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Forage rejuvenation pays off

Forage rejuvenation pays off

Yield data gathered by Statistics Canada have shown declines in forage yields while cash crop yields are rising.
Switching tracks

Switching tracks

A new strategic plan says the old scientific priorities are no longer sufficient.
Agriculture This Week: Cow not complete environmental villain

Agriculture This Week: Cow not complete environmental villain

Sometimes we need to think of things with a broader lens, cattle have issues, but there are positives to be considered too.
Growers running out of kochia options

Growers running out of kochia options

Preliminary results from Saskatchewan indicate the weed may now have developed resistance to Group 14 herbicides.
Biochar helps cut manure emissions

Biochar helps cut manure emissions

Substance could also potentially reduce odours from manure.
Straight cutting linked to canola disease spread

Straight cutting linked to canola disease spread

Verticillium longisporum infects canola and produces tiny, pepper-like sclerotia in or on the stem of the plant.
Outlook farmer joins 2023 Agri Hall of Fame inductees

Outlook farmer joins 2023 Agri Hall of Fame inductees

Tollefson and his wife moved to Outlook to work in irrigation in 1980.
Ag Canada research shifts away from production

Ag Canada research shifts away from production

Strategy shifts toward the sustainable agriculture.
Agriculture This Week: Finding acres for niche crops not easy

Agriculture This Week: Finding acres for niche crops not easy

It's not easy grabbing acres from canola, which while having high input costs, and greater risk as a result should a crop disaster strike, it is still the option with the big gross return potential too.
Clubroot has been confirmed in 82 commercial fields

Clubroot has been confirmed in 82 commercial fields

Clubroot pathogen detected in four new commercial crops.
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