PORTAGE la PRAIRIE. Man. — The Canola Council of Canada continues to express concerns about shipments being rejected by importing countries because of seeds contaminated with pesticide residues, blackleg traces or unregistered chemicals. The Council’s Maxim Legault-Mayrand talked to growers at CanolaPalooza in Portage la Prairie about importing countries becoming more resistant to any contamination […] Read more
Ron Lyseng
Stories by Ron Lyseng
You grew canola. Now what?
PORTAGE la PRAIRIE, Man. — Crops dependent on early season phosphorus, such as corn and flax, can suffer stunted early growth if seeded into fields following canola because of changes in soil chemistry, according to Mario Tenuta, soil ecologist at the University of Manitoba. Corn and flax are both oil-bearing crops, but that’s merely a […] Read more
Effective spraying starts at the top
Dual tip nozzles may be great for fusarium, but planning and timing are more critical than the technology
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man. — Only 15 percent of the efficacy of a crop protection package depends on application technology and the spray operation itself. Thinking accounts for the other 85 percent. In fact, technology and application rank a distant third place on the list of three factors that affect the success of a crop […] Read more
New stuff: feeder, heater, air meter
Automated Production Systems recently debuted its wet-dry feeder, a modulating heater and a positive air displacement ventilation system at World Pork Expo in Des Moine, Iowa. The new technology is designed to foster hog health by improving the environment within the pig barn, said Brian Rieck, product manager at APS. HI2LO wet/dry feeder Rieck said […] Read more
Pump air to bump rotor performance
Airflow blown outward from within rotor creates high separation at low r.p.m. with less kernel damage
Kernel damage is the price farmers pay for increasing rotor speeds to improve grain separation. However, there is a fix, and it’s in the air. Sunnybrook Welding’s new Axial Air Integrated Rotor (AAIR) uses an axial fan to push air into a centrifugal fan, which pumps a massive volume of air into a modified rotor. […] Read more
Sweeps work, but why?
Sunnybrook Welding has sold hundreds of sweep sets in North America. Gerald Foster says his sweeps go only on the external surface of the rotor, and although they’re only two inches high and do not add air to the separation process, they do work. Putting small sections of auger flight on the rotor is like […] Read more
Prices push lentils into new, less tested areas
There are serious risks involved in seeding lentils on soil that grew lentils last year, stony land or in the black soil zone
With lentils hitting spot highs of 80 cents per pound this spring, it’s understandable that growers are stretching recommendations by putting lentils on lentil ground, stony ground and in the black soil zone. In Saskatchewan, lentils are typically grown on flat, stone-free, heavy clay in the semi-arid zones. The ideal brown and dark brown soils […] Read more
The catch is in the rye
Once a popular prairie crop, rye has taken a backseat to more profitable crops in recent decades. But factors are coming into play to put fall rye back in our vocabulary: KWS hybrid rye varieties are now available through a Regina-based farmer-owned company called FP Genetics. About 20,000 acres of those hybrids are growing on […] Read more
A guide to big rye
Hybrid rye variety yields 100 bushels per acre in bad conditions and double that number in Saskatchewan test plots
With a proven potential of 200 bushels per acre in prairie conditions, treating hybrid rye the same as conventional open rye varieties or winter wheat will guarantee you a disappointing harvest. “We’ve seen 200 bushels an acre in Western Canada. That was at Indian Head. It was just kissing 200 bushels in research plots,” says […] Read moreFarmers sing praises of hybrid rye
Morris, Man. — David Hamblin, an FP Genetics shareholder, has one Brasetto harvest under his belt. After getting hit with 25 percent hail damage in 2015, his 60-acre field still averaged 95 bushels per acre. “We would have been well over 100 (bushels) if we hadn’t gotten the hail. I wish we’d had 1,000 acres […] Read more
