A look at three critical minerals that are often deficient in Canadian beef cow herds
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Preg-checking season is the perfect time to re-evaluate your beef cows’ nutrition
It’s important to take a closer look at three critical minerals that are often deficient in Canadian beef cow herds
Micronutrient applications compared in canola
The Saskatchewan study aims to shed light on claims and concepts surrounding lesser-known crop nutrients
In recent years, new products have been claiming to provide micronutrients and are being marketed to producers who want a boost.
Hand-held device detects nutrient deficiencies in leaf tissue
The Nutriscan device won Manitoba Ag Days’ Innovation Award earlier this year
ATP Nutrition’s Nutriscan uses a near-infrared sensor to measure a range of macro- and micronutrients in plant tissue and delivers the results to an app on a user’s smartphone.
Organic fertilizer made from calamari? I squid you not
Glacier FarmMedia — Squid Juice repurposes by-product waste from calamari processing and converts it into liquid organic fertilizer. “People don’t realize that with calamari consumption, over 52 per cent of the squid is regarded as waste,” explained Sammy Prantera, Seaborn Organic’s Squid Juice sales director. “They were originally throwing half the squid back into the […] Read more
A little less acid can boost crop nutrition
Altering soil pH may reduce fertilizer needs by reclaiming residual nutrients and increasing use efficiency
SASKATOON — With farmers in Western Canada facing another year of expensive crop inputs, a soil amendment that helps cut these costs by using what’s already there could be attractive. “We’ve been over-fertilizing for 50 years,” said Morgan Duggan, sales agronomist with NorStar Agriculture, which specializes in amendments to deal with pH, salinity, toxicity and […] Read more
