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Farm Tech Show News - Day Three

January 30, 2009

Does good farm stewardship have a value?

Does good farm stewardship have a value?

Western Canadian farmers do an excellent job at being “Green,” but is it really worth anything in the marketplace? That’s the big question an Alberta-based consultant is tackling in a year-long study.

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A quick method assessing nutrient deficiency

A quick method assessing nutrient deficiency

Farmers don’t necessarily need expensive tests to tell when their plants are deficient in nutrients, says an Australian agronomy consultant.

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Declaration process unearths old varieties

Declaration process unearths old varieties

The Canadian Grain Commission is taking steps to ensure that farmers are better informed about which varieties have become deregistered, says Norm Woodbeck, acting chief grain inspector with the Canadian Grain Commission.

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Production practices affect what makes malt

Production practices affect what makes malt

Agronomic practices can have a major impact on malt barley quality, say two Agriculture Canada researchers.

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Putting soil back where it came from

Putting soil back where it came from

Wind and water are well known causes of soil erosion, but tillage can be an even greater cause, says Kevin Tiessen, a research associate from the department of soil science at the University of Manitoba.

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Slow down and get canola seed placed where it should be

Slow down and get canola seed placed where it should be

To optimize crop growth and yield, canola producers should pay closer attention to seeding details, says an agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada.

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Farm Tech Show News - Day Two

January 29, 2009

Fertilizer logistics will be an issue this spring

Fertilizer logistics will be an issue this spring

Farmers who wait until the last minute to make their fertilizer decisions this spring may not get the product they want when they want it.

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College offers on-line agronomy certificate

College offers on-line agronomy certificate

Build your career in field scouting services and go to school at the same time. That's the package Alberta’s Olds College is offering people looking for new career opportunities, and ag service companies looking for skilled help.

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Calculator developed for best crop rotation

Calculator developed for best crop rotation

Some crop rotations work better than others, says a long-time soil and water conservation researcher with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), based in North Dakota.

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Farmers need to focus on those $100 per hour jobs

Farmers need to focus on those $100 per hour jobs

Will spreading your own fertilizer pay you $100 per hour? In theory it will actually return you far more than that, say two U.S. farmers and consultants.

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Fertilizer benefits more than just the crop

Fertilizer benefits more than just the crop

Indiscriminate fertilizer use can have unintended consequences by promoting extra weed competition, says Dr. Bob Blackshaw, weed scientist with Agriculture and Agri Food Canada in Lethbridge.

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Increasing the efficiency of nitrogen fertilizer

Increasing the efficiency of nitrogen fertilizer

Enhanced efficiency fertilizers can make a difference to crops by making nutrients available when they are needed, says Dr. Cynthia Grant, a senior soil scientist at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Research Centre in Brandon, Manitoba.

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Farm Tech Show News - Day One

January 28, 2009

Alberta needs to test for fusarium

Alberta needs to test for fusarium

Farmers in Alberta haven't really felt the need to get their seed tested for fusarium, but a seed testing lab warns that 2008 was conducive to fusarium's spread -- and the disease is starting to turn up north of the Trans-Canada Highway.

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Combine leasing agency making connections

Combine leasing agency making connections

Machinery Link's sales manager says more Prairie farmers are pondering aloud why they should tie up equity of almost a quarter of a million dollars for a piece of equipment they only use maybe 10 per cent of the year.

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Generous inputs plus fallow equals less soil N

Generous inputs plus fallow equals less soil N

A 12-year study of nine different cropping systems in western Saskatchewan gauges how crop diversity and input levels impact a field's soils.

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Ignore 200 per cent return on investment at your own risk

Ignore 200 per cent return on investment at your own risk

Management details that may only seem like a couple of dollars or one or two bushels here or there can make a considerable difference to overall farm profitability, according to the hosts of Ag Ph.D. TV.

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