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....
by Breanne Baker | Jun 17, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
Agricultural issues should have an elevated profile now that Dwain Lingenfelter has named himself as the NDP’s agriculture critic. Unlike anyone else in the NDP caucus, the new leader of the Saskatchewan New Democrats is a long-time farmer. He served a short stint as...
by Breanne Baker | Jun 16, 2009 | Agronomy, Articles, Crop Production
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 before bolting. “In order to get crops seeded this year, many growers did not get the chance to use as much fertilizer...
by Breanne Baker | Jun 16, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
The Grain Growers of Canada has written to federal and provincial agriculture ministers asking that they immediately begin planning for what will likely be widespread claims across the Prairies. “With the cold spring, delayed planting and drought across much of the...
by Breanne Baker | Jun 15, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
Cowboy politics in Alberta is going to have an impact on cattle producers across the country. The $3 per head cattle check off in Alberta has long gone to an organization called Alberta Beef Producers. The $3 is deducted every time an animal changes hands. ABP and...
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