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Alberta Seed Guide
Alberta Seed Guide
Canola Quality With Winter Or Spring Harvest
Combining canola after the ground has frozen can work fairly well, especially for standing crop. In fact, when putting...
Protein Levels In Pulse Crops – More Than Simply Genetics
“The use of plant-based proteins in various food products is front and centre in the news - from meatless burgers to...
AgriProfit$ – Benchmark Your Cost Of Production Performance
“AgriProfit$ is accepting registration this fall and will be scheduling data collection for the 2019 production year...
Government of Alberta Hopper Cars Available To Lease
“In 1980-81, the Government of Alberta (GOA) purchased 1,000 hopper cars to facilitate grain export in Alberta,”...
Sniffing Out Clubroot
It was a sight this past September in canola fields near Brooks in Newell County and again in Leduc County, 2 sniffer...
Consider All Costs When Using Or Renting Grain Storage
During harvest, many producers are able to sell their grain directly off the combine for the right price. However, due...
Snow On Canola: What To Do?
Snow on swathed canola will delay harvest, just like a rain would. In October, when it can be assumed that a return to...
Estimating the Cost of Drying Grain and Oilseeds
Early winter conditions this fall may make it necessary for harvested grains and oilseeds to be dried mechanically....
Rain Delays Harvest. What To Do?
Harvest delays due to soggy soils, frequent rains and even mist have canola growers wondering about risk to the crop...
DMA-FCC Mental Health Awareness Program Now Accepting Applications
Year two of the rural mental health training program presented by the Do More Agriculture Foundation (DMA) and Farm...
Dealing with Harvest Farm Fires
A farm emergency plan is the first step when dealing with the risk of fires during harvest. “This plan needs to detail...
Working with the Weather
How the Alberta Climate Information Service (ACIS) can help producers make informed decisions during the growing and...
Storage Risks: Canola Binned Hot
With a couple of surprisingly hot days, canola harvested in those conditions may have gone into the bin at a high-risk...
Best Time For… Tips For Various Harvest-Time Scenarios
Best time to spray perennial weeds. If you have a canola field with a lot of perennial weed escapes, especially Canada...
AWC Calls For Nominations Of Farm Leaders To Join Board Of Directors And Regional Representatives
The Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC) is now accepting nominations for farm leaders in Regions 1 and 5. Positions open...
Nurturing Mental Health And Wellness On The Farm
Most Alberta farm operations are family-based businesses where farmers live, work and play. It can be hard to get away...
Frost Risk Rising. Should I Cut That Green Canola?
A lot of canola crops across Western Canada need a couple of weeks before all seeds are physiologically mature. With...
Clubroot Update (With Recipe For Clubroot Management)
Manitoba Agriculture announced this week it has discovered a clubroot pathotype in South Central Manitoba that is able...
Cereals Canada Supports WTO Action to Protect Agricultural Trade
Cereals Canada supports formal World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute resolution case against China for their...
Consider Yellowfeed if Weather is Delaying Greenfeed Harvest
Yellowfeed could be a solution when producers are concerned with weathering losses of the annual forage cut and drying...
How To Assess Seed-Colour Change
Optimal swath timing for canola yield and quality is when at least 60% of seeds on the main stem are showing some...
New Clubroot Areas – Scout Your CR Canola
In Saskatchewan, visible clubroot symptoms have been found in two fields in the northwest part of the province in RMs...
Government of Canada Invests in Young Farmers
The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced an investment of more than...
Top 10 Harvest Questions: ‘How Can I Harvest Sooner?’ And More
1.How can I harvest sooner? Swathed canola can be ready to combine earlier than standing canola, but swathing early...
Canola Considerations
When canola starts coming off the field, producers will want to ensure that it is harvested and kept in good...
Participate in the 2019 Wheat Surveys
Harvested wheat fields are needed for the upcoming annual wheat midge and wheat stem sawfly surveys. Insect...
Harvested Crop Samples
With harvest soon to get underway in Alberta, a reminder that a step to marketing is knowing the product that you have...
Frost Hits Canola. What Do You Do?
Default to waiting. Don’t make a snap decision to swath. Before taking any harvest action, start with this sequence:...
Considerations When Applying A Pre-Harvest Management Herbicide
Application of a pre-harvest management herbicide to a standing crop - closely follow product label guidelines. “While...
Hail Damage To Pods
The later hail occurs in the season, the more damage it can do to yield. Canola can keep flowering to compensate from...
Patch Management For Clubroot: You Can Do It! Here’s How
Canola plants yellowing pre-maturely could be infected with clubroot. If you find a patch of canola plants with...
Preparing Farm Youth for a Safe Harvest Season
During harvest, a lot of work needs to be done in a short amount of time. It is often during this busy time that...
Consideration of Pre-Harvest Intervals with Late Season Spraying
Grain producers are using extra caution when applying crop protection products due to unusual growing conditions and...
Best Timing For Perennial Weeds: Pre-Harvest or Post-Harvest?
If you have a canola field with a lot of perennial weed escapes, especially Canada thistle, are you better to spray...
Timing Questions: Swathing and Pre-Harvest Aids
Here are some timing considerations as harvest nears. If swathing: Canola fields swathed at 60% seed colour change...
Crop Producers Granted Extension To Repay Cash Advances
Farmers form the backbone of rural communities across Canada. They are integral to expanding our middle-class and...
Government of Canada Invests Over $3.4 Million in Canola Research to Increase Yields
The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, and the Honourable Ralph Goodale, Minister...
Leaders Wanted to Represent Alberta’s Canola Growers
The Alberta Canola Producers Commission is seeking four canola growers to serve as directors on the board of directors...
New Attractions Brewing at Open Farm Days
Albertans are encouraged to mark Aug. 17-18 on their calendars to experience this year’s Alberta Open Farm Days...
Government of Canada Investing in Alberta’s Agriculture Sector
Bolstering innovation in Western Canada's agriculture sector promotes enhanced production and global competitiveness....
Prairie Wheat Commissions Commit Nearly $18 million to Research in 2018/2019
The Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC), the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat), and the Manitoba Wheat...
Insect Update: Bertha Armyworms And More
Insect pressure is low, for the most part. Localized outbreaks could be found, so scouting is still important, but no...
Test Kochia Escapes For Glyphosate Resistance
Glyphosate-resistant kochia is found in all three Prairie provinces. Kochia produces 15,000 to 25,000 seeds per plant,...
DMA-FCC Mental Health Awareness Program Expanding In Second Year
Following a successful one-year pilot project, Do More Agriculture (DMA) Foundation and Farm Credit Canada (FCC)...
Feds Invest in Genomics Research
Genomics research is driving innovation across fields such as health, forestry, agriculture, fisheries and energy,...
Alberta Agri-Food Exports
Alberta’s overall agri-exports increased in 2018, with value-added process products leading the way. “Alberta...
Canola Market – What To Do?
Upcoming market considerations for canola producers following China’s import restrictions imposed in March. “Canola...
Western Canadian Wheat Commissions Invest $1.9 million in Research that Aims to Better Understand Wheat’s Genetic Potential
The prairie wheat commissions – Alberta Wheat Commission, Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission and Manitoba Wheat...
Space – The Newest Frontier in Agriculture
When the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) launched its first Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite, RADARSAT-1, in 1995,...
Pulse and Special Crops Industry Partners with AAFC to Achieve Aggressive Growth Targets
On July 11, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced a $5,824,897...