LANIGAN, Sask. – Dean and Gary Klatt, who farm with their father Ernie near Lanigan, have switched to liquid nitrogen fertilizer from dry in an effort to improve seeding efficiency and seedling safety, plus reduce fill time. Part of the switch involved adding a liquid cart to their drill, a 49-foot Morris Maxim with a […] Read more
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Liquid cart boosts acres covered
New varieties fuel winter wheat boom
Winter wheat acreage is at a high level across the Prairies as producers take advantage of the yield improvements offered by new varieties. The 2003-04 crop year saw near-record winter wheat production, with approximately 700,000 seeded acres. “Winter wheat has really been a success story the past several years and we’re seeing more interest than […] Read more
DNA research put to the test
In the ongoing hunt for seed grain contaminated with fusarium graminearum, it is essential to have a sensitive and reliable test. The lab work must be impeccable if producers hope to find the culprit seeds before they go into the ground. The fusarium graminearum DNA test recently introduced by the Alberta Research Council is sensitive […] Read more
Bringing research to market
The Alberta Research Council is in the business of putting the fruits of its labour into the hands of people who can use it. The recent quest for a reliable, western Canadian DNA fusarium test is a case in point. “Our scientists already knew there was a need for a better test and they had […] Read more
Steps to successful on-farm test plots
Roger Andreiuk, an agronomist with the Reduced Tillage Linkages group in Alberta, presented the following steps to develop and set up productive on-farm research plots during a recent Direct Seeding Advantage conference in Nisku, Alta. Goals and objectives of testing: Determine what you want to test. This should be something that you need to know […] Read more
Cylinderella treats mud like dirt
LORETTE, Man. Ñ The Red River Valley has punishing conditions for field sprayers. When the gumbo is wet, it sucks a sprayer into the mud. When the gumbo dries, it turns rock hard and pounds a sprayer to pieces. Surface drains are everywhere and are essential on these flat fields, even though they play havoc […] Read more
Liquid fertilizer: questions arise about safe and efficient handling and storage
BRANDON Ñ Designing, building and managing an on-farm liquid fertilizer facility is nothing at all like handling granular. There’s a list of considerations a producer must deal with, Dennis Black of Simplot told a recent Fluid Fertilizer Seminar in Brandon. “Farmers should take a proactive approach in setting up and maintaining a liquid fertilizer site, […] Read more
Quench plant thirst from below
Imagine having a refreshing drink of water brought to you every time you wanted it. That happens to thirsty plants irrigated with a subsurface drip irrigation system. This environmentally friendly technology employs an underground network of sturdy, flexible black tubes to carry water to plant roots, exactly where they need it the most. About a […] Read more
New Products
Boom nozzle The new TeeJet QJ350 series features a compact design that fits inside the boom to minimize interference from the boom structure and protects the nozzle from damage. The easy-to-mount nozzle body assemblies provide the use of a positive indexing button, ensuring the nozzle remains firmly in place. The QJ350 series is ideal for […] Read more
Row spacing moot for peas
NISKU, Alta. Ñ Moving from a row space of nine inches to 12 inches has no effect on pea yield, according to results from a 2004 demonstration site for the Alberta Pulse Growers on-farm agronomy program. Speaking at a Direct Seeding Advantage conference in Nisku late last year, Rick Taillieu, the Reduced Tillage Linkages, or […] Read more
