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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.
Crops and Weeds – How to Spray Variable Stages
Crop growth and development is variable within many fields in western Canada. A common question being asked is when is the best time to spray? Each...
Lentils are the top money crop
Lentils are the undisputed champion among Saskatchewan cropping options this year. There’s a record acreage and the crop will be the top money-maker...
Huge rainfall event correctly predicted
A huge amount of rain has fallen over a massive area of the Prairies. For some of the driest areas, it may be too late to salvage a reasonable crop,...
Grasswold Farms 100th Anniversary
Congratulations on celebrating your 100th year of farming! Grasswold Farms is the Hymus family of Rosebud. 2009 is DynAgra’s 30th anniversary...
Young farmers are home grown and imported
Not all young farmers are home grown. Just look at this year’s nominees for Saskatchewan’s Outstanding Young Farmers program. Two of the three...
Thin Stands Need to Be Watched Closely
No doubt that this spring has been especially challenging for canola establishment. Cool and dry conditions in many areas resulted in less than...
Update on Super Crop Plot Canola Varieties
There is now heat, a little bit of moisture, and we are starting to see a big difference in the growth of the 13 different varieties of canola. The...
And the best seeding system is…
The Farm Progress Show is a great place for comparing seeding systems. Saskatchewan brand names are everywhere – Seed Hawk, Seed Master, Morris...
Lingenfelter takes ag critic role
Agricultural issues should have an elevated profile now that Dwain Lingenfelter has named himself as the NDP’s agriculture critic. Unlike anyone...
Weather Delays Increase Potential for Top Dressing
Late seeding in many parts of the Prairies this year has more canola growers considering a top dressing application as a way to boost fertility...


