Agriculture

By Dan Owen, Agronomy manager Prairie Soil Services Ltd. With harvest now progressing it is time to start the planning process for next years crop.

By Lyndon Hicks, Regional crops specialist Yorkton Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture As harvest progresses it is a good time to determine if any fall weed control is needed.

Historically, farmers have determined their fertilizer needs by analyzing previous yields, soil analysis from samples taken across the field and current soil moisture reserves.

– the drainage system entering north side of Good Spirit Lake

On July 31, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced that the CWB had finalized the commercialization deal with G3 Global Grain Group and has become a fully private and global competitor in the Canadian grain sector.

The Ag Transport Coalition released a review of railway service performance on August 20 for the 2014/15 grain year.

Wheat midge, a non-native pest that feeds on developing wheat kernels, is a serious economic threat to farmers, especially in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

Chances are you have never heard of lingonberries, but they are to Scandinavians what cranberries are to North Americans – a favourite accompaniment to many popular food dishes.

A technique to turn newly cleared land into lush forage and grain fields more quickly could help make Newfoundland and Labrador self-sufficient in livestock feed and save millions a year.

Preserving genetic material is an important way to ensure the long-term viability of Canada’s agriculture sector, because it ensures scientists will have diverse genetic material for future breeding, according to a release from Agriculture and AgriFo