by Breanne Baker | Apr 19, 2010 | Agronomy, Articles, Crop Production
So how important is a pre-seed burn off? That question gets asked to me and others in the industry all the time. It can be one of the most important things when it comes to certain weeds and density of weeds. Let’s start with a favourite of most farmers in Alberta,...
by Breanne Baker | Mar 15, 2010 | Agronomy, Articles, Crop Production
We have to look back in history to understand how seed treatments came to be. Some of the first seed treatment goes as far back to when the first settlers came to North America. This was just by accident that some of the seed bags fell in the salt water and when they...
by Breanne Baker | Feb 8, 2010 | Agronomy, Articles, Crop Production
Beginning December 18, 2009 – February 16, 2010 The long-awaited decision on the de-regulation of glyphosate-tolerant (GT) alfalfa (Roundup Ready or RR Alfalfa) has been made. There is plenty of time to make your comments before February 16, 2010. USDA-APHIS, which...
by Breanne Baker | Dec 11, 2009 | Agronomy, Articles, Crop Production
As we put the final touches on this long season, we are getting ready for next year already and canola seems to be near the top of most lists. So when looking for a canola variety what should be your main reason for growing a variety? Is it yield, harvest ability,...
by Breanne Baker | Nov 10, 2009 | Agronomy, Articles, Crop Production
Farmers look at many costs when they are making a crop plan. But the one thing I always hear from a lot of growers is that certified seed doesn’t pay year after year. Coming from Manitoba to Alberta back in 1997 I wondered why there were not more seed growers and then...
by Breanne Baker | Sep 22, 2009 | Agronomy, Articles, Crop Production
September 22, 2009 — Post harvest spraying is a great opportunity to control perennial weeds and winter annuals, according to Arvel Lawson, Canola Council of Canada (CCC) program manager of Crop Production. “Effective control this fall will prevent these...
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