A couple of years ago, a Saskatchewan farmer applied a fungicide to a lentil crop to control anthracnose — a common disease in the pulse crop. After waiting for a period of time, he checked the lentils and noticed the fungicide wasn’t all that effective. He told the fungicide manufacturer, BASF, about the problem. The […] Read more
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Seven steps offered to maximize crop quality
A seven-step outline for maximizing moisture and quality control at harvest has been developed by Dave Wall of Wall Grain…
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Can you add value to your grain with a garden hose?
Shipping canola at eight percent or cereals at 12 percent moisture gives the buyer free bushels. The oilseed or grain…
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Watering grain jeopardizes quality and reputation
Everyone seems to know hydrating grain is illegal but few seem to know what the law says or how strictly…
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SaskPower urges caution when moving equipment
Saskatchewan’s publicly owned electrical company is reminding farmers and farm workers to look up and live when moving augers and…
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Hot feedgrain market likely to soon ease: analyst
The burning question in the barley market and grain markets in general is — was China's 2020-21 spending spree the…
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Fenugreek firm plans expansion
It’s a crop that grows well in southern Saskatchewan, yields products for three major markets and might have much growth…
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Proposed pulp mill in Sask. would use straw
Producers remind company that straw residue plays an important nutritional role in fields and that supply may be limited
Red Leaf Pulp Ltd. has announced the first of what could be four wheat straw pulp mills in Saskatchewan. Construction of a $350-million facility is expected to begin next year in Regina with operation to begin in the second half of 2023. It will produce about 182,000 tonnes of pulp each year for sale into […] Read more
Ottawa ties grain dryer funding to emissions reduction
Agriculture minister says the object is to get the best bang for the buck so government investment has real impact
Farmers who hope to get money from Ottawa’s $50 million program for more efficient grain dryers will have to demonstrate that they will cut greenhouse gas emissions. The money was announced in the most recent federal budget as part of the $165.7-million Agricultural Clean Technology Program. Agriculture minister Marie-Claude Bibeau provided more details at an […] Read more
Prairie planting precisely takes tools
Canola seed is susceptible to being chewed up by a poorly set air seeder. It isn’t surprising multiple equipment manufacturers have developed seeding systems that can both singulate canola seeds and still keep up to the logistical demands of broad-acre oilseed production. Some air seeders used to seed canola are lucky to reach a 70 […] Read more
Remote sensors may help make it safer to store sugar beets
Alta. researchers hope to develop an aeration system that can automatically respond to temperature changes in the pile during winter
Wireless sensors and automation will play a part in research efforts to reduce sugar beet storage losses in southern Alberta. Freshly harvested beets are stored outside during winter in piles of up to 50,000 tonnes until they can be processed, said scientist Chandra Singh of Lethbridge College. If they aren’t sufficiently ventilated, they can be […] Read more
Survey focuses on plant biosecurity
Most livestock producers in Canada are vigilant about bio-security, especially hog and poultry producers, who must keep diseases like African swine fever and avian influenza out of their barns. But what are Canada’s grain farmers doing to ward off plant diseases like clubroot? What practices are they using to limit the spread of problematic weeds […] Read more
Fenugreek firm plans expansion
Pulse fits into a crop rotation, spreads market risk, creates value-added opportunity and not susceptible to Aphanomyces
It’s a crop that grows well in southern Saskatchewan, yields products for three major markets and might have much growth in its future. But as Nathan Sudom sees his fenugreek processing and marketing company undergo a major expansion, he knows his infant industry will continue to need diligent development. “We have a lot of irons […] Read more
Big solutions recommended for Canada’s food system
The Canadian Agri-food Policy Institute recently hosted the Big Solutions Forum, an event where private industry, producers, and government officials discuss Canada’s food system. A theme throughout the dialogue was that a systemic approach will be necessary to achieve any meaningful impact. This prompted me to try to further understand the purpose of a food […] Read more
Round crown gets belted build
Chains and slats were standard in round balers decades ago, but most manufacturers shifted to continuous belts. Germany’s Krone held out against that move, citing the reliability of chain systems to form a bale under nearly any forage harvesting conditions and the reliability of the all-metal design. The company will continue to offer its chain […] Read more
Exhaust fan use rises along with drying trend
Ed Radcliffe is witnessing a bit of a new trend in grain storage in Western Canada. “We’re starting to see a lot of roof exhaust fans being put in so we can pull moisture out of the top of the bin if need be,” said the manager of grain conditioning and dryers with CORR Grain […] Read more
