Screencap of the home page of the WestMET Group showing an aerial shot of a tractor with a sprayer applying liquid to a row crop.

Humalite manufacturer digs deeper roots

Glacier FarmMedia – WestMET Group, the Prairie provider of the humic product Humalite, is acquiring fellow Alberta company Black Earth. The companies say the acquisition will bring streamlined production, continued sustainability and reliable quality of humic products, according to an early January announcement. Both companies have developed niches in the area of humic products for […] Read more

Chickpea-flax intercrop trials grow at the South East Research Farm near Redvers, Sask.  |  Lana Shaw photo

Sask. crop trials focus on intercrops, humic acid

The South East Research Farm continues its chickpea-flax work and is trying to determine the facts on humic acid

Glacier FarmMedia – The next round of trials and intercrop mixes are in the ground at the South East Research Farm in Redvers, Sask. Lana Shaw, research manager at SERF, has a few projects she deems particularly noteworthy, among them tests of humic acid application with nitrogen fertilizer. Winter and spring camelina genetic mixes are […] Read more