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1. Further Study: Lots Going on in the Fertilizer Market

   ... hydro-electricity supply. Just before seeding this year, Curtis began preparing a site on his farm near Sperling, south of ... and “huge windfall profits” by fertilizer producers. When it appeared early in the current growing season that Russian sanctions ...

   AshleighBenedict - Mar 28 2023 - 07:08 - 0 comments

2. Protecting Your Yield & the Environment

   ... of surface and ground water, and others. However, a 2014 report by Statistics Canada suggests that only 13 per cent of the farm ... addition, larger equipment, like cultivators that are 60 to 80 feet wide, is more difficult to maneuver around obstacles, which is another ...

   AshleighBenedict - Mar 22 2023 - 09:59 - 0 comments

3. Making the Most of Your 2023 Winter Wheat Crop

   ... out of your 2023 winter wheat crop at harvest? “Each year presents its own set of challenges and opportunities. Weather, insects, ... time. It was planted early and there’s a strong stand. When assessing the crop in the spring, the wheat may be more advanced than ...

   AshleighBenedict - Mar 22 2023 - 10:07 - 0 comments

4. Crop Scene Investigation: Late-Flowering Canola

   ... canola was simply … not flowering. In a normal year, “typically, by the last week of June canola has begun to bolt, and by ... Alta.     Dale Litke photo Last year, “canola grew to the four-leaf/bolting stage, and then just sat there. No flowers. When things finally did start to bolt and flower, buds on the main stem were ...

   AshleighBenedict - Mar 22 2023 - 10:18 - 0 comments

5. Update on the 2022 Glyphosate Shortage

   ... mean for the wheat crop in 2023? The 2022 shortage When reports of the potential glyphosate shortage began circulating in late ... glyphosate to the degree that was predicted earlier in the year. “It wasn’t as bad as they were saying it was going to be,” says ...

   AshleighBenedict - Mar 22 2023 - 10:20 - 0 comments

6. Planting Depth or Population

   ... study (which was funded by DuPont Pioneer) showed over a two-year period that ultra-shallow, half inch planting depth had the lowest plant ... and soil types. Soybeans can be more temperamental when considering factors like disease history, tillage type, rotation, etc. ...

   AshleighBenedict - Mar 22 2023 - 10:04 - 0 comments

7. Solar Energy & Agriculture: New Factors to Consider

   ... five hives (each producing roughly 60 jars of honey a year), and a grazing natural weed abatement pilot project. The Arnprior ... broader ecosystem and on good farmland in particular. “When locating solar on farmland, we recommend co-locating solar with crops ...

   AshleighBenedict - Mar 11 2023 - 14:13 - 0 comments

8. Managing Farm Plastic

   ... It is easy for these materials to pile up, particularly when disposal options are limited. “We’ve never been able to deal with ... 50 years. “We use plastic bale wrap for 2,000 bales a year. We have a very short summer season and producing dry hay and storing it ...

   AshleighBenedict - Mar 11 2023 - 14:31 - 0 comments

9. The Key Times

   ... vegetative stages of growth. (Which I covered in the January magazine.) Think of growing any crop like a horse race. You want to get out ... environments. However, higher yield loss will be seen when the disease triangle rears its ugly head. In 2022, growers told me the ...

   AshleighBenedict - Mar 11 2023 - 14:24 - 0 comments

10. Better Farming Magazine August 2023

      Better Farming August 2023 edition features the following articles: Wonderful Winter Wheat - Maximizing Yields, Preparing your Combine - Technical Tips, After the Harvest - Finishing Strong & Summertime Grazing.

    angel.dolan - Aug 25 2023 - 09:19