by Breanne Baker | Jun 22, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
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, but for many other areas this rain has greatly improved production prospects. This huge rainfall event was correctly...
by Breanne Baker | Jun 22, 2009 | Articles, Decisive Farming
Congratulations on celebrating your 100th year of farming! Grasswold Farms is the Hymus family of Rosebud. 2009 is DynAgra’s 30th anniversary and we are thankful for your support to help drive us forward. We’re grateful to be able to be doing business with such...
by Breanne Baker | Jun 19, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
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 nominees are imports. The home grown nominee is Ryan and Jennifer Wilfing who run Wilfing Farms Ltd. of Meadow Lake. Ryan...
by Breanne Baker | Jun 18, 2009 | Agronomy, Articles, Field Scouting
No doubt that this spring has been especially challenging for canola establishment. Cool and dry conditions in many areas resulted in less than ideal emergence. Late-frosts have now thinned stands in many areas where emergence was adequate. Canola fields with low...
by Breanne Baker | Jun 18, 2009 | Agronomy, Articles, Crop Production
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 crop stages still varies between the different strips, but DuPont’s 3150 has the best emergence and is mostly at the 3-4...
by Breanne Baker | Jun 18, 2009 | Articles, Equipment, Precision Farming
The Farm Progress Show is a great place for comparing seeding systems. Saskatchewan brand names are everywhere – Seed Hawk, Seed Master, Morris Industries, Bourgault, Harmon and K-Hart, just to name a few. Saskatchewan farmers use a wide variety of seeding systems....