A new air seeder option is providing prairie farmers with the best of both worlds. The UltraPro Canola Meter, which is available on Seed Master drills, can handle conventional crops, but it’s also capable of uniform plant spacing within each seed row, which is required if corn and soybeans are to deliver their anticipated top […] Read more
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Air drill plants big seeds one kernel at a time
Changes concern planners, municipalities
Researchers and policy-makers will have more difficulty plotting the evolving changes in rural Canada because of new rules for the 2011 national census, say critics. For the next national census of the Canadian population, the Conservative government says that filling out the detailed long form that used to go to 20 percent of households will […] Read more
CWB adjusts grain delivery
The Canadian Wheat Board has made changes to some of its grain delivery programs to make them more farmer-friendly in 2010-11. The programs affected include GrainFlo, storage payments, guaranteed delivery contracts and the Churchill storage program. “Farmers are telling us they wanted greater access and flexibility in their delivery contract options,” CWB chief executive officer […] Read more
Improve websites
Michael Raine’s June 24 article, “Internet helps keep short lines from being short-changed,” caught my attention. The article reported on the Agriculture Manufacturers of Canada meeting and how they think the internet could help them reach out to customers. Are they just realizing this now? What took them so long to figure this out? Canadian […] Read more
Wheel Wrangler is the real deal
Changing farm tires is time consuming at best and dangerous at worst. “It’s always a challenge changing tires here on the farm,” says Al Hubbs, general manager for Vale Solutions, the name under which the former Conserva Pak owners near Indian Head, Sask., manufacture agriculture equipment. “It’s dangerous and it wastes a lot of manpower.” […] Read more
Delicious ways to enjoy, serve watermelon
Watermelon is a summer treat that I enjoy on a hot day. My family teases me about how the juice runs down my cheeks and chin and about my slurping sounds. It’s so refreshing because the watermelon is 92 percent water, which makes it an excellent way to stay hydrated and cooled on hot days. […] Read more
Western Producer Crop Report – for Jul. 15, 2010
Alberta South Disease threat Crops remain two to three weeks behind normal development despite a recent spell of warmer weather. Cereal leaf diseases are becoming a concern. Populations of cabbage seedpod weevils are high in the region and may pose a threat. Central Spraying complete The cutworm threat is diminishing because many fields have been […] Read more
Chalk and cheese
There are two topics which are so apt regarding chalk and cheese. I farm in the Peace River country at Farmington, near Dawson Creek, B.C., the northwest of prairie farming. We are into our fourth drought year, this I believe becoming the most severe. Since the May long weekend blizzard and rain, we have received […] Read more
Weed of the week: scentless chamomile
Scentless chamomile’s white daisy-like flowers look attractive, but every farmer knows the weed is bad news. Formally known as matricaria perforata, it spreads rapidly in ditches, along fence lines and into pastures and fields. The annual, biennial and occasional perennial plant is tough to remove from pastures. It likes high moisture and disturbed soil, which […] Read more
Showing draft horses a big job
MOOSE JAW, Sask. – A 2,200 pound heavy horse bolts toward the open barn door where 21-year-old Lacey McNutt stands, waving her arms and hollering to stop the runaway. When that fails, she quickly pulls down the overhead door. “They’re a big horse and they’ve got big feet and can surely hurt someone,” McNutt said […] Read more
