

Flood Politics

While some producers in southeastern Saskatchewan, depending upon topography, persistence, equipment and luck were able to seed 20, 40 or even 60...

Rain and More Rain

The maps are always a bit behind and they aren’t always perfectly accurate for localized areas, but it’s still very interesting to follow the...

Southern Alberta Disease Update

We should be extra diligent in scouting for disease this year as wet conditions last season and continuous rain this spring are promoting the spread...

Group travel plans to Agritechnica

Would you like to go to world’s No. 1 farm equipment show? Agritechnica is held every second year in Hanover, Germany. The next show is the middle...

Durum turns to gold

Durum prices have nowhere to go but up. Bruce Burnett, the director of weather and market surveillance for the Canadian Wheat Board spoke to a...